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Garret wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2024 1:15 pm

Steve wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 2:49 pm

Sidewinder wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 2:24 pm The message from Ebay was something like

Unfortunately this seller won't ship this item to UK. you can:
-update your shipping address and try again
- please contact the seller to request order total

updating the shipping address to one in France may work though just add confusion. Asking the seller to send an "order total" just sends you into an unsolvable loop.

easiest is for the seller to mark/accept the item as paid and you send the money directly in paypal

Agreed. It's a slight technical flaw in Ebay but no doubt largely exacerbated when a seller goes in to a tail spin trying to change their account settings / listing to accommodate but ultimately fails. I always thought that a transaction and accepted bid / offer meant there was no confusion and a sale was guaranteed. Obviously I was wrong but having been on Ebay over 21 years now I'm not surprised I'm testing its limits.

We are trying to secure the deal with PayPal as you say but it does involve one or both of us exchanging email addresses which is a big no-no with Ebay. It's real cloak and dagger stuff now!

Steve,

If you can't get it sorted out let me know.

Sincerely,

Garret

Sidewinder wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2024 3:12 pm Kind of on the same topic - not sure where/how ebay gets their postage costs?

CarlosV wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2024 10:02 am Seve, I had the same issue more than than once. In both cases, the solution I successfully found with each seller was to cancel the sale, and then the seller issued a direct offer with the agreed price and correct shipment country included. For some reason, once the ad is posted on eBay, it is either impossible or too complicated to add countries to it, even for experienced sellers, as was the case with one of them.

phonodesbois wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 4:38 am

CarlosV wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2024 10:02 am Seve, I had the same issue more than than once. In both cases, the solution I successfully found with each seller was to cancel the sale, and then the seller issued a direct offer with the agreed price and correct shipment country included. For some reason, once the ad is posted on eBay, it is either impossible or too complicated to add countries to it, even for experienced sellers, as was the case with one of them.

International shipping costs from France are extremely expensive. Without insurance, the shipping cost to send a 5.1kg parcel to Canada ( same for the US or other foreign countries) is 133.80€.... So add insurance, eBay fees, packing material and you get an astronomical price!