It makes my blood boil

[O.C.]

Having listed two items on E-Bay recently, clearly stating "U.K bidders only - I will not ship overseas" I received a bid from Italy  so I revised the item with another message in Block Capitals and bold print, underlined, and guess what......................another different bid from  Italy ...ARRRGHHHH      

I have contacted each bidder asking for a U.K shipping address but have not received any reply...    idiots   

[SirToU]

does that mean you have NOT received any replies..... (re-read your final sentence)....  Are you sure you didn't miss NOT out?

"damn computers, think they know it all".....   

sorry - just taking the......

Neil

[O.C.]

does that mean you have NOT received any replies..... (re-read your final sentence)....  Are you sure you didn't miss NOT out?

"damn computers, think they know it all".....   

sorry - just taking the......

Neil

Ta Neil....now corrected..it's an age thing mate 

Hey hows the KTM nowadays ?   

[Debs]

OC, can I ask if you ship to Italy?

[Charlie747]

OC, can I ask if you ship to Italy?

Now if it's yer H2 the address to ship .........xxxxxx x

Payment direct from Italy though 

[O.C.]

       

[SirToU]

Since I got the suspension sorted - loose cable.... She is loverly......

And she's Austrian.....  Do you ship to Austria?  ;-)

Neil

[O.C.]

Since I got the suspension sorted - loose cable.... She is loverly......

And she's Austrian.....  Do you ship to Austria?  ;-)

Neil

one way only Neil    

[Lonewolf]

OC, not sure if you are aware or not but Ebay changed their distribution system some time ago to increase sellers opportunities to get a buyer.


Doesn't matter now whether the seller is overseas or not, YOU ship to a UK shipping centre which Ebay identify and they take care of the rest. Simples!! 

[O.C.]

yeah I'd heard of that Steve but never used it  myself, any way the bidder has been outbid now . Fingers crossed they don't bid again      

[viper]

for what its worth I had the same dilema last year , I did decide to ship to spain in the end  and it cost not a lot more and was no more hassle in the end to do so, buyer paid the additional . Taking bids from overseas mainland europe sure does open up your oportunity to get a higher price . less likely for a buyer also to want to send it back.

[O.C.]

Good point    I'll have to see how things progress, only a day to go now on the listing 

It is still annoying though especially when the listing makes it clear that Overseas bids are not accepted/wanted     

[nobody]

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[O.C.]

Good points Daisy,       I would happily combine postage costs for several items to one buyer, in fact I have done exactly that very recently

What annoys me is that it is obvious that potential purchasers do not read the item description and/or purchase detail before placing a bid

The items I am selling are fragile and therefore I will NOT post overseas, this decision is based on problems with shipping damage that I have encountered in the past and all the hassle that is involved in sorting it out. I have made my requirements crystal clear within the item description, so I don't understand why buyers don't observe this fact.

Also, I have messages from potential buyers asking for size detail when this is already shown in the item listing and is demonstrated by a photograph   

It makes me wonder if these people completely stupid or what   

[Longtom]

I've sold quite a lot of items on ebay and the  problem with people not reading or understanding the description given seems to be a perennial one, very annoying to answer stupid questions already explained on the item description. But for what it's worth, I used the ebay system to ship an item to eastern Europe just before Christmas  by sending  it to the U.K address and it worked a treat, so, given what is said above, if it's a single item, it works fine.