Shipping Busses Internationally!

hero5211314 said:
My buyer is a brand new user on BF just register within the pass 2 days. I guess I will let him know different payment methods. I kind of have an idea on what to do now, :D Thanks :D:thumbup:
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Might be worth running his email address/mailing address through BF & Google (or your favorite Internet search website) searches too, since he's new. :thumbup: If he's had a bad deal here or on another Forum, sometimes the other guy will disclose the email addy/mailing addy in details about the transaction. Just FYI, not trying to scare ya! :)
 
for sure research any info you have before you put the piece in the mail.

Make sure to follow all the advice on here, and make sure the payment is legit before shipping.

I personally don't sell internationally, but would make exceptions for the well known international hogs with good reps on here.
 
If I can introduce a bit of levity....never ever just sell a sheath Internationally....the cost on the postage and fees....just not worth it:D:D
 
USPS International does cover follow up until the buyer has it in his or her hands; you have to ask for a sing thought.

This is the way I have got 60% of my collection.

If you really don’t trust him or her ask for a wire transfer it will cost around 5 or 7 Euros depending on his/her bank (exchange for today is 0.669672)

I will advice to take all precautions if you don’t feel safe. Seller and buyer have to be cool with this kind of things.

Just one thing: that you can’t find him on the internet by Google him/her or he just became a member of the forum does not mean that he is not to trust.

I being reading and following this forum since I’m a kid and just became part of it couple of days ago. That does not mean that sellers like “Arizona Custom Knives, Steel Addiction Custom Knives, Monkey Depot, Nordic Knives, True North Knives, TAD Gear, Blade Art Inc.” and some others in Austria and Germany won’t trust me, get what I'm saying?

I have even sent some feed back to sellers as how different countries Customs treat their people.

Some story:
For example in north Germany they send you a letter to your house and tell you to go by the Customs office, there, you sit down and wait until the girl in front of you is finish opening the box she just got from Abercrombie.

Here come the good part: your turn, get up, give your letter to the guy and he makes you wait for some more time until he gets the big package, then he ask you “what’s inside”, you say “it’s a camping tool” he looks at you and say “o really, please open it” you open it and look at his eyes when he sees a 17” knife coming out of it and he say “a camping tool, uhu yea”
Then he asks for all the payment information; invoices and all, you give the PayPal invoice, your credit card extract, passport and permit of residence.
Here I have to say what you pay for the knife, $656.00 including shipping.
So Customs guy takes the package from you and makes you wait a bit more. He comes back and say “ok I have to charge you 19% of the total for tax, and because its more than $250.00 I have to charge an extra 6% for import charges, but this knife does not cost what you are saying, I just got to the internet and saw that this knife cost $800.00 plus shipping, how can you explain that?” then I explain that a SE or LE will cost that but this is not a SE or LE.
After one hour and paying all the taxes and feeling like a liar I go home with my baby in hands.

Good luck with your sale and I hope all goes ok.
 
Maybe this post could be placed as a Sticky? Even if it is in the Bussekin Exchange? There have been a lot of questions in and around this topic before and the information here would be easily accessible then.
 
Hey guys I actually email him these 4 requirments or agreements before I will ship anything. I would like to get some advice on it. Does these sound reasonable? Thanks so much my fellow HOGS. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

1. Once the item leaves my side (shipped) it is 100% of your responsibility. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No.

2. If the France's custom control seize the shipment due to their reasons. and it has to be send back to the U.S. Your going have to pay the shipping. In addition, when the item is safely send back to me without any damages. I will then process a full refund excluding the first shipping cost. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No

3. When the shipment reaches France and if there are any kinds of tax related to the package. Your going have to pay for them. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No

4. If the package is lost during shipment process or not delivered to you. I will do my best to locate it but there will be no guarantees. As a result, a refund may not be possible. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No
 
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hero5211314 said:
Hey guys I actually email him these 4 requirments or agreements before I will ship anything. I would like to get some advice on it. Does these sound reasonable? Thanks so much my fellow HOGS. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

1. Once the item leaves my side (shipped) it is 100% of your responsibility. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No.
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Reasonable.

hero5211314 said:
2. If the France's custom control seize the shipment due to their reasons. and it has to be send back to the U.S. Your going have to pay the shipping. In addition, when the item is safely send back to me without any damages. I will then process a full refund excluding the first shipping cost. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No
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Although you will not refund the initial shipping, it may be difficult to get him to agree to pay the shipping charge back to you. It might arrive C.O.D. but I've not had this happen, so I don't know. It's a risk on a small loss to get your knife back should Customs allow it to be returned.

hero5211314 said:
3. When the shipment reaches France and if there are any kinds of tax related to the package. Your going have to pay for them. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No
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Reasonable, and he's probably already aware of this.

hero5211314 said:
4. If the package is lost during shipment process or not delivered to you. I will do my best to locate it but there will be no guarantees. As a result, a refund may not be possible. If you agree please put down Y=Yes or N=No
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This is what the insurance is for, and why you want to take insurance for the full value of the knife. As long as you keep all the receipts & documentation from the carrier (USPS, FedEx, Ups, etc.) then if the package is lost or stolen, they should pay the claim which you will most likely have to initiate once the required time has past. (Example, USPS= 30 days before filing a claim) If the claim won't be paid although you did everything that you could do to make it so, then yes, reasonable.

When I first did an international deal, I let the Buyer know that this was my first time, and asked for advice on shipping and verification of his shipping address, how to declare it (not value, but description), etc. and then I asked at my PO, and googled info the check what was told to me. It was a bit scary, but I wanted to learn how, and each time it gets easier. Everybody has to start somewhere, yes? I've now shipped to 15+ countries all over the world. So far, so good. :thumbup: I wish you the best with your overseas deal! :)
 
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As a buyer and someone who is overseas, (in Hong Kong) and with experience of buying over 100 knives from the US, I would like to add my 2 cents because the more the US exports, the better it is for sellers and buyers; and the US does make great knives!

Shipping; USPS Priority International with Insurance and signature - don't go for less because it protects both parties.

Customs; Tell it as it it, "Cutting Tools" work best and DO indicate the true value - avoid any buyer who wants to reduce the value or be creative in the description

Payment; Non-commercial (no fees) PayPal is best, followed by WU and PayPal with fees.

Due-diligence; There are dishonest buyers and sellers and yes a forum check will be useful but add eBay too. However we all have to start sometime and if you follow the above, this should not be an issue.

Housekeeping; Keep ALL paperwork, copies of emails and sales materials (if any)

Cheers
BP
 
Good Post Falcor...that sums it up nicely...

Hero...my thoughts were that you might well upset the buyer sending something like that. I would couch it differently...simply say you are doing these things because it is best for the both of you...similar to what Falcor said...it does protect both.

Trying to get a Buyer to agree that all risk is on him is just not right....as Jaxx said that is what the insurance is for and the insurance will be in your name.

I say in my "Ads" on the exchange that "I will ship tracked and insured and there is no risk to the buyer until the package is delivered"....which is a better way IMO of attracting "Buyers"....and it is correct as well...they don't have any risk until delivery because if the package is lost they get a refund from me and I have to claim on the insurance...

Speaking on the other side when I am a Buyer....I am not fond of people trying to disclaim liability when I am paying them not just for the knife but for the level of shipping and insurance to cover these eventualities....

It has to cut both ways....if you see what I mean.
 
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