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Is it safe posting to US?

Sunshine_and_Roses
Sunshine_and_Roses Posts: 1,046 Forumite
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in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Hi - new to ebay. I am selling a new mobile phone and I have had a request for postage costs to the US. They state they will pay by paypal.

Would you send to US, and how much would it cost to post a phone? Is there any particular postage method to use?

Thanks
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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    The Royal Mail will not insure a phone sent abroad with a value of £34 or more. Think hard about what the phone is worth, and if it's worth the risk!
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • pinkgem
    pinkgem Posts: 3,299 Forumite
    don't send a high value mobile phone to the US as royal mail will not cover mobile phones, even if you pay the extra insurance, they are just too much of a risk.
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    See my thread further on down the forum about taking risks with postage. It's really not worth it.
  • nutty
    nutty Posts: 145 Forumite
    Can you just pop a large letter in the post box to America? Is there any think that needs to be put on it?
  • pinkgem
    pinkgem Posts: 3,299 Forumite
    nutty wrote: »
    Can you just pop a large letter in the post box to America? Is there any think that needs to be put on it?

    you need to put postage on it :rotfl:
  • FloFlo
    FloFlo Posts: 32,720 Forumite
    Will the phone work in the USA? I am sorry but American buyers can be the thickest and most difficult to sell to.
  • martindow
    martindow Posts: 10,684 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    FloFlo wrote: »
    I am sorry but American buyers can be the thickest and most difficult to sell to.

    I agree! It is quite possible that they see it as a bargain because despite the pound symbol some Americans seem to think any price is in dollars.
  • cranhill
    cranhill Posts: 310 Forumite
    Hi, My guess is that the mobile will not work in the USA. I would not think it would be worth the hassle selling a mobile to the US. As a previous poster said the Americans get mixed up with pounds and dollars.
  • GregtheHammer
    GregtheHammer Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    Personally no way on earth I would send a mobile phone to the US. Asking for trouble if you do I'm afraid.
  • nutty
    nutty Posts: 145 Forumite
    pinkgem wrote: »
    you need to put postage on it :rotfl:

    :rotfl:
    But there’s nothing special I have to put on the letter?
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