willyrover
Super Member
I skip over listings that use GSP. In fact, I wish eBay offered a search results filter for that.
Open another account.
Use the the new account for higher dollar items and do GSP.
I run 7 accounts.
I opened multiple accounts when bad buyers screwed up my account and Ebay dropped my limits.
Ebay and I are not friends.
I should open more accounts.
Screw feedback, screw non payers, set auto non-pay to lowest setting, let Ebay nag them and ding them.
I stopped dealing with BS from India and Russia and South Africa. If eBay GSP doesn’t handle the country, it’s because it’s a bad country with no secure delivery. That means they can claim non-delivery and you’re screwed.
If some retard from a bad country buys something, I just let it rot until Ebay dings the account and I relist. People from bad rarely pay and if they do, I cancel the sale.
I list.
You buy and pay or eBay nags.
I will answer one intelligent question.
The second question is a waste of time, no one buys after a second question.
I may bargain once or twice but after that it’s a waste of time. If you piss me off, I’ll raise the price.
I only got burned once with GSP.
Some ass wanted a return.
Wouldn’t cooperate on shipping damage because the box was undamaged.
I figured impact shock.
Ebay wouldn’t help because no box damage.
So now I damage the box before shipping.
I lose a few battles but I’m going to win the war.
eBay pissed on me, a few times. There are some buyers out there that are just a pain. The buyer protection system is "screw the seller, buyer is always right". They are starting to back off that a little but it's still a bitch.
I've had buyers steal parts, demand returns fo not-as-described even though it was exactly as described, demand returns because of trivial things that the description covered. Return things because their crap doesn't work and they blame your stuff. Return stuff and pack bad and stuff gets broken coming back.
You refund everything and pay return shipping. You lose all the postage.
FedEx claims work down at $100 or less . I never had a larger claim work.
USPS is getting to be difficult about claims.
99% things are fine and I sell a lot if crap and a lot of people are nice and happy.
1% are painful.
I do sell a LOT through GSP and get $$$ because off shore, stuff is harder to find and things the US doesn't value is worth more offshore, or even worth something the US doesn't even want.
I just pulled $600 out of a big Pioneer Quad that I probably would have to give away in the US for $100.
The buyer had to have paid over $800 to buy and ship.
A lot of stuff I ask top dollar or more, sells through GSP.
There is NO extra charge to use GSP.
It is actually cheaper to the buyer because eBay has made shipping deals.
I can ship to the forwarding place in KY for seriously dirt cheap.
And, it says "overnight" on the FedEx labels (!?!)
But, i just heard that off shore thinks GSP is a ripoff.
They don't know that it really is cheaper.
USPS is high, FedEx and UPS and others are insane.
I will need to add notes to my listings.
USPS will deliver things from China that cost a few dollars and are free shipping.
I can't send anything to anywhere offshore for under $20-$25.
Places like Germany, OMFG! $100 type thing.
Hell, I can't mail (USPS) anything NOT in a flat rate box cheaply IN the US anymore!
USPS keep jacking the price for "better service" and service continues to degrade.
I just lost a package to a another AK're, USPS says delivered, It's not there.
Now I file a claim and they refuse because "ITS DELIVERED"
BS, they abandoned it "somewhere", scanned it and left it.
Oh yeah. USPS pisses in my coffee too.
I just accepted an offer from a fool in Poland.
I refused once. I thought it was BS. You get those too.
They seem legit. I bet they won't pay to ship it to Poland.
I bet they freak and ask for cheaper "mail" option.
There isn't any.
I'll end up cancelling and relisting.
But, they may just actually pay and I'll get some broken crap out the door and help someone in Poland. I do bother to list broken crap like Nakamichi tape decks and CDP and Carver junk. CD players, VCRs, Quadraphonics, Sanyo gear, Panasonic at times. junky Realistic at times. Cool space age TVs, really old typewriters, "antique" home theater stuff, speaker parts from stuff you wouldn't bring home free.
Once in a while, a real one works. It costs them dearly, but they manage to get what they want or need.
I used to trash a lot of broken stuff before i found out there is some real money in parts for weird stuff off shore. You would NOT believe the crap I sell. I don't believe the crap I sell.
GSP is one of the best things about eBay.
I got nothing against anyone in a S***hole country.
I would gladly sell to them.
But if they have no secure delivery system, there is no protection for me. They can claim non-delivery and eBay will force a full refund.
If a country has no secure mail system, it's a S***hole.
What countries are you referring to, brother?
I opted out of GSP. For small items, the shipping cost to Kentucky AND the international shipping cost was too much for buyers. Another problem I encountered with GSP was that some buyers were not able to complete the transaction. Opting out allowed for international shipping preference to be set whereas with GSP, there were no choices. Not sure how much this was costing me in lost sales but we shall see what happens.
Another wish I have is for GSP to be an option for high dollar items where the added protection is a benefit.
Let me tell you how to do international shipping.
Rule number 1 - never give a buyer a shipping qoute of more than £27. Do you think a buyer will pay £70 shipping to buy a £100 item? No chance.
Your item price has to be £50 higher so you will incl abit of the international shipping price already.
With vintage used items there is no fixed price like there is with new items. For a Pioneer SX 434 in UK you can charge £70 - £150.
South Africa, Russia, etc...
Anywhere eBay won’t GSP to appears to have unsecure mailing. Even some European countries don’t have secure post.
If Ebay blacklists a country for shipping, you know it must have a problem. Ebay just wants money, that’s what business is for. Since buyers are a source of money and sellers are just junk jockeys, Ebay loves buyers. If Ebay won’t help ship to buyers in a country, it’s obvious that country has S***hole stratus. QED
It’s weird. Denmark is out but Brazil is in.
Brazil customs is a bitch. Stupid expensive and they have blocked vintage gear. !?!?
I got nothing against anyone in a S***hole country.
I would gladly sell to them.
But if they have no secure delivery system, there is no protection for me. They can claim non-delivery and eBay will force a full refund.
If a country has no secure mail system, it's a S***hole.
Crooked postal workers in South Africa sell pouches of mail, unopened, for about US$300. The buyer, also crooked, may get nothing but worthless bills and letters — or may get cash, checks, jewelry, etc. A small percentage of total postal volume to be sure, but a well-known racket. No doubt in some other countries too.I stopped dealing with BS from India and Russia and South Africa. If eBay GSP doesn’t handle the country, it’s because it’s a bad country with no secure delivery.
There is an option on the bottom of the listing to offer global shipping. USPS global priority is the cheapest. You will need to do all the form BS. You can do it online and print it all out. Order customs pouch for the labels online at USPS too.
I think the only way it is cheaper for the buyer is if you don’t put real price on and slip through customs. I don’t think you can buy proper insurance AND lie about value. Good luck on that. Customs is one bunch of law enforcement you do not want to get on your case. They can pretty much do whatever and God help you to try and sort it out. There is almost NO changing their minds. My passport expired and I’m good with that. I never ever want to deal with customs agents again. Never, never, never, ever. I’m good right here in the USA.