In article , Su/Cutworks writes
Su
If its something you REALLY want it may be worth mailing the seller and asking if they will accept a foreign order and nicely point out how easy it is for them to send it and that you are willing to pay the extra postage costs (to a limit of course).
A friend of mine does this on the odd occassion to buy milinery stuff, and is usually successful. I think some people just put US only because they dont realise how easy it is to send overseas.
:-)
I've had some bad experiences with ppl overseas and it makes me reluctant to deal with ppl so far away... I know that sounds ethnocentric, but when someone places an order for over $100 worth of beads, you pull the order, get it packaged and ready to go and then wait .... and wait ... and wait .... and wait for the payment that never comes.... no answer to your numerous emails .... no explanation ... no nothing! And then you have to unpack and restock and in some cases repost the item(s)... what a pain! Not to mention that the items are unavailable for sale to others while you are waiting for payment. And you think... it's way too far to try to go knock on their door... there's no way you could take them to court over it... and then I think, what if it WAS paid for, and I mailed it, and then they reversed the charges on PayPal... or what if they wanted to return it and I had to deal with the postal charges and re-mailings, etc. [Not to mention that EACH country has its own import laws and customs procedures.] All these problems can occur in the US of course [except for the import/customs problems], but I do have recourse to our legal system. I guess what I'm saying is that the problems that can occur become compounded by distance and cultural differences, and unless I know the person pretty well, it's actually quite a risk to take, especially for a very small business like mine.
Have you asked the seller if they would make an exception? It's been a while since I listed on Ebay, but I think the "ships to US only" may be a default on the listing form. If they seem hesitant, explain what they'll go through at the PO, and you've done this many a time with other sellers.
Michele
Did you tell them that the items you're sending were things you sold? That's what makes the difference. If it's just gifts you don't have to decare it because it's not dutiable.
-Kalera
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kalera Stratton :
]If it's just gifts you don't have to ]decare it because it's not dutiable.
but you do still have to fill out the form. i picked up a BUNCH of them and do all that at home.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Just a note about that... even if marked gifts, if there is a value written on the little custom slip, in Canada we might have to pay taxes anyway. That's what happened lately, I received a RAK and paid $15+ on it for taxes and handling... not fun! You can receive a gift but with a value under $20. And it just plain depend if the custom officer have a bad hair day as I've had packages that were marked as merchandise with higher value and well, they came right thru. Usually , the easier, cheaper and faster way from US to Canada is the global priority enveloppe. I never had one stopped nor charged.
Denise
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