Selling internationally: shipment confirmation

[ymc226]

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I don't know if this belongs in this forum so please move if inappropriate.

 

I am in the US and only sell via Paypal to a US confirmed addressing as I've read of instances when PP took back payment of items that could not be proven to have been delivered.

 

In terms of selling to Europe, what courier services would one use that could be tracked easily from the US. I would prefer a single service from shipment to delivery, not one where a different service takes over in the recipient country making it harder to prove to PP that the item was actually received.

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[jaapv]

I would move it if I knew which forum to move it to..

Any of the international courier services, Fedex, UPS, etc. service Europe reliably. My personal favorite is Fedex, but they are a tad expensive.

[marknorton]

DHL are fine.

[doubice]

I have had good luck with the good old USPS - using Priority International for items under US$250, where proof of delivery to the address provided by PayPal is sufficient. For items over $250, I have used USPS Express Mail International - this service offers signature confirmation, needed by PayPal for seller protection. By the way - PayPal Seller Protection is an oxymoron...... Beware.....

 

As to DHL, they may have a good reputation in Europe but, their North American operations are somewhat lacking - at least that has been my experience with items I have had delivered from Europe via DHL.

 

There is another issue to consider when using courier services internationally - they do their own customs clearance and charge the recipient exhorbitant fees for this service. Postal services do not do this - the item may pass through Customs but, the recipient is the one doing the clearing.

 

Best,

 

Jan