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posted on March 22, 2006 05:53:44 AM
I have had a number of international sales that have all gone well so I am not opposed to selling to foreign buyers. I have even accepted PayPal from England although I held my breath until she received the package and told me all was well. Today I find I have a sale from our online antique mall shop for a book to Spain that specifies PayPal. I have never shipped to Spain. Is the postal system reliable? I expect there is no PayPal coverage. The post office does not list Spain as a country that accepts international money orders. Can they send them?
Thanks to any of you who can give me the benefit of your experience.
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roadsmith
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posted on March 22, 2006 06:28:42 AM
I can't answer all your questions, but I will say that I've shipped to Spain with no problems.
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hwahwa
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posted on March 22, 2006 07:17:42 AM
check his feedback.
I have a buyer from Spain who won 3 items,I shipped and he told Paypal he did not receive his items after 30 days,never contact me first and his feedback is private.
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photosensitive
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posted on March 22, 2006 07:25:17 AM
Hwahwa,
This is a website sale and not eBay. Guess I have to risk it, reject the sale, or try to negotiate a different payment plan. I was just trying to get some idea of the degree of risk and if there was a better plan from Spain. It is not a big sale but I want to update my payment preferences to be a little more specific overall.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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billshobbyemporium
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posted on March 22, 2006 09:09:41 AM
I have shipped many items to Spain and had no problems. If you do not want PayPal you can ask for a Western Union transfer. He can get it at any Western Union office and you get the number for it and then go to currncy exchange or who ever has Western Union and pick up the cash. I have a number of customers over seas who do that.
Bill
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photosensitive
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posted on March 22, 2006 09:13:58 AM
Thanks bills, I appreciate the feedback. Wish that international money orders were available from more countries.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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billshobbyemporium
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posted on March 22, 2006 09:16:42 AM
Yes I know. In reality they do though as long as they have a Western Union office they can get to. It is not cheap to use but then International Postal Money orders aren't either.
Bill
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stonecold613
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posted on March 22, 2006 10:44:40 AM
International money orders are available in Spain. Just make sure to tell your buyer that it must say "Drawn from funds from a bank in the USA".
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hwahwa
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posted on March 22, 2006 12:53:01 PM
they can also go to an American Express office and buy you a US dollars draft,or go to a bank or even Thomas cook travel agency.
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longtime1
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posted on March 22, 2006 02:06:08 PM
How much money is involved? How can anybody give any reasonable suggestions if they don't know how much money is involved? We could be talking about a $12 item here, and the suggestion that they spend $15 on Western Union now is unreasonable. However much is involved, there's no protection with Paypal. It's up to you what your risk tolerance is.
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photosensitive
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posted on March 22, 2006 02:30:19 PM
I accepted the PayPal transaction. It is only in the $30s so I can tolerate the risk. My sister says I have read too many horror stories on eBay Outlook.
Now to see if she will go for the postage. I find that a good number of my international sales disappear when they lean the postage. Unlike eBay there is no penalty from the cyber mall if they don't follow up.
Thanks all for the advice.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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