Can't tell if my ebay listings are blocking intl. shipping?

[pokenoob]

@nuttun

@pokenoob

This might be a question for @gottaketchumall , but do sellers get charged a final value fee on the extra charges GSP collects for taxes and shipping?

It is, but I will still give it a try:

"How is the Final Value Fee calculated?

Final value fees for GSP items are calculated based on the total amount of the sale, including your domestic shipping charges (if any), but excluding the Program Fees paid by your buyer to Pitney Bowes for its Services."

Source: pages.ebay.com/seller-center/faq/global-shipping.html#m22_tb_a7__2

Ah that’s what I was looking for. Thanks! You’ve been a great help! I’ll let you know how it goes.

[poken00b88]

@gottaketchumall

@pokenoob yeah I would strongly recommend GSP. 100% hassle free and all it can do is get you more attention to your items and higher prices on your auctions at 0 cost to you. It opens your items up to worldwide buyers and all you need to do is ship to the forwarder in the US. Once you get it to them they take over all liability. I have hundreds of GSP sales if not nearing a thousand and have had exactly 0 issues.

I actually manually exclude all countries besides the US in my listing settings under “excluded shipping locations” but then I check the box for “Sell internationally with the Global Shipping Program.”

Some members on here will complain about the GSP from the buying side but they are complaining about having access to items they wouldn’t otherwise have access to so there really is no ground to stand on there.

Very good point.
I don’t think any buyer will come out and say they like the extra fees charged by GSP, but if I’ve used it as a buyer in the past and my experiences were all positive. In my situation, GSP is actually cheaper than paying 15% taxes + $10 handling fee.
My only real complain is not being able to combine items. I understand why they do it, but so many occasions I see US sellers have literally a dozen items I want at auction and I’m limited to purchase just the one as I just can’t compete with other bidders if I have to pay $20-50 extra PER card. We’re not talking an extra $3.50 or so tnols is charging and people complain about. lol

[gottaketchumall]

@pokenoob I have shipped up to 10-12 items or so together as a single GSP sale. It all depends how they check out. If they check out all in one go it saves them a bit on shipping and it makes it so I can send them together. However if they buy 3 items and pay it in 3 separate payments then I must ship those orders individually. Each transaction has its own unique code that the forwarder will know.

Note that once they pay via a regular sale as they have in your case you cannot just convert it to GSP. You will have to cancel, refund and then enable GSP on your listing and have them check out again.

As far as FVF goes it works just like a regular domestic sale. If your item is $99.99 that is all you will get and all you will see. Except on the packing slip that will show the extra fees they paid for shipping as well as import fees if necessary, but you don’t handle that extra money.

[nuttun]

@pokenoob

@nuttun

It is, but I will still give it a try:

"How is the Final Value Fee calculated?

Final value fees for GSP items are calculated based on the total amount of the sale, including your domestic shipping charges (if any), but excluding the Program Fees paid by your buyer to Pitney Bowes for its Services."

Source: pages.ebay.com/seller-center/faq/global-shipping.html#m22_tb_a7__2

Ah that’s what I was looking for. Thanks! You’ve been a great help! I’ll let you know how it goes.

No problem! Glad I can help! Good luck with selling your stuff