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Originally Posted by Ladymom  I feel your pain. I had a bow order go missing on it's way to Italy (which I later found out is the worst country to ship to).
International priority mail doesn't operate like domestic mail does. It is not trackable and there is no delivery confirmation. The only way to track international packages is to either send them registered mail ($11.50 extra, but that only reimburses up to $45.62 if the package is lost) or Express mail or Global Mail, which is very expensive.
I have since heard that international buyers will scam sellers by only paying for first class/priority untrackable mail, then filing a Paypal dispute 30 days later claiming they did not receive the package when they really did. Unless you have proof of delivery, Paypal will refund the buyer's money.
I have gotten very picky about which countries I will ship to. I also prefer to ship small bow orders of $25-$30. That amount usually isn't subject to duty tax so most of my customers are okay with it. I now require orders over $50 be shipped registered mail and who wants to pay $18 shipping on $50 worth of bows sent and then have to pay duty on top of that?
I really hate international orders.  |
Yeah italy is the worst. Have you ever read through their prohibited items lists? It's pretty much everything.