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Craig D Peltier
07-28-2010, 4:34 PM
I have a few cell phones Im selling on ebay. Buyers seem to be from UK and Malaysia etc. Whats the cheapest way to ship? I see a flate rate USPS box is $13.45 but its only 1.5 thick , it wont fit a cell phone unopened box in it. The jump up from there is $43.
So is it better to not use a flat rate box and make my own? Should I try UPS or DHL?
Looking for someone familiar with shipping out of country. It will probaly weigh 2-3lbs.

Thanks

Joe Pelonio
07-28-2010, 5:02 PM
I have shipped to Canada, the UK, Netherlands and Portugal. None is cheap, but my research each time has always resulted in the US Postal Service being the least expensive. That price of $43 seems normal, we recently sent a package to the Netherlands and it was $40-something.

I'd be concerned about the payment coming from the buyers, is it PayPal (not scammers)?

Craig D Peltier
07-28-2010, 5:17 PM
I have shipped to Canada, the UK, Netherlands and Portugal. None is cheap, but my research each time has always resulted in the US Postal Service being the least expensive. That price of $43 seems normal, we recently sent a package to the Netherlands and it was $40-something.

I'd be concerned about the payment coming from the buyers, is it PayPal (not scammers)?

Yes paypal only. I said a check may take 2 weeks to clear before goods are shipped. Im trying to be aware as possible to scammers.
Hade one guy ask if I could ship to another address other than the paypal confirmed since he was working in sweden. Another guy wanted me to send to malyasia an mark as gift for import duties I guess. Both made me weary First one mentioned I wont do.

Norberto Coutinho
07-28-2010, 9:35 PM
here = http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum/International-Trading/31
and
here = http://forums.ebay.com/db1/forum/Packaging-Shipping/96

About PayPal, here = http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum/Paypal/97

I hope help you. :)

Scott Shepherd
07-29-2010, 8:01 AM
I have a relative stationed in Malaysia and he tells us not to send him anything other than FedEx. He said we can send all we like, but if it's not through FedEx, it's a 90% chance he won't get it. I don't know he doesn't say UPS is fine, but I do know he said normal postal mailed packages, he won't get.

Take that for whatever it's worth.

Craig D Peltier
07-29-2010, 9:03 PM
here = http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum/International-Trading/31
and
here = http://forums.ebay.com/db1/forum/Packaging-Shipping/96

About PayPal, here = http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum/Paypal/97

I hope help you. :)

Thanks Norberto, that is helpful.