postage to u.s.a

shonky39

hi i am ebaying an item and it is already up to about three times what i expected wich is great although its not mine unfortunately , anyway iwas wondering if anyone could tell me the best way to send to cover me for paypal as it seems certain to go out of the country ,either israil or the usa

hjb123

You should probably send it International Signed for

According to paypal:
Royal Mail - International Signed For® is an acceptable method of online tracking
Sellers must retain the International Signed For® 'proof of posting' information provided by Royal Mail to be protected against a claim under PayPal's Seller Protection Policy. The seller will meet this part of the criteria as long as the online tracking number is valid and the address on the receipt matches the buyer's address in the relevant PayPal Transaction Details page.
https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_help-ext&eloc=1834&loc=1825&unique_id=56633&source_page=_home&flow=

bleugh

AIRSURE only,

NOT international signed for

Samba_Pa_Ti

both are ok, ive just sent a hard drive to germany using International Signed For as it was only worth £24 , ISF covers upto £30 compensation although it covers more if you pay extra.

Hintza

Not much difference in price but plumb for Airsure if you can.

Some countries you can only send International signed for but use Airsure if possible.

soolin

Inidentally if it is a mobile phone then it is no longer covered for more than £32 regardless of what overseas service is used.

Soo

shonky39

thanks to everyone for your helpfull answers .
no soo it isnt a mobile phone but i do send some abroad so thanks for letting me know that .
cheers shonk

mah_jong

Re airsure

28 countries, only USA and New zealand outside europe.

cafenervosa_2

I would just use Airmail, you are covered upto £32 pound anyway. I think Internationl signed for is a rip off at £3.50 on top of the normal postage.

Hintza

cafenervosa wrote:

I would just use Airmail, you are covered upto £32 pound anyway. I think Internationl signed for is a rip off at £3.50 on top of the normal postage.

This is false economy if you have a chargeback. The chain and countries an item has to go through is potentially huge and thats a hell of lot of people you have to trust. Add the extra £3.50 or so to your P+P charge and the buyer is paying it anyway!

soolin

Hintza wrote:

This is false economy if you have a chargeback. The chain and countries an item has to go through is potentially huge and thats a hell of lot of people you have to trust. Add the extra £3.50 or so to your P+P charge and the buyer is paying it anyway!

Silly idea!

I can't agree. Up to £32 you are covered anyway so why pay and additional £3.50 just to catch out the occasional dishonest buyer?

I sell too much overseas to pay £3.50 extra per package and my buyers wouldn't buy from me if I passed the cost on as currently my items are light and I charge in the region of £2.50 to the uS..I would more than double that to get a signature.