ebay: trying to figure out best way to ship beyond CONUS

Originally Posted by JohnC4X4

If you are shipping USPS makes no sense to ship to lower 48 only
You are on the East Coast
Your most expensive shipping is a zone 8
90210 is in California >> A zone 8
Would cost you the same to ship the item to North Pole Alaska 99705, Honolulu Hawaii 96813 and Yigo Guam 96929



And the fact you live on the lower East Coast 20850
Shipping to San Juan Puerto Rico 00901 would be cheaper then shipping the same package to California



If you are offering FREE shipping and shipping with USPS
Take the cost to ship to zone 8 (90210) and add to the start price
Then you can ship to all 50 States and the Territories

If you are shipping UPS, FedEx or DHL
Then you need to use Calculated shipping and have a surcharge for Alaska, Hawaii and the territories

For International,
Use Calculated shipping

Be sure to get a form of online viewable Signature Confirmation if TOTAL Price is $250.00 USD or greater for PayPal/eBay Seller protection

Exactly, the farthest zone calculated into the price.

I do worldwide and have no regrets, I never require a signature from the recipient.

On many occasions had to crate an item then run the crate 50 miles into Brandon which turns into a visit to Princess Auto a junk store similar to Harbour Freight.

Shipping to Canada is a very wise decision, we live in a great country but lack many of the things you Americans take for granted and very often purchase much cheaper than we can if we can find what were looking for.

This is why so many sellers on ebay sell cheap 10" carbide saw blades and router bits to name a few.

Last 12 inch blade I purchased I paid $110.00 for a generic brand.

If you going to make your buyers sign for delivery you can count me out, our super mail box is 5 minutes from the house but it takes me an hour to drive into town to sign for a $5.00 package - nah.

I sell my gold and silver on ebay, never require a signature and never had anyone claim non receipt of goods. In fact you never hear another peep from precious metals buyers not so much too leave you feedback The silent buyers.