[meteorite-list] Global Shipping Program ?problems?

[Garry Stewart]

It came up on one of my auctions (I have no idea how it got there in the first place).It charged my buyer $32 for shipping when I could have mailed it for $8.  I promptly cancelled the entire auction and billed him directly through PayPal.  Sellers are hurt by this program.  The only people that benefit are eBay, PayPal, and the 3rd party shipping companies by charging exorbitant shipping rates.  I encourage everyone to never use it.







> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 11:27 PM, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I used it once and when I saw the charges and lack of any real benefit, I 
> changed my listing and never used it again.
> 
> Mendy Ouzillou
> 
> On Jan 19, 2014, at 8:49 PM, David Griffith <dgrifith at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> 
> The Global Shipping is a rip off, charging way too much.  Avoid it like the
> plague.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Robert
> Verish
> Sent: January-20-14 12:45 AM
> To: Meteoritecentral List
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Global Shipping Program ?problems?
> 
> Hello All, 
> 
> and particularly for all of you sellers on eBay, I have a question.  
> 
> 
> Is there a known (or a perceived) problem with the eBay Global Shipping
> Program?  Should I avoid using it? 
> 
> 
> I've received a request from a potential overseas bidder to revise my
> auctions and to not use eBay's Global Shipping Program.  
> 
> Here is the exact wording of the request:
> 
> "Would you please consider not using the Global Shipping Program. You may
> not  realise but this Program is a nightmare for Overseas buyers. $ out of 4
> auctions I won with this Program the sellers all cancelled auctions and
> relisted under normal shipping as for some reason it always charges  double
> for shipping and even charges sellers apparently. "
> 
> 
> Is this a legitimate request, or should I be suspicious?
> Bob V.
> eBay seller: bolide*chaser 
> 
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