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Shipping services??
Summary: ultimate-immortal, an experienced U.S. eBay buyer, is looking for ways to purchase items from eBay UK, as U.S. sellers often do not offer direct shipping overseas. *vyolla* and tobiasd4 mention freight forwarding services and the need to change the primary shipping address to avoid import fees. john1297576 discusses the high costs and complexities involved in shipping from the UK to the U.S. due to tariffs. tommystrezures adds that recent changes in tariffs and shipping regulations have further complicated shipping processes. ultimate-immortal expresses frustration over these difficulties, attributing them to current political issues, and hopes for improvements in the future.
I am an experienced U.S. Ebay buyer and I have come on to the Ebay UK site because their are items I am looking for that are not posted on U.S. Ebay. I understand that sellers overseas may not want to sell to anyone other than Local countries/areas.
I have had a few sellers tell me they wouldnt sell to me directly but if I had someone locally who would take the items and then ship them to me they would...So no direct shipping services offered.
Are there any services offered in UK that would allow someone to buy an item through Ebay UK, pay an additional fee and pay shipping fees to have shipped to U.S.???
ultimate-immortal
OP3 weeks agoThanks everyone....I know with and forgive me for my language, Orange Jerk Wad we have as president, shipping to US is a hassle now and I totally understand why overseas sellers have stopped. Had lots of items I was interested in and lost out on because of this jerk wad. My apologies to anyone harmed because of this.
Thank you for your answers. Hopefully once we get him and his cronies out (and I use cronies lightly because I want to say something WAY WAY WORSE). Praying that not only the U.S. but the world can be better off and get back to being reasonable and friendly.
tommystrezures
Mentor3 weeks agoThere are and one I have had to send one reasonable recently to a company called Barrington (freight?) however this is not a recommendation. I am sure google will throw up plenty from you to choose from.
I would though also concur with observations that @tobiasd4 and @john1297576 have made in that it really is becoming a "ball ache" to send to the USA with all the tariffs that have been imposed, the additional fees that have to be made at time of purchase of postage labels etc and also since the removal of De Minimis etc and on his first term as president the removal of the final mile rule and withdrawl from the UPU thus meaning postage prices for non courier items going through the roof with Royal Mail/USPS.
john1297576
Mentor3 weeks agoA friend of mine sells on facebook, and a number of her regular buyers are in the USA, but from what I hear, with expensive tracked postage and variable tariffs, a £100 item can have £40/50 pounds in postage including tariffs, plus of course exchange rate costs.
Getting postage labels from Royal Mail is no longer just a matter of weight and what sort of parcel, and many sellers just do not want the aggravation.
tobiasd4
Mentor3 weeks agoEbay offers GPS, but sellers have to opt In to it before listing.
There are forwarding agents who will accept items in UK and then ship to USA, but you need to contact them before buying.
Seller just posts to UK address.
A lot of sellers don't want the hassle of posting outside UK, due to Trump messing with tariffs.
*vyolla*
Mentor3 weeks agoWe're unable to recommend any third party freight shippers here, this is something that you'll need to research and find a bona fide one. You'd also need to change your primary shipping address to the freight forwarder before purchasing else you'll be charged import fees, and you'll be charged them again when the freight forwarder ships to you.
eBay's Money Back Guarantee won't apply to your purchased items as well.