Sorry, Kirby, but I and a lot of others here in the UK think eBay's Global Shipping Program is a total rip-off. I refuse to buy from any seller who insists I use it.
Tommy On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 16:16, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.com> wrote: > We use the Ebay Global Shipping program, and it is very easy for sellers. > Plus my inventory travels insured, so everyone's money is protected. Plus > I don't have to fill out a lot of customs forms. Ebay Global Shipping is > run by Pitney Bowes for Ebay, and yes, it is more expensive. Yes, it takes > some time. When shipping internationally becomes easier, we will consider > using the Post Office here. Meanwhile, in the U.S. the Trump > administration wants to abolish the Post Office. > This is the TRUTH. > > Secondly, almost all governments add duties to purchases of old movie > posters. Many buyers want to buy a poster for $150, and have ME tell the > authorities that they bought it for $20. These buyers may not know this, > or appreciate it, but this puts both the seller and the buyer at risk for > significant fines. > > It's dishonest, and I won't do it. > > International buyers can buy from our own website, but insurance is > limited. Buyers may SAY that it OK for posters to travel entirely at > their own risk, but when > something actually gets lost, it's a different story. > > Kirby McDaniel > MovieArt.com > > On Jun 27, 2020, at 9:22 AM, Michael Greenwood <newswan...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Good for you! > > I've had a couple recent transactions on ebay that have been awful. Mainly > it's due to the global shipping program, a great excuse for ebay to take a > little more out of buyer's and, I assume, seller's pockets. It's terrible > and it takes forever and the tracking is completely useless. The odd seller > who still does things the old way is wonderful to run across in these days > when shipping is almost a deal breaker, especially from the US to me in > Canada. If shipping continues to get even more ridiculous, I guess it will > be a strictly US thing...maybe that's their goal? > > Anyway, always happy to see someone leave that site if they can. > > All the best, > M > ------------------------------ > *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Helmut Hamm > <texasmu...@web.de> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 27, 2020 4:29 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > *Subject:* [MOPO] I just said good-bye to my ebay store > > ebay has once again been pestering me lately, telling me I need to > ‚adjust‘ my store listings to once again ‚comply‘ with their ‚new rules‘. > > Today, I received another message from them, informing me some adjustments > will soon become ‚mandatoy‘ and others will be ‚optional‘. > > Their decision to introduce mandatory ‚automatic renewal‘ some time > ago already pushed me to the edge and I thought about canceling my store > subscription back then. > > Now they are at it AGAIN. Whatever their new rules might be, I don‘t even > want to know. My yearly subscription would‘ve ended in three days anyway, > and after that I would‘ve been stuck with them for another year. > > Not anymore. I just canceled my subscription, so on July 1, my ebay store > will be history. > > I was still making a little bit of money, but not nearly enough to take up > with yet ANOTHER set of new rules and regulations. On top of their > ridiculous fees, that is. > > Also, in recent months, my quota of non-paying buyers has increased > dramatically. That sellers are not allowed to leave appropriate feedback > for deadbeat bidders is yet another thing that has bothered my since the > day they introduced that policy. > > I‘m buying and selling on ebay since 1999, so I have watched pretty much > all of their so-called ‚improvements‘ over more than two decades by now. So > far, I could still convince myself to stick with them, but not anymore. > Enough is enough. > > Helmut > > www.filmposter.net > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
