harmacy Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Hi all - Theres a UCS Y-wing on eBay that Im quite keen on, but the seller does not ship outside of the States. (Im in New Zealand) Is anyone here able to act as a middle man? I'd pay the seller directly to ship it to you, then you can on send it down here. eBay listing is HERE Any help would be greatly appreciated! PM me if you can help
Superkalle Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 I've found that many US sellers will actually ship abroad if you send them a PM and explain the situation. Most often they don't want to ship outside US becuase 1) They don't know how (type of mail to use, cost etc etc). I usually help out by checking out all the details and costs at USPS. 2) They don't want to get responsible for lost mail. I normally write that I take full responsibility, and then its cool. I'd say that 2 out of 3 times, I can persuade sellers to ship outside US. The benefit with a personal contact is also that the seller most often won't have any problem writing down the customs value. (I mean, who wants to pay customs and VAT on a used set).
Modulex Guy Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 I've found that many US sellers will actually ship abroad if you send them a PM and explain the situation. Most often they don't want to ship outside US becuase 1) They don't know how (type of mail to use, cost etc etc). I usually help out by checking out all the details and costs at USPS. 2) They don't want to get responsible for lost mail. I normally write that I take full responsibility, and then its cool. I'd say that 2 out of 3 times, I can persuade sellers to ship outside US. The benefit with a personal contact is also that the seller most often won't have any problem writing down the customs value. (I mean, who wants to pay customs and VAT on a used set). This! Just contact the seller and say that you are interested in buying and that you will pay the additional costs to ship. I have done this many times with international sellers to ship to the US, they say they will not, but after explaining that I will pay the shipping, customs and necessary costs, they will in the end ship. I also shipped things internationally when I did not originally want to, as long as the buyer pays the costs, I'll ship anywhere, it goes the same for many other sellers.
Follows Closely Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Hi all - Theres a UCS Y-wing on eBay that Im quite keen on, but the seller does not ship outside of the States. (Im in New Zealand) Is anyone here able to act as a middle man? I'd pay the seller directly to ship it to you, then you can on send it down here. eBay listing is HERE Any help would be greatly appreciated! PM me if you can help If this falls through, I have one to sell you.
nebraska Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 ...I don't like sellers with such low feedback for a high profile item. Please use caution..
harmacy Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks everyone for your help and advice. I tried to contact the seller directly, but eBay isn't playing nice and refusing to let me. Couple that with the feedback, and red lights start flashing.... I might just leave it. Once again, thanks for all the offers and advice. Follows closely, I'll PM you:)
Mythos Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 the cost of shipping a UCS Y-Wing to New Zealand is going to be ugly.
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