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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ratsy Brown, post: 10309406, member: 5040&quot;]I’ll echo what [USER=853]@charlie cheswick[/USER] says.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealing with overseas post used to take up so much of my time and life energy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Firstly the only option is Royal Mail, no one else insures delicate items/jewellery. Royal Mail will only insure up to £250. Anything more than that you have to take out insurance with a second company. Provide them with details, photos before/during/after packing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get all the customs correct. </p><p><br /></p><p>Get the tarriff code wrong. Do it all again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Setting postage charges separately for Europe/US/China etc, working out what that should be for each item based on package size/weight/cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then dealing with every Chinese/US buyer who doesn’t want to pay customs charges, but only tells you that after the sale. Then i have to relist, get less money the second time round, and go through the whole process again.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that assumes the package does get there and i don’t have to deal with a lost/damaged item claim from overseas.</p><p><br /></p><p>On top of that if i receive money for overseas postage that goes towards my total revenue, pushing me closer to the VAT registration limit. </p><p><br /></p><p>No thanks. I know overall i get less money/sales by using eBays Global Shipping Program, but there is so much added grief in doing it myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ll take whatever time i save and buy more stuff instead.</p><p><br /></p><p>…rant over.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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