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Originally Posted by SwiftDeath
lol I understand where you're coming from but I consider it a little rude to bid on an auction without asking if it doesn't specify shipping to my country
Sellers are also usually a lot nicer about it if you ask first
That being said there are sometimes the post reply problems you mention but rarely the relist with international shipping at least in my experience
Although I suppose you probably deal with a lot of American ebay sellers this way whereas my experiences are mostly with French/Spanish/German sellers
Oh and it is always always good practice to add .93 or whatever to your max bid
NEVER ever bid 100, always bid 100.93 or better yet 101.93
Again gotta work the system and incremental bidding is an important aspect to ebay
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I always do ask if they will ship to me but,i just wait until the seller cant revise the listing to suit international shipping & cant add the answer in the listing. If you ask to early they can change the listing or put the reply in the listing & bang goes any chance of you getting it possibly cheaper than you would have.
The $100 was just an example,for me its always something like $102.99 or what have you. All i was saying was if you feel your maximum is one amount add on at least anther $10-$20 just in case. Worst case scenario is you get outbid but dont feel as bad & best case you win it for possibly a few dollars more than your maximum.
Also,always ask for a buy now price if you can,offer to pay them directly through paypal as an incentive. This also works.
Have had sellers from the US,Germany,France & the UK all either cancel the auction then relist with international or agree to a price then sell it cheaper because it was more convenient. I have have only one exception from a UK seller that i bought the Darksiders Xbox console off. They had a buyer closer & was offering more than me but,despite this they still honored the original agreeement that was negotiated.
Sometimes all this never works. I bought something about 2-3 weeks ago in Italy. The seller agreed to ship it to me,advised me of the cost etc & all was happy. I bought the item & havent heard boo since. No correct invoice to pay,no sorry i have changed my mind or anything. Very very frustrating