eBay and Overseas Buyers
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When I was selling books and collectable magazines on eBay, I generally stipulated that I would only ship to buyers located inside the continental U.S. It makes things easier for m and eliminated unknown shipping costs and a lot of extra hassle. I know that most of my friends who still on eBay use the same stipulation.
However, the internet is the ultimate global market and when you leave out every single person not located in the United States, you are cutting out a significant number of potential customers.
Here is a great solution to that conundrum: Shipito.com is a package forwarding service that allows people outside the U.S. to bid on and win U.S.-only auctions and use the Shipito warehouse address in California. The buyer is notified when their package arrives at the warehouse and then they make arrangements to have the package forwarded to their actual address. Shipito uses USPS Priority, Express or FedEx.
If you sell on eBay and don’t want to ship internationally, you can refer your customers to the service and pick up a nice commission in the meantime by using the Shipito affiliate program. So, it’s a win-win situation.
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