International shipping can be a pain - but it varies a lot!
Sending regular mail from Germany to the States is typically quite swift.
Do tracked and signed - and it takes (sometimes) months!
Shipping from Argentina to Germany ist typically way faster than Italy to Germany (Huh?!?)
Express service ist quite reliable.
The problem with
ebay is that they decide "as they please" (are they royal family?). Once a case is closed, it is closed!
During corona-times a parcel from France got terribly delayed. (Sender claimed that France closed all postal offices!) I finally got a refund. Later the parcel arrived anyway!! And
ebay BLOCKED the communication between me and the sender.
Finally I received an angry (!) notice from the sender. I transferred him the full money voluntarily!
I only sell via
ebay if I do not really care whether I receive money or not.
My 2 cts.
(By the way: The "bad words filter" is a cute feature! Obligatory now in the States?)
Posted 04/09/2026 5:15 pm
