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How else do you get there?You do have to physically go to the PO to drop off the package, but that's it.
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How else do you get there?You do have to physically go to the PO to drop off the package, but that's it.
There is some of that I'm sure, but I think it's more the laziness part. It's easier for USA sellers to be lazy, because the USA is one of the largest markets for buyers.I think a point that the OP may have been unconsciously thinking about is that the-rest-of-the-world seems to have less of a problem with international shipping. [generalisation]
Some of the replies/justifications here do sound like rather like laziness and/or centre-of-the-universe exceptionalism to this antipodean correspondent.
A friend of mine says he prefers selling interstate or overseas (eBay) because a local buyer would be on his doorstep or on the phone with any problems!The ideal situation being selling gear to your next-door neighbor for example (who may be from another country! )
I've never had a box not be received into their system after a drop off, and in fact, have never had a box lost since I started using USPS about 5 years ago. Probably 2000+ shipments. Knocking wood.Anyone ever have to do an insurance or PayPal claim for "lost" or never received by buyer when they did not have their receipt stamped?
Problem with that approach, and I do understand the reasoning behind it, is that you then cannot insure to the true value (what the recipient paid).Also, to get around corrupt customs I usually mark the value low. There is nothing to grab attention like a high valuation on the outside of the box. $3k could be several years wages in some countries...
Aren't the custom fees high? This is the reason USPS is popular for some.I opened a thread in "For Sale" titled "CONUS" hoping to pick-up Vermont, New Hampshire, Montana and Washington at fire-sale prices. Even though I live in Canada, shipping wouldn't have been a problem.
- N.
ps. Just use Fedex. Not UPS, not Puralator. Just Fed Ex. Everytime. They never miss, the brokerage gets done and it gets anywhere in the world in 48 hours. Life is too short for the mail.