EBay No GSP To Argentina - Any UK eBay ID Businesses Purchasing & Shipping To Argentina?

TojoRalph

Having shifted and thinned out some collectables I have sold a few items to UK based eBay accounts (buyers) who quite clearly purchase on behalf of a.n.other, have the goods shipped to their UK address and then they ship overseas, in particular China and Russia. As GSP is not available to Argentinian based buyers, does anyone know any UK eBay accounts (buyers) who provide the same services to Argentina? I am trying to find someone for an Argentinian based collector to use so that I can simplify the process of selling to them. I have tried various google searches, but had no joy. Hopefully that makes sense. 

forgotmyname

Maybe I misread the question but if a buyer from Argentina wanted to purchase your items and GSP was too costly or
not available and you don't offer direct postage they still have the option of using a freight forwarding service which
is down to them not you. They use a forwarding service so you only post to the UK address they provide.

Lots of freight forwarding companies around, but they arrange that not the seller.

Or you could add the cost of direct postage to the countries that cannot use GSP.

TojoRalph

You read the question correctly albeit I am trying to reduce the quoted shipping cost (approx. £70 for 5kg) and avoid the paperwork, hence hoping to ship to a UK based freight forwarder (buyer) that then owns delivery to Argentina. Perhaps I should be looking for a freight forwarder that offers eBay buying services to Argentina, rather than an eBay account? Or perhaps have the Argentinian buyer look? I guess a good place to start would by asking the Russia bias UK eBay account that I have dealt with recently if they have any suggestions. Thanks.

soolin

TojoRalph said:

You read the question correctly albeit I am trying to reduce the quoted shipping cost (approx. £70 for 5kg) and avoid the paperwork, hence hoping to ship to a UK based freight forwarder (buyer) that then owns delivery to Argentina. Perhaps I should be looking for a freight forwarder that offers eBay buying services to Argentina, rather than an eBay account? Or perhaps have the Argentinian buyer look? I guess a good place to start would by asking the Russia bias UK eBay account that I have dealt with recently if they have any suggestions. Thanks.

As a seller you can’t use the shippers from other countries without a lot of risks and expense. The point of them is that the buyer finds a shipper that ships to their country, they then pay the fees direct to the shipper which include onward shipping , insurance and any applicable VAT . Trying to do it as a one off from a seller point of view is unlikely to be feasible . If you arranged it all then you are paying upfront for all those extras and take all the risks, and would have to charge the buyer anyway - and if item doesn’t arrive then you are refunding the lot. 

All you can do is try and locate a UK shipper / courier that can give you an inclusive quote for a fully insured , VAT and duty paid tracked package to your buyer and charge them for that. 

TojoRalph

soolin said:

TojoRalph said:

You read the question correctly albeit I am trying to reduce the quoted shipping cost (approx. £70 for 5kg) and avoid the paperwork, hence hoping to ship to a UK based freight forwarder (buyer) that then owns delivery to Argentina. Perhaps I should be looking for a freight forwarder that offers eBay buying services to Argentina, rather than an eBay account? Or perhaps have the Argentinian buyer look? I guess a good place to start would by asking the Russia bias UK eBay account that I have dealt with recently if they have any suggestions. Thanks.

As a seller you can’t use the shippers from other countries without a lot of risks and expense. The point of them is that the buyer finds a shipper that ships to their country, they then pay the fees direct to the shipper which include onward shipping , insurance and any applicable VAT . Trying to do it as a one off from a seller point of view is unlikely to be feasible . If you arranged it all then you are paying upfront for all those extras and take all the risks, and would have to charge the buyer anyway - and if item doesn’t arrive then you are refunding the lot. 

All you can do is try and locate a UK shipper / courier that can give you an inclusive quote for a fully insured , VAT and duty paid tracked package to your buyer and charge them for that. 

What I am looking for is a UK based eBay account (freight forwarder) who specialises in shipping to Argentina. If I can find one, I will get the prospective buyer to contact and deal with them directly. I would have zero involvement other than making the sale to the UK based eBay account. If a Chinese or Russian based buyer were to approach me, I would know which eBay IDs to suggest they contact, but Argentina is an unknown, Hopefully I have explained myself better. 

soolin

I still think this is something buyer should be doing. They need to find out what shipping companies operate in their area and do their due diligence into whether they feel comfortable with the fees and reviews, if they aren't willing to do that then I suggest that they are not that serious about your item.

forgotmyname

£70 for 5kg sounds cheap to me.  I wanted something from the US which only weighed 241grams and they wanted £39 for that
alone.  Item in the UK is over £100 but in the US they often have sales where its only $40.

Trying to find a company that will ship to the UK was difficult and the rare ones that said they would wanted
silly money and typically not the companies that had the item on sale. Saving would have been zero and
the risk/hassle would have been high.

Set your broswers location to Argentina because searching from the UK is likely to give you companies here
when you really need companies over there.