Yup, this is golden. You can read it here.
Ebay and their stupid GSP program. . The seller would never know they lost a buyer unless the buyer queries it. GSP is supposed to encourage international sales, but it is doing just the opposite.
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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
GSP is pure bs.
wrote:GSP is pure bs.
Unfortunately, ebay has been very successful in strongarming sellers to use GSP programs. This is what my most favorite PC game seller has said.
wrote:Hey Thepc_gamer here. Kreshna mentioned this link to me and I just noticed this problem myself a few weeks ago when someone from […]
Hey Thepc_gamer here. Kreshna mentioned this link to me and I just noticed this problem myself a few weeks ago when someone from Germany tried to buy something and asked how much shipping was. I offer worldwide shipping so was surprised to see it missing from the drop down box. I read somewhere that it's a glitch but I'm sure it's intentional. These countries not allowing imported software is BS though. Germany does have tight restrictions about violent games or anything Hitler/wolfenstein related. But they definatly do not restrict all games.
Ebay is just continuing to shoot themselves in the foot with higher and higher fees and restrictions. I've been selling used PC games for a living on ebay since 2005 but it's just not paying anymore. With ebay taking about 15% now there is not much room for profit. I just moved back to TX on May 2nd and downsized because I can't pay my bills by selling on ebay anymore. I used to work about 40hrs a week now I work about 65 a week and I'm making about 30% less. Now the U.S. Is trying to pass an online sales tax. If that passes I think a large number of ebay sellers will be done. I will be for sure.
Anyhow getting around this I'm not sure but I'm willing to try there is nothing wrong with selling to the countries listed. I think you could create a U.S. ebay account then just email the buyer beforehand and ask if they will ship overseas.
Also if you're in one of these blocked countries when you look at my store does it show any items at all or zero? http://www.ebay.com/sch/thepc_gamer/m.html?it … =p2047675.l2562
Would love to know.
Thepc_gamer
Dan's Classic PC Games
And now they apply various stupid restrictions with no apparent benefit whatsoever neither to the buyer nor the seller. Makes me question the sanity of corporate executives today.
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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
Is this supposed to encourage international trade in some way or something? 😕
Sounds more like they are trying to further squeeze out a lemon...err I mean hard working human beings.
GSP is a complete BS anyway. I once asked a seller using it about a really small item weighting less than 100g if there was some error because it had a shipping cost of ~60 euros. Seller's answer was "Yes I agree, ebay's Global shipping pricing has no weight structure and covers from 0g to 20kg as one price!" Go figure...
Funny thing about GSP: sometimes an item with cheaper price has way more expensive S/H cost than the same item with more expensive price. And yes, the two item are the same item with basically the same condition, same size, same weight, same packaging, etc. I mean, huh?
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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
wrote:GSP is a complete BS anyway. I once asked a seller using it about a really small item weighting less than 100g if there was some error because it had a shipping cost of ~60 euros. Seller's answer was "Yes I agree, ebay's Global shipping pricing has no weight structure and covers from 0g to 20kg as one price!" Go figure...
The strange thing is that just a few weeks ago I bought a US electrical outlet via Ebay that was shipped by the GSP, and shipping by First Class small package mail using GSP for the rather large item was around what I expected it to be (20 bucks). Other sellers selling the same item and shipping via GSP had outrageous shipping charges (60-70 bucks for priority mail). So how one seller can offer GSP-shipped items with normal shipping and the others can not is incomprehensible. 😕
wrote:wrote:GSP is a complete BS anyway. I once asked a seller using it about a really small item weighting less than 100g if there was some error because it had a shipping cost of ~60 euros. Seller's answer was "Yes I agree, ebay's Global shipping pricing has no weight structure and covers from 0g to 20kg as one price!" Go figure...
The strange thing is that just a few weeks ago I bought a US electrical outlet via Ebay that was shipped by the GSP, and shipping by First Class small package mail using GSP for the rather large item was around what I expected it to be (20 bucks). Other sellers selling the same item and shipping via GSP had outrageous shipping charges (60-70 bucks for priority mail). So how one seller can offer GSP-shipped items with normal shipping and the others can not is incomprehensible. 😕
I also found such inconsistent shipping cost happen more often with small and light item.
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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
I AM SMUGGLING SWISS WATCHES ACROSS THE BORDER!!!
LOOK AT THEM ALL! CAN'T YOU SEE THEM? ARREST ME NOW HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
😁
World's foremost 486 enjoyer.
wrote:I AM SMUGGLING SWISS WATCHES ACROSS THE BORDER!!!
LOOK AT THEM ALL! CAN'T YOU SEE THEM? ARREST ME NOW HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
😁
It seems Ebay wants to keep you from smuggling Swiss watches to Swiss. 🤣
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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
