Ebay sale to Russia

Are you about to be scammed?

I suppose you don't want to give a clearer idea of what you are selling?

A few years ago , but I had problems with a MP3 player to Russia - wouldnt clear Customs and gpt charged for its return. I have Russia listed as somewhere I will not sell to. Would have thought that if you have UK postage options only showing , no international postage and only GSP you wont be required to post abroad. You can edit Account - Preferences -Buyers requirements - Block "Buyers who have primary address in locations I dont post to " Can always cancel sale on basis its not somewhere you post to.

Much of Europe is a real postal problem actually. Russia probably no better.

There are restrictions on exports to all countries. Google CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS

Also postage is an issue with Russia. Slow & unreliable - you need to know your cutoff times etc.

NT

The bidder doesn't look like a scammer. He has 100% feedback from sellers in the UK, USA, etc.

It's a soundcard plus related software that might be rather rare.

A pure buyer will get nothing other that 100% feedback. I would suggest you look at the comments in detail rather than relying of the % feedback.

Some sellers will put vague comments where things haven't gone smoothly, but the buyer can still request these comments are removed.

There is perhaps a need for a website with ebay scammers IDs?

Just ask the buyer to collect it from a park in Salisbury :)

Andrew

Your problem may be getting the payment.

A friend of mine used to use Ebay a lot for the sale of relatively heavy items and what he found that very few of the bidders actually read the bit about additional postage costs, which were also listed and which were often comparable to the value of the item. Even though the listings all stipulated Paypal he found that when it came to paying International bidders then wanted to pay by personal cheque in their local currency or by money orders which incurred a charge for processing at the receiving end. In the end selling Internationally was too much hassle.

In message , Fredxx writes

Yes, I understand that, and I have read the comments. Some look like standard ones, others look genuine and from individuals.

Royal mail International, as opposed to Parcelforce, postage isn't all that high, so I might take a chance. I assume I have to go through some sort of customs procedure.

But, OMG, I've had a bid on a desktop computer from Italy. That seems to be within the GSP list, but it seems a bit odd. I had neglected to opt out of international on that one.

I've been trying to remember where I've successfully sold stuff to in the distant past, before GSP. I do remember Palestine, India, Italy and Israel, but perhaps those were more innocent times. All went smoothly.

Having a clearout is quite hard work.

I don't see why it should be. Obviously there are tensions between some countries, but I used to get things from Afghanistan and back even when the Russians were there!

Brian

Just pay a visit to your local amenity site and dump it all in the electronics skip.