brimic
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posted on March 7, 2006 06:37:05 PM
this person wants to bid and am not sure what kind of payment is needed and how to ship thanks for any info
brimic
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hwahwa
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posted on March 7, 2006 07:01:21 PM
he can use paypal and then you get no seller protection,but us customs form number is trackable and if lost ,USPS will give you some money.
make sure you declare the true value.
/ lets all stop whining !! /
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sparkz
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posted on March 7, 2006 07:10:11 PM
The last thing I sent to Australia, the buyer went to his local post office and purchased an international money order payable in U.S. dollars. Be sure to send the most economical air method that can be insured. Don't let him talk you into surface economy shipping. If he can't get a money order, tell him you will accept one pound of polished opals packed securely in a kangaroo scrotum 
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glassgrl
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posted on March 7, 2006 07:16:29 PM
it takes a loooonnnnggg time for things to get to Australia............
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brimic
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posted on March 7, 2006 07:27:30 PM
sparkz thank you about the international money order that was what i was thinking but was not sure thanks for laught about opals
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mcjane
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posted on March 7, 2006 07:46:41 PM
f the item is small enough you can use a Global Priority envelope flat rate, 5.00
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agate18
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posted on March 7, 2006 07:57:40 PM
I did not realise you liked opal sparkz. a kangroo scrotum.? i know they have to be packed securely. but.
your sea mail takes about 4 to 6 weeks to get here. airmail takes about 10 to 14 days.
but when we send by sea mail it takes 12 to 14 weeks. i use western union to receive monies from countries like france and italy and even the usa at times. always gone well. costs the receiver nothing.
and i always let them know within reason how long it is going to take to get there. if it takes 4 to 6 weeks. i always say 7 weeks. this way they cannot dispute the time it takes and them saying they did not know it took that long. and they have the record of email same as you do.
[ edited by agate18 on Mar 7, 2006 07:59 PM ]
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hwahwa
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posted on March 7, 2006 08:37:00 PM
so can we add Australia as a country besides Japan and Canada where the bidder can go to post office and buy a US dollar denominated postal order??
/ lets all stop whining !! /
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tOMWiii
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posted on March 7, 2006 08:47:13 PM
Yo! Sparky! Have you lost yer marbles?? Then, next time, store them here:
"Tie me kangeroos down, sport...OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!"
[ edited by tOMWiii on Mar 7, 2006 08:48 PM ]
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sparkz
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posted on March 7, 2006 09:44:04 PM
Tom...That's exactly what I was referring to! I remembered you posting about that last year.
Agate18...For a pound of opals, my wife would catch a plane and deliver the item to you in person. I wanted to caution the OP about the slow boat to Australia. It makes the slow boat to China look like a speedboat. I don't know what his tolerance level is for the "when's my item gonna get here" emails that surface to down under will invite. On the flip side, the last two items I sent to Australia went surface economy. The first arrived in 4 days and the second arrived in 7 days. Seems like Qantas has an agreement with Australia Post to reserve x number of cubic feet on their planes for mail. If there isn't enough air mail to utilize the reserved space, they will fill it out with surface mail chosen at random. My customers got lucky both times, but I would think my chances of hitting the lottery would be better than doing it a third time.
Stop....Those AP money orders are as good as cash. I was able to cash mine at Wells Fargo Bank without a fee. Same as the money order I received from a customer in England. He purchased it at Barclay's Bank and it was in U.S. dollars drawn on a bank in New York. Paypal is probably one of the riskiest methods there is for international transactions. International commerce has been successfully operating long before Paypal came on the scene.
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agate18
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posted on March 7, 2006 10:22:05 PM
Here you go sparkz. this is what i mine.
[ edited by agate18 on Mar 7, 2006 10:22 PM ]
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fenix03
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posted on March 7, 2006 10:48:09 PM
Please notew - You DO NOT WANT an Australian Postal Order. They cannot be cashed out of Australia.
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agate18
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posted on March 8, 2006 12:27:55 AM
fenix03 your correct about the australian postal orders. they cannot be cashed outside australia. or i would have been using them years ago.
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on March 8, 2006 01:05:48 AM
Well it depends what type of money order they get at the post office. I have accepted money orders from Australia before. Just make sure they get one that is cashable in the us. Send your buyer to this link. http://www.auspost.com.au/IXP/0,1083,CH2020%257EMO19,00.html . Most major Australian PO's sell Western Union money orders.
I love selling to Australian's. Never once had a problem with them and they are alway's very polite and end every email with a happy Cheer's!!!
 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
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classicrock000
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posted on March 8, 2006 05:28:14 AM
I sent 6 videos to a guy in Australia last year.He INSISTED I sent them surface mail.He did email me when he got them...it was 3 months later.
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stonecold613
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posted on March 8, 2006 07:33:11 AM
Ship via USPS air mail. It is usually cheaper than the slower service and the parcel will be there in about 7 days. I have never had a problem what so ever with Australia as long as you use air mail.
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sparkz
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posted on March 8, 2006 08:32:18 AM
Australian Post has domestic money orders and international money orders, the same as the U.S. postal Service. Specify they send an INTERNATIONAL money order payable in U.S. dollars.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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brimic
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posted on March 8, 2006 09:20:05 AM
thanks to all who sent the good info. about sending to austrial, this is my first time dealing with someone outside the U.S. thanks again.
brimic
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agitprop
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posted on March 8, 2006 05:39:56 PM
Australian Post has domestic money orders and international money orders, the same as the U.S. postal Service. Specify they send an INTERNATIONAL money order payable in U.S. dollars.
To clarify, Aus Post sells Western Union Money Orders in US dollars (exactly the same as available in US 7-11 stores) at most major post offices. They are not Postal Money Orders and cannot be cashed at USPS outlets, but can be cashed or deposited to US bank accounts - usually free of charge. Cost to Australian buyer is AUD$8.65.
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sparkz
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posted on March 8, 2006 06:15:53 PM
This is the top half of the International money order I received from Australia. The bottom has been cropped to remove his and my names plus the signature of the issuer.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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irked
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posted on March 8, 2006 07:35:15 PM
I had 3 packages I sent AIR letter post was to get to Australia in 7-10 days and they apparently went surface instead and I paid for Air mail. I was very mad and let the post office know about it.. BUT I have since been putting AIR MAIL TO (what ever country) stickers on all sides of my international packages. It has so far stopped any air mail from going surface--but then again it may still happen.
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on March 8, 2006 07:35:45 PM
I usually offer Australians a 1.5% discount on money orders because they seem to feel slighted by my not accepting PP from them (e.g., Hey, I'm descended from the UK just as much as the Americans and Canadians you'll accept PP from).
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blueyes29
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posted on March 10, 2006 09:00:01 PM
I love my Aussie customers! I accept PayPal from them and have never had a problem. They understand how long it takes to get shipments (although I, too, have had some surface shipments arrive in less than a week) and have been unfailingly cheerful, complimentary and among my best customers. I'd like to clone these fantastic eBay-ers!
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agitprop
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posted on March 11, 2006 01:14:12 AM
Airmail to Aussie takes 3 to 5 business days from here depending on which side of the continent the package is going to. No need for PayPal as we have an Australian bank account so payments are a breeze. (For those Aussies that are cash poor we also accept gold, diamonds or opals but not in kangaroo pouches as they're a prohibited item.)
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