Help! Shipping to Hong Kong??

jbhofmann · Jan 11, 2011

It seems like I have read this exact thread before, so excuse me for not listening but:

I've got a buyer that wants cards shipped to Hong Kong. I politely told him that I do not ship overseas at this time. Well he contacted me again and wants to know if I can look into it again. Ok.

What's the best way to get this card (approx $100) to Hong Kong, and not get a chargeback?

Thanks guys.

agentjak · Jan 11, 2011

jbhofmann said:
It seems like I have read this exact thread before, so excuse me for not listening but:

I've got a buyer that wants cards shipped to Hong Kong. I politely told him that I do not ship overseas at this time. Well he contacted me again and wants to know if I can look into it again. Ok.

What's the best way to get this card (approx $100) to Hong Kong, and not get a chargeback?

Thanks guys.

................................First of all please dont take this as a smarta$$ reply, because I'm really not trying to be..But why dont you just go and check EBay's/Paypal's shipping requirement/policy and get the correct info from them..Instead of letting folks guess and/or give the wrong advice here..I do know that they changed alot of the requirements for "confirmed" Paypal address's..So again, go check and see and get the right info to be sure you dont and wont get screwed....

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jubei777 · Jan 11, 2011

EMS shipping with full insurance will probably run around $25-$30. that gives tracking which will cover you in case the card get's "lost". if they have a lot of feedback and you trust them, you can go registered which costs $15 with stop by stop tracking but only up to around $50 insurance. hope this helps.

goldenegg1 · Jan 11, 2011

I ship bubble mailers overseas all the time.
All you have to do is take it to the PO, fill out the customs forms and send it. It is less than $2 to send regular mail and you have the customs receipt and the actual printed recept showing that you sent it.

cmnkb8 · Jan 11, 2011

For $100, EMS Flat Rate Envelope (Express Mail) which costs around $30, is the best bet since it provides point to point tracking. Anything over $250 though, which requires a signature, I wouldn't do it since there are no "electronic" signature confirmation services for International, only paper receipts, which are no good for paypal disputes.

cmnkb8 · Jan 11, 2011

goldenegg1 said:
I ship bubble mailers overseas all the time.
All you have to do is take it to the PO, fill out the customs forms and send it. It is less than $2 to send regular mail and you have the customs receipt and the actual printed recept showing that you sent it.

...which is useless for a paypal dispute.

Tom Oates · Jan 11, 2011

I ship overseas all the time and I don't bother with customs forms. If I try to use eBay/Paypal shipping my only choice is in the range of $19 to $25. If I package the card in a bubble mailer and walk into the post office, they charge me about $2.50. Sometimes they ask me if I need a customs form and I tell them it's a card and they say "ok" and pass it on through with no forms or special treatment required. Look at the buyers feedback and what types of items they have purchased in the past. If they have 500+ positive feedback and they buy $100 cards all the time you have nothing to worry about IMO.

Tom

nyc3 · Jan 11, 2011

goldenegg1 said:
I ship bubble mailers overseas all the time.
All you have to do is take it to the PO, fill out the customs forms and send it. It is less than $2 to send regular mail and you have the customs receipt and the actual printed recept showing that you sent it.

You realize thats useless right? You are VERY lucky you have dealt with honest buyers, you could have a video of the buyer with a 1/1 you sold doing a dance and paypal would rule against you 100% of the time.

BunchOBull · Jan 11, 2011

Express Mail International...only PayPal approved way to fly.

goldenegg1 · Jan 11, 2011

nyc3 said:
goldenegg1 said:

I ship bubble mailers overseas all the time.
All you have to do is take it to the PO, fill out the customs forms and send it. It is less than $2 to send regular mail and you have the customs receipt and the actual printed recept showing that you sent it.

Click to expand...

You realize thats useless right? You are VERY lucky you have dealt with honest buyers, you could have a video of the buyer with a 1/1 you sold doing a dance and paypal would rule against you 100% of the time.

Wow! Did not know that. I thought for sure that would hold up.

Tom Oates · Jan 11, 2011

nyc3 said:
goldenegg1 said:

I ship bubble mailers overseas all the time.
All you have to do is take it to the PO, fill out the customs forms and send it. It is less than $2 to send regular mail and you have the customs receipt and the actual printed recept showing that you sent it.

Click to expand...

You realize thats useless right? You are VERY lucky you have dealt with honest buyers, you could have a video of the buyer with a 1/1 you sold doing a dance and paypal would rule against you 100% of the time.

True, the risk increases with higher value cards. I rarely sell high dollar cards so for me the risk is low. It's not the end of the world if someone gets over on me for a $5 or $10 card.

Tom

glewis22 · Jan 11, 2011

goldenegg1 said:
I ship bubble mailers overseas all the time.
All you have to do is take it to the PO, fill out the customs forms and send it. It is less than $2 to send regular mail and you have the customs receipt and the actual printed recept showing that you sent it.

Not good enough. You need more than this to provide proof of delivery if they open a claim, wouldnt do it if I were you.

clarkfan · Jan 11, 2011

Definitely be careful shipping to Hong Kong. I've shipped a lot of overseas packages without any problems, but I shipped a $300 autograph to Hong Kong with Global Priority Mail (basically worthless). Buyer claimed he didn't receive it. I lost it all. From now on, if I sell anything high dollar overseas, the buyer either pays for the express mail with tracking/insurance or I'm not shipping it. If you don't pay the extra for the tracking, just be ready for the chargeback.

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