said I wont post abroad-winner is not from UK

mrs_baggins

I had an atricle on ebay to sell and due to problems in the past I stipulated in the advert that I will only post to UK due to previos problems unless the bidder contacts me first.

Lo and behold the winning bid is from germany and did nt contact me. I have just sent him/her a nice email through ebay stating that I am really sorry but die to problems i will only post to uk.

Then I wondered if i can do this? Can I just then give it as a second chance offer? I hate being mean and i know its not just outside of Uk that folks have problems but I would rather keep things simple and just post to only uk.

soolin

For future reference set your seller preferences correctly and they can't bid:

Start from here to set buyer requirements to exclude overseas bidders or bidders with NPB strikes etc.

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?BuyerBlockPreferences


The problem with going to a SCO is that the original transaction cannot be cancelled so you could end up with two sets of FVfs and two winners. Best to try and sort it out with the original buyer first, maybe grovel a bit and see if they'l go for a mutual cancelation to recover your FVFs.

Don't forget as well that the German buyer can still leave you feedback, so definitely grovel a bit.

mrs_baggins

thanks. I have set those options now. Didnt know about those before. Sorry can I ask what a FVF is. Its probably simple but I just cant think!!

soolin

Final value fee which can be as much as 10% of the sale price.

Smart_But_Casual

mrsmrsbagginsbagginsan_atricleatricleebayebaypreviosrst. wrote:

Lo and behold the winning bid is from germany and did nt contact me. I have just sent hpreviosa nice email through ebay stating that I am really sorry but die to problems i will only germany uk.
did nt
hen I wondered if i can do this? Can I just then give it ebay second chance offer? I hate being mean and i know its not just outside uk Uk that folks have problems but I would rather keep things simple and just post to only uk.

Them nasty foreigners with their foreign ways just ain't as trustworthy as us Brits, no sireeee.

mrs_baggins

doh!! thank you!!!

mrs_baggins

Smart_But_Casual wrote: »

Them nasty foreigners with their foreign ways just ain't as trustworthy as us Brits, no sireeee.

No !!! not at all. I dint mean to infer that if thats how it came acrosss then I apologise. I am just going from past experiences. I have now altered my future bids so they are limited to uk.

soolin

mrs_baggins wrote: »

No !!! not at all. I dint mean to infer that if thats how it came acrosss then I apologise. I am just going from past experiences. I have now altered my future bids so they are limited to uk.

Smart but Casual wishes to educate us all into the joys of selling overseas. It doesn't suit everyone and even Smart admitted earlier he had issues with claims for non receipt until he started sending everything tracked. If you're not comfortable selling overseas then don't, however Smart is correct in that there is a huge market out there that just love all things British.

Smart_But_Casual

soolin wrote: »

Smart but Casual wishes to educate us all into the joys of selling overseas. It doesn't suit everyone and even Smart admitted earlier he had issues with claims for non receipt until he started sending everything tracked. If you're not comfortable selling overseas then don't, however Smart is correct in that there is a huge market out there that just love all things British.

I've had more issues selling to the UK than I have overseas and everything sold on Ebay goes either SFR or SD domestically.

With the €/£ as it is business is booming.