Ebay Inernasjonal buyers

[espenbo]

Hello

I wounder if you could tell me way so few English and US sellers on Ebay can´t/will send to Norway.

I´m now looking or a macmini to install MorphOS on. And I se that it don´t cost to much on Ebay. In Norway I would have to give 177€-236€ +shipping 14€ (263$-351$+ shipping 21$).

So can sombody give me a good reson way it´s so few that are willing to send. I can´t see that my money is so bad. And i´m willing to pay for the shipping.

My wife has been trying to buy some things to, some shirts and stuff. But it´s hard to find somebody that are willing to send. Is it more work to send out of the US/UK, than sending lokalely

Espen

[ZeBeeDee]

It's sheer laziness on the part of the seller. They either don't want to fill out a CN22 customs label (UK) or they don't know how. Many stick to sending to EU countries (or local USA) so no extra paperwork inviolved.

I for one have no problems sending to Norway, have done so many times in the past and will no doubt continue sending in the future.

[espenbo]

It's sheer laziness on the part of the seller. They either don't want to fill out a CN22 customs label (UK) or they don't know how. Many stick to sending to EU countries (or local USA) so no extra paperwork inviolved.

I for one have no problems sending to Norway, have done so many times in the past and will no doubt continue sending in the future.

Well. It´s good to now that some people will send to Norway. I was thinking it was much more paperwork or somthing. Since so few can/will do it.
And I hope more will start to do it.

Espen

[ZeBeeDee]

Hardly anything dire when it comes to paperwork ... this is basically it from the UK to anywhere outside of the EU

[espenbo]

UK seller mostely send. Bougth a amiga 1200 now from "Amiga Retro Experience" on Ebay. and they say they send.

But I have tryed to buy a macmini ppc from the US to a "low" pris but today I got 10 answers that they can't send. Only to the lower 48 stats....

But one day I will buy a new intel macmini and then I can take my old ppc mini away from the TV and install MorphOS on it.

Espen

[tone007]

I'm generally happy to ship anywhere in the world, especially USPS customs forms can be printed out online.

Had a bit of a scare shipping to Norway recently though, shipped an item on 12/16/09 and it didn't hit Norway customs until the 19th of January.  Hard to believe since USPS international priority only goes by air these days.

[quarkx]

The biggest "problem" I find to shipping overseas from Canada is price and lack of tracking number. It seems like Canada Post wants outrageous amounts to ship overseas and then states that they can only guarantee tracking until it leaves Canada. There are no guarantees for delivery times to certain countries and this is what usually kills deals for overseas..
This seems to reflect most postal offices though, I know an A600 I ordered from the UK, the sender said that royal post wanted more than 70 Pounds to ship it without a Power supply, just the A600.
I just had an inquiry in my A500 Power PC card to Rome, Italy and Canada Post wanted $70 or $150 (expedited) also.
I have no issues what so ever with shipping as long as the buyer is paying, but I do have an issue when the buyer whats me to check out ALL the alternatives (like fed ex etc), and then to spend all that time to hunt down a cheap alternative for a $15 part just to find out they are not interested because of the shipping costs. I am not making any money on my website, nor do I have a car to keep running back to the post office for more quotes, nor do I have a business shipping account with anyone, so I just tell my customers that I prefer to ship within North America to keep the hassle factor to a minimum.

[espenbo]

Well for me It sounds like you all are willing to send around the world. And I do understand that you don't check every way to send.
But what cost alot for you maby is not that bad for sombody else.

I bougth a amiga1200 pack and "Amiga 0/I switcher unit" from GB and it was 30 £. It's about 1,5 houre work for me, before tax. But if I send the same things innland I must pay the same.
I think 70 $ for shipping is not that bad if I order from the US. But 150 is to much.
For me it's many times cheper to buy from the US pay shipping and tolls than going to the local store and buy the same products.

Espen

[odin]

In my experience if you ask a seller if he/she is willing to ship overseas, even if it it isn't stated in the sale terms, most of the time they're more than happy to do so. Just sayin'.