[time-nuts] US ebay sellers who won't ship outside the US

[John May]

Blimey Jim, you're a patient man!  To be fair most individual sellers 
are happy enough to ship abroad if you ask them, it's the bigger dealers 
  who seem to have rules carved in granite tablets...

Jim Palfreyman wrote:
> John,
> 
> I had the same problem from Australia. And when they did ship the postage
> would be more than the unit! I had to wait and wait and wait. Finally (after
> years) a good seller who packed well, priced well put one up and I won.
> 
> Even if no one takes up your offer - if you do wait one will turn up.
> 
> It's even worth asking them if they say not outside the US. Some don't offer
> because they think no one would pay $100 for postage - when in fact we
> would.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 2009/7/16 John May <jmay at impulse.adsl24.co.uk>
> 
>> I'm in the UK and am often frustrated when a nice piece of kit is offered
>> for sale on the 'bay by dealers in the US who won't ship overseas.  I've
>> been looking for an HP 5370B and have lost out on a few nice looking units
>> because of this.  There's one sitting there just now just to tease me!
>>
>> Is there anyone on the list who'd be willing to act as an intermediary
>> (take delivery and resend) to circumvent this?
>>
>> I'd certainly be prepared to help in a similar manner any stateside
>> time-nut frustrated at EU sellers who won't ship outside Europe (could help
>> reduce customs fees as well by marking as returned from repair  etc.)
>>
>> Regards - JM
>>
>>
>>
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