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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2882944, member: 10461&quot;]I sell primarily World coins, so unsurprisingly, I have in the past sold a lot of stuff overseas.&nbsp; But I often go months without listing anything, so each time I do, I forget certain things (since eBay is never the same when I return from a hiatus).</p><p><br /></p><p>This time I think I shot myself in the foot by clicking their Global Shipping option.&nbsp; This is where one ships the item to their distribution center in Kentucky and <i>they </i>ship it overseas and handle all the customs forms and such.&nbsp; Which <i>sounds</i> grand, but...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s how I think that was a mistake.&nbsp; For this last round of auctions, I chose to offer free <i>worldwide </i>shipping. (Yeah, I know- nuts, right?&nbsp; <i>Nobody</i> else does that.&nbsp; But it has been worthwhile to me in the past because it attracts more foreign bidders, and more bidders mean bidding wars, which are great for a seller.&nbsp; And on cheaper World coins I have next to nothing in, it has been worth the risk in the past.)</p><p><br /></p><p>However, what I did not realize (remember) was that though I had set my Worldwide shipping price to $0.00 in this last round, eBay was tacking on extra fees without my knowledge, and showing it on the listings on their foreign sites.&nbsp; In retrospect, I should have realized this, but it was only when a Danish bidder pointed it out to me via some screenshots that I realized what was going on.</p><p><br /></p><p>That does not explain how I&#039;ve had Seated Liberty quarters sell for <i>below melt</i> to US bidders, though.&nbsp; And I had to pay for free shipping for those.&nbsp; <font size="3">(They were low-end Seated quarters, but <i>still</i>...!)</font></p><p><br /></p><p>But my auction end times might&#039;ve had something to do with that.&nbsp; Or this mobile-friendly stuff.&nbsp; Who knows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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