USA to australia

[Chankgeez]

It's probably a volume thing as well.

Are you saying that if you turn your amp up loud enough, they can hear you in Japan?

[Iommic Pope]

I wish.

I mean, if I can't hear Wata from here....

[space6oy]

I wish.

I mean, if I can't hear Wata from here....

i can hear water from here.
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[echorec]

There are several things to consider, if you're going to be shipping internationally more frequently.

1) It's not worth upgrading your shipping from first-class to priority. Why? International carriers don't give a flip you paid a few extra bucks for faster shipping. Once it's in their hands, everything is treated equally.

2) Registration is not always worth it. You need to know about the international insurance agreement. Some countries have good international postal relations and some have policies that leave shippers far more vulnerable. Example: If you want to ship a pedal to the UK. You might get charged $14 for registration, but only get $40 worth of insurance coverage as your max ceiling. So in that case, it's not worth it at all. If you shipped a $300 pedal, you'd still only basically be getting $26 worth of coverage after expenses are considered.

When I shipped a Lovetone to Japan, however, I paid $14-17 for registration and a signature. I believe, at the time, that the two countries had a fairly reliable arrangement to reimburse the seller. In such a case, I would've been protected against loss, damage, or fraud (should it come to a PayPal dispute). ----Although there are still greater risks when shipping abroad. Postal services in other countries aren't going to want to deal with you if you want to blame them for a loss. (and you have virtually no chance that the USPS will cover you, if their records indicate the pedal made it out of the country) So ideally you need to ask about insurance, registration, and operating terms. I generally ship at a small office, so I can talk directly to the local supervisor. Many postal clerks are dimwits who know nothing about international policy agreements.

3) I hate eBay, but I prefer eBay for international sales over Reverb. Why? Once the pedal leaves the country, eBay is financially responsible for any loss. I shipped a pedal through their international seller's assistant program and it was lost in Germany (a $400 MIDI Murf). If I had shipped that, then I would've been out of a significant amount of money. Because eBay chose that shipping merchant, then they had to reimburse the buyer.

4) Weigh out the pros and cons of individual items. If you can sell an item domestically for $190, then I would advise you not to entertain an international offer of say $200-210. The added risks and time aren't worth it in my opinion. Of course, if the country has a good agreement with USPS and the buyer has an excellent feedback score, then I'm more inclined to work with them. Especially if it's a high-value item that is rare in their market, thus making them motivated to pay $30-50 over what a U.S. buyer will pay.

5) I try to limit my international sales only to forum members, persons with excellent credentials, and only for select items (specialty items that may be easier to sell abroad, or less expensive items, which means a loss will be fairly harmless).

[Iommic Pope]

Most of us internationals concerned with our "rep" here will offer to pay the extra for international postage.
Or least I hope so.
Be decent people.

But definitely haggle for a bargain where you can.
Shit is rough outside the US....for gear.

[Iommic Pope]

I wish.

I mean, if I can't hear Wata from here....

i can hear water from here.
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