Regarding buying gears from ebay (USA)
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junkiemanxl
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just send a msg to the seller and let him know about including the shipping country of your choice. most sellers will do that for you. Esp if its a buy it now listing.
Tentatively,
U can try changing your primary shipping address.
log in to ebay.com (not .com.sg)
My ebay
Account
Addresses
Change your primary shipping address to V post mailbox
dodgethis
New member
I am still using my Singapore address but I do send a message to the seller after I place a bid. I inform him/her of my intention to use a forwarding service located in the lower 48 states. All replies come back positive and allow me to continue bidding.
Though I have yet to win anything due to lack of budget
Though I have yet to win anything due to lack of budget
shinobi
New member
i have quite a bit of experience in dealing through ebay. some of the things mentioned are not totally correct.
Q. can you use your vpost address when bidding to ship to US only bids
most of the time the answer is NO.
accepting non-US bids is a separate issue from shipping outside the US.
this depends on whether the seller allows mail forwarding, or mailing to a PO box (which is what vpost is).
many sellers will not ship to a mail forwarding location. furthermore, many sellers will not ship to a mailing address which is different from the billing address.
even if you can change your ebay location to USA (im not even sure if that is possible), this only concernes your shipping/mailing address. your billing address will be determined when you make payment. i don't know of any form of payment other than paypal.
where paypal is concerned, firstly, you cannot change your location (across countries). if you have a singapore paypal account, changing your location to USA involves opening an entirely new account. the difficulty is in linking your bank a/c or debit/credit card to the paypal a/c. you need to do this in order to make payment.
linking your bank a/c or debit/credit card to paypal becomes a problem when you are in fact not in USA.
but even if you could get the mailing/billing address issue sorted, it still does not answer the very first question - whether the seller is willing to ship to a PO box or mail forwarding address. if not, and you win the bid, he will find out eventually and the deal may break down, and consequences may follow.
do not proceed with the bid if the seller may assume you are located within the US. make sure he is clear with this.
the reason why it is so complicated is obvious - with all the hoops you have to jump through, there are many vulnerabilities and many ways in which scammers can rip the seller off.
Q. can you use your vpost address when bidding to ship to US only bids
most of the time the answer is NO.
accepting non-US bids is a separate issue from shipping outside the US.
this depends on whether the seller allows mail forwarding, or mailing to a PO box (which is what vpost is).
many sellers will not ship to a mail forwarding location. furthermore, many sellers will not ship to a mailing address which is different from the billing address.
even if you can change your ebay location to USA (im not even sure if that is possible), this only concernes your shipping/mailing address. your billing address will be determined when you make payment. i don't know of any form of payment other than paypal.
where paypal is concerned, firstly, you cannot change your location (across countries). if you have a singapore paypal account, changing your location to USA involves opening an entirely new account. the difficulty is in linking your bank a/c or debit/credit card to the paypal a/c. you need to do this in order to make payment.
linking your bank a/c or debit/credit card to paypal becomes a problem when you are in fact not in USA.
but even if you could get the mailing/billing address issue sorted, it still does not answer the very first question - whether the seller is willing to ship to a PO box or mail forwarding address. if not, and you win the bid, he will find out eventually and the deal may break down, and consequences may follow.
do not proceed with the bid if the seller may assume you are located within the US. make sure he is clear with this.
the reason why it is so complicated is obvious - with all the hoops you have to jump through, there are many vulnerabilities and many ways in which scammers can rip the seller off.
junkiemanxl
Active member
btw, what is the item that you are bidding on?
some items (e.g Dimarzio) will not allow the brand to be shipped out into certain countries.
I have met with such an incident before. I sent a msg to the seller and they would usually advise you from there on. In my case, they lifted the shipping restriction and shipped the items to singapore.
.. haha
faizal_rocks
New member
Ebay now has this protection scheme in which if u pay by Paypal and if the item doesn't reach u or its not the one u were expecting, Ebay will refund u the full amount (incld shipping) that u paid for.
Always buy from a reliable seller, preferably from those who have good feedback ratings
Always buy from a reliable seller, preferably from those who have good feedback ratings
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