posted on August 20, 2007 04:38:58 AM
Just wondering how ya'll feel about shipping to Taiwan. I have a potential bidder asking me to remove the block so he can bid and he will pay with paypal. The item is not a very high dollar item but still have reservations about letting him buy.
posted on August 20, 2007 05:05:11 AM
One of my glass negative buyers is in Taiwan and has purchased several times. Very polite, stellar feedback, instant PP pay. Without him, items would have sold for much less. Shipped first class international, so far so good.
posted on August 20, 2007 09:00:51 AM
We had our first Buyer from Taiwan last month and had some reservations about it but it was not a huge $ amount so we went ahead.
We also had a superb experience..fast payment and great to work with.
[ edited by otteropp on Aug 20, 2007 09:01 AM ]
posted on August 20, 2007 11:52:47 AM
When I first started eBay selling, I also didn't sell internationally. Had a fellow from Taiwan who begged and pleaded...I relented and could not have found a more pleasant customer! He paid promptly (and ponied up over $50.00 for air shipment in addition to the rather pricey item). It was a cast iron kettle which he named after me and placed in a "special place" (according to him) in his garden. I have no reservations to selling to eBay customers in Taiwan and wish all customers were so delightful!
[ edited by blueyes29 on Aug 20, 2007 11:53 AM ]
posted on August 20, 2007 12:03:02 PM
"It was a cast iron kettle which he named after me and placed in a "special place" (according to him) in his garden."
I can't decide if this is very sweet or kind of scary.
posted on August 20, 2007 05:42:50 PM
My international sales are quite strong, probably because of the exchange rate, possibly because eBay, which once strongly favored non-US sellers, has leveled the playing field and now we are as visible to international markets as their products are to us. My store sales still go in a cycle of hot-cold, but now it is leveraged by international sales which seem to be on a different cycle. I'd like to write to Sylvia Brown to see if she can decipher this phenomenon, but what would I cripe about if I knew all of life's little mysteries? Bottom line: if you sell low-cost, easily shipped, light-weight items and don't sell internationally, you might want to rethink your policy - sales have been good.
Edited to add: international sales are often for items not of international origin. Examples: many 1950's kitsch (cars with fins, etc.) are sold internationally, as are photography, camera postcards (best buyers are in Italy and France). I sell Nebraska main street views to the UK- go figure!
[ edited by pixiamom on Aug 20, 2007 06:16 PM ]
posted on August 20, 2007 09:06:42 PM
Actually, zippy, I thought it was sweet. The guy was a collector of antique cast iron kettles and had been looking for one like mine. Several e-mails transpired before I finally decided to sell. I know people in the Asian cultures prize their gardens highly. When he told me about the "special place in his garden", I was persuaded!
