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11-16-2010, 02:22 AM #1
International Shipping Question?
Hi,
Would like to post this thread here since I collect only Basketball. I may trade, buy and sell basketball cards internationally soon. My questions are:
What way you choose for international shipping? How much does it cost? (both highend and lowend)
Should I record video everytime I ship cards or open the highend cards' package? (to avoid problems as much as possible)
Thank you.
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11-16-2010, 02:32 AM #2
just know where your shipping first, sicne some places are worse to send than others and id avoid a few of them. also make sure your sending to a well trust worthy person
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11-16-2010, 02:32 AM #3
if you ship USPS first class international in a bubble mailer, it wont cost more then 4-5 bucks
sometimes around the 3-5 dollar ballpark area depending on how you ship. Keep it well protected and it should be fine.
USPS first class gives you a tracking number.
It doesn't matter if its highend or lowend, its by weight.
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11-16-2010, 02:33 AM #4
intl traders can have the same issues with US traders too....can both sides be trusted? As long as u do USPS first class, then you will have no issues and it wont cost that much either.
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11-16-2010, 02:46 AM #5
^^ tracking with first class? =/
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11-16-2010, 02:57 AM #6
yep, people always used to ship stuff to me USPS first class, bc it has a LC*** number on the tag. and when i used to ship from the US overseas, same thing....
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11-16-2010, 03:21 AM #7
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Wow, I never notice it is that cheap. I always heard people told me that it will cost around $15+ to ship internationally with tracking info (and usually for insurance on highend cards.)
How about insurance? I presume that service doesn't include insurance. I'm not sure how much it usually cost. It will not be fun if USPS lost my $500++ cards. (Not fun even on card below $100 or $50)Last edited by airnoname; 11-16-2010 at 03:24 AM.
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11-17-2010, 08:36 AM #8
I live in Shanghai and can tell you that guys in the US ship things to me safely for as little as $3 and some ship using registered which can run from $15-20.
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11-18-2010, 02:32 PM #9
I used to ship stuffs when I was in the states to all over the place using USPS for only $3-$4. However, for cards with value $100 and above, I used insurance and tracking number as well. I've shipped hundreds of cards and no problems thus far. Hope it helps :D
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11-19-2010, 01:27 AM #10
I just use regular first class for all international that's low end. Usually it's no big deal and I have not ran into any issues yet.
For Higher end items, I definitely would use registered and that would be more expensive.
I don't think you have to go as far as the video thing because as long as you have a tracking number showing that the item was sent and delivered you're covered by paypal.
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Originally Posted by airnoname 
