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So much postage info

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if you were thinking of bidding and were overseas could you be bothered to read through all the post and packing blurb?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-Brass-Crinoline-LADY-BELL-Period-Costume-Traditional-Metalcrafts-Vintage-/230842758074?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item35bf4cf3ba#ht_1631wt_948


As for £6 uk postage :eek:No wonder their stars are bad on p and p

Seriously folks, let's keep our listing nice and simple
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  • Crowqueen
    Crowqueen Posts: 5,726 Forumite
    Because of the language barrier with some people that will be doubly difficult to read.

    Much better just to upload postage costs for everywhere you are prepared to send, block bidders in countries to which you don't ship, and let buyers make up their own minds. It saves effort.

    And yes, I bet half the problems with people who find that buyers can't read listings are due to their own ability to write clear, concise prose.
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  • steveE2
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    £5.20 - Economy Delivery to post a keyring to UK :eek::eek:
    with Delivery:Estimated within 13-15 working days
  • soolin
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    steveE2 wrote: »
    £5.20 - Economy Delivery to post a keyring to UK :eek::eek:
    with Delivery:Estimated within 13-15 working days

    There are some real crackers there and I cannot believe he hasn't been restricted for low stars yet- however, he (or she of course) rarely sells anything so possibly doesn't sell enough to get 1 or 2 * left
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  • I'd have committed suicide half way through typing that, never mind having to try and read it!
  • greeneye
    greeneye Posts: 801 Forumite
    "NB: Note Well: Tracking/SignedFor takes longer - they have to collect signatures at each handover-stage in the delivery process."

    Yep when you choose Airsure there's all these postmen exchanging signatures over cups of tea and fags from here to Timbukto.
  • soolin
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    greeneye wrote: »
    "NB: Note Well: Tracking/SignedFor takes longer - they have to collect signatures at each handover-stage in the delivery process."

    Yep when you choose Airsure there's all these postmen exchanging signatures over cups of tea and fags from here to Timbukto.

    maybe it is lucky they don't sell anything, they actually offer surface mail to far flung places- very risky as a seller with paypal.
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  • oldone_2
    oldone_2 Posts: 974 Forumite
    This is a classic

    "Old can mean anything, eg: 1 -100 years old. Or 1000 yrs old etc."
  • soolin
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    oldone wrote: »
    This is a classic

    "Old can mean anything, eg: 1 -100 years old. Or 1000 yrs old etc."

    You have gotta love a seller who believes his buyers are really really thick
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