[Leica] Why I live at the Post Office, was Just curious

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low)]

            I use money orders only and will not deal if they insist on
Paypal - experienced
            one time when payment was lost - got my refund - no fuss

            Joseph
            Singapore

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Jim
Hemenway
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:06 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Why I live at the Post Office, was Just curious

I ship to any country where the buyer can find a way to pay me in a
reasonable time without using PayPal. Take the time to read the PayPal
agreement if you want to know why I refuse to use them.

Accordingly, I find that I mostly ship to Asia.  A Japanese buyer can
send me a postal money order, and other buyers in that general corner of
the world can send me a money order from a bank there, one with a US
bank affiliation.

The Italian money order system is the worst because the money order
isn't mailed by the buyer, instead the Italian post office takes over
thirty days to get some sort of a form to a facility in Kansas City,
which in turn issues and mails to me a US postal money order.

Folks in England can't seem to pay me at all except in US cash or by
wire transfer.  A $25.00 fee is always extracted from the amount that I
receive.

More... but I won't go on, and on, and on.... Oh, and the French! :-)

Canada is no problem, but you'd think that it was another country! ;-)

The other PITA is that because a fraction of an ounce in weight can make
a big difference, I have to first package the item and bring it to a
post office for a DEFINITE price, then email that info to the buyer and
then go to the PO again to mail it.  The customs forms are nothing, I
don't even blink my eyes.


Jim. "Posthumous apologies to Eudora Welty" Hemenway


Robert Beaudoin wrote:

> Bonjour,
>
>   I just noticed that one of our lugger friend is selling a camera and
will only ship to the US.  I've also noticed that many people on eBay make
it clear that they do not ship outside of the USA.  Heck, some won't even
ship an item to Alaska!  Now just out of curiosity really, in this day and
age of globalization and international trade, why are so many americans
refusing to ship outside of the continental USA, and potentially lose sales
and money?
>
>   Again, just curious and...puzzled.
>
>   Best,
>
>   Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)
>



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