Ignorama Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 What am I even doing with my life that I miss these auctions? This time you missed nothing, shipping only to european union Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 This time you missed nothing, shipping only to european union You'd be surprised how many auctions that say that actually end up coming to Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 You'd be surprised how many auctions that say that actually end up coming to Canada. Like auctions meant to ship only to the US ending up in Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 You'd be surprised how many auctions that say that actually end up coming to Canada. I'm surprised how many people outright refuse, no matter what I offer to pay for shipping. Not that it was that one, but imagine the $100 Spiker lot where I offer $250 to ship to Canada (and will probably cost the seller $50 MAX). Completely refused. Couldn't find an American friend quickly enough to nab it. I could have cried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm surprised how many people outright refuse, no matter what I offer to pay for shipping. Not that it was that one, but imagine the $100 Spiker lot where I offer $250 to ship to Canada (and will probably cost the seller $50 MAX). Completely refused. Couldn't find an American friend quickly enough to nab it. I could have cried. Yah I'm always surprised when people say no, because it would be a huge pain according to them, like I'd just asked them to kill their own children or solve world hunger. I can remember more than one time frantically trying to get a hold of Rev to buy something for me. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If I ever get around to selling on eBay, I'll sell to Canadians....but no one else! Speaking of eBay...I recently earned my purple star! (500 Feedback - $100%). All purchases...never sold a single thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yah I'm always surprised when people say no, because it would be a huge pain according to them, like I'd just asked them to kill their own children or solve world hunger. I can remember more than one time frantically trying to get a hold of Rev to buy something for me. Lol. You have another USA connection if you ever need a backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm surprised how many people outright refuse, no matter what I offer to pay for shipping. Not that it was that one, but imagine the $100 Spiker lot where I offer $250 to ship to Canada (and will probably cost the seller $50 MAX). Completely refused. Couldn't find an American friend quickly enough to nab it. I could have cried. Was that the auction i won or a different auction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I do not understand the fear of international shipping either. I guess it is the customs form that scares them. I use USPS.com. Everything is typed in a form by answering questions. It then prints postage and customs on the same address label. What could be easier. International shipping takes 15 seconds longer than normal domestic US shipping. It is really a shame. I do not use eBay's global shipping, heard too many horror stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Was that the auction i won or a different auction? Oh this a while ago. But it was the same sort of insane deal. I've half given up on Ebay because this sort of attitude is so rampant. Every time I see a decent deal I just assume they won't ship to Canada, and lo and behold, I'm usually right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTLGUY Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) You know you can simply sign up for a US address at some places. I use ReShip.com It cost $5 to sign up and get that US address. They reship it to you for a cost and you choose the carrier among a few they offer. For 1 game it is about $11.50 to reship using USPS. I use it for those who just won't ship here (Canada), or the ones that overcharge. Sometimes just adding $11.50 or so to the US shipping (often free) is still cheaper than have them ship to Canada. You can save on reshipping by consolidating orders too. Vedry simple process and quite effective. Sign up here and we both get a $10 on our next shipping. Please use the link. http://www.reship.com?rf=sgUF8PJYOOsATdQsOSYC2M6VO77kJPzXmwVNjMcXNLY= Edited March 31, 2015 by MTLGUY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Interesting, I've never heard of that service other than to PO Boxes. You don't run into sellers who start into "I will only ship to a valid street address, blah blah blah"? I've dealt with people in years past who always think shipping re-direction is a "scam". I'll have to check it out. It's still kinda pricey but I guess better than nothing - maybe it's a better deal on larger weights, like for example the guy selling the TandyVision in the other thread who will do free shipping to the US. Any way to figure out what ReShip charges for a system + 21 boxed games? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I picked my set up today. 800km roadtrip with hurricane flurries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soporj Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If I ever get around to selling on eBay, I'll sell to Canadians....but no one else! Speaking of eBay...I recently earned my purple star! (500 Feedback - $100%). All purchases...never sold a single thing. Buyers can only receive positive feedback, so I hope you're at 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Buyers can only receive positive feedback, so I hope you're at 100%! Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Not intv but pretty rare atari game: Robin hood / sir lancelot Tomarc / motocross Spike peak / ghost manor Chuck Norris / artillery dual All complete in box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Buyers can only receive positive feedback, so I hope you're at 100%! That's true now, but in the past there were sellers who would withhold their feedback until the buyer left a positive review. Buyers got negative feedback if they didn't cooperate. Thankfully, eBay fixed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) That's true now, but in the past there were sellers who would withhold their feedback until the buyer left a positive review. Buyers got negative feedback if they didn't cooperate. Thankfully, eBay fixed that.there are downsides to fixing that. When you have a scammer usually from another country that files a complaint saying he never got an item you have no way of warning others. When i was selling i didnt leave feedback first because i had a couple people try to scam me. Lucky for me i put tracking on the packages on the two occasions that happened to me. These were high dollar sales so i would have lost a lot of money. Now i wont sell anything on ebay. 6 months to be able to demand a refund is bullsh*t. I live pretty poor. My ebay account would be suspended if i had to give a six month warranty on "USED" games and some asshole filed for a refund six months later. Edited April 1, 2015 by pimpmaul69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 That's true now, but in the past there were sellers who would withhold their feedback until the buyer left a positive review. Buyers got negative feedback if they didn't cooperate. Thankfully, eBay fixed that. eBay made a big mistake when it disabled the ablity to leave feedback for bad buyers. eBay has earned a reputation as being very seller negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Not intv but pretty rare atari game: Robin hood / sir lancelot Tomarc / motocross Spike peak / ghost manor Chuck Norris / artillery dual All complete in box Nice! I picked up the 2 rarest Colecovision Xonox releases this summer, for a SONG. Just the games and manuals, but still... it was a full working console plus about 20 games for $100. Crazy deal considering each of those 2 sells for more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I think I have a loose Artillery Dual single ender It's part of my tiny Colecovision collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punishermark Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Who bought the CIB Fathom on goodwill last week? I just could not go to 150 and shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Who bought the CIB Fathom on goodwill last week? I just could not go to 150 and shipping. I saw that as well. No way I'd go that high for that. I had mentioned recently in another thread that the Goodwill site seems to be pricier on the whole than ebay lately. I don't know if it's just that people see the Goodwill name and something in their heads just thinks its gotta be cheap if it's Goodwill. Its not. Auction prices tend to run just as high if not usually higher than ebay for rarer items and on top of that you add overpriced shipping AND and an additional handling charge. Then you're lucky if the item is packed well. About a quarter of my purchases have been trashed in packaging / shipping. Goodwill is not a friendly site 9 times out of 10 for collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACFinPGH Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 What looked like a nice CIB copy of Tower of Doom sold for $36 (although with their shipping and handling it was prob $10+ more) last week on shopgoodwill. I forgot to bid on it. I do find it strange when SGW auctions go higher than eBay, considering almost everything is untested and shipping is outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpel Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Definitely, Fridays are really good days... I can say next one will BE a very very very very very good day... did I say very five times ? ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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