Rayman merchandise

[Eren]

Well, a VHS is more vulnerable than let's say, a DVD case with a disc in it, so it probably needs more protective packaging,

Exactly, i know that, and i could understand (kind of) if someone wanted 15-20$ shipping for an item like this, or a strategic guide (most of the time shipping is pretty expensive), since it needs a protective packaging but :

but aside that, yea, 37$ (for me at least) is kind of ridiculous.

see? 37 is ridiculous

[Haruka]

Well, what an asshole the seller is. He ended it, because he will not send it to Germany. I told him I would pay for an higher shipping. I am sure he will post this up again, so someone from America can buy it! I am just mad right now, but I knew this would happen. Oh well, better luck next time.

wow what a fucker.
does he really just ship to America? because i could try to buy it.

Geez, is it that hard to ship to Germany? I've even sent a game to India in past.

[Eeeebray]

I have no idea. I told the seller that I will pay for an higher price, but he said "Only for America" which pissed me off. I mean, thats so bad to ship it to Germany? The seller even bid to make the price higher 3 times. Such an asshole. If I find the yoyo again, I'll post it here so someone from America can try their luck.

[Eren]

I have no idea. I told the seller that I will pay for an higher price, but he said "Only for America" which pissed me off. I mean, thats so bad to ship it to Germany? The seller even bid to make the price higher 3 times. Such an asshole. If I find the yoyo again, I'll post it here so someone from America can try their luck.

Ooooh that's why someone bidded 3 times, it was the stupid seller such a shame he only wants to ship to america

[OCG]

If he puts Yo-Yo on sale, I am gonna bid on it just to piss him off. I call for a campaign that all Non-American users keep bidding to show him how selfish he is. I mean I fail to see a problem if buyer pays for insurence. Why deny it?

[Eren]

If he puts Yo-Yo on sale, I am gonna bid on it just to piss him off.

Lol, that's actually what i had in mind before

[SpyroGuy]

What? The seller actually bidded for his/her own stuff, just to avoid it having to being sent to other places which are not America?

How old is he/she, like 8?

Anyway, if the seller says that he/she doesn't want to or not having the capabilities to do so for some reason, it's not like we can do anything about it.
I've had my bad experience with this as well from time to time, but oh well...shit happens. xD

For example I've just found (literally like an hour ago) a pair!!! of Legacy of Kain figures waiting for me for an awesome price and BAM, U.K. shipping only.
Feces with salt.

[Eshap]

I don't want to be "that guy" but, whilst I do agree that bidding on your own item is trashy, eBay must allow sellers to limit what countries they send to for a reason... Some people have bad history sending to foreign countries (e.g. lost packages), some people don't want to burden international customers with high shipping costs or some people just find it too hassling. To call this guy an asshole without even considering the bigger picture and taking into account that their listing does say they only ship to the US feels pretty uncalled for and unfair. also, if anyone actually follows ocg's idea, i am going to crawl up my own backside

Britta, I feel bad for you losing out on the item, but if someone says they only ship to a certain country/countries, you should *at least* ask in advance (i.e. not after the auction ends) if they'll consider shipping elsewhere, or just not bid.

[SpyroGuy]

Asking is certainly a usable solution, you know like, trying to solve stuff with actual communication rather than logicless offensive measures and I will certainly at least attempt to convince the british guy to consider extending the shipping range at least to Europe.

[Eeeebray]

I apologize for the bad language, but it is frustating to know such rare item will not get shipped to Germany. I have mixed feelings right now and I overreacted a little bit. Anyway, since not getting it, someone else can get it. Like I said, when I see it up again, I'll leave a link here ^^

[OCG]

@Eshap
I must add some things.
Britta clearly found item on German eBay so why didn't seller use option to hide auction on non US eBay sites? Also I must say that he didn't wrote shipping to US only but it was just written that shipping is not specified for other countries and that you can request total after winning. I used eBay for a long time and I know to distinguish all sort of messages written down. If he really restricted other countries, Britta would not even be able to bid. I recently tried bidding on one auction and I couldn't because of policy seller put. Now that is a correct way to do it you don't want to ship to other countries.

Asking in advance is bullshit way because many sellers will deny obviously but most of them do not want negative feedback so after buyer wins they end up sending even if they do not want because of fear of getting negative feedback. I already gave in past negative feedbacks or sometimes threatned with them when seller refused to send and in most cases it worked and I ended up getting item.

@Miss-Cerasus
I don't blame you for bad language, I acted same when seller cancelled Mushroom Statue shipping because of low price auction ended with

[Eshap]

I understand your frustration- shipping restrictions can still be pretty annoying, especially when the item being sold is as rare as that yoyo. Now HappyHaunter might just buy it so he can have 2 yoyos for no reason! Your situation also reminded me of when someone bid on their own Rayman poster 6 times and then dropped out, leaving me to pay the stupidly high winning bid myself, so I can relate a little. ;_;

That reminds me... if anyone here is still interested, there are American proxy services who could buy the item for you and ship it to you. You'd have to pay for fees and more shipping, but the option is there!

Britta clearly found item on German eBay so why didn't seller use option to hide auction on non US eBay sites?

Only Britta can confirm this for sure. She may have gone into her watch list on the German site and grabbed the link from there, whereas she originally found the item by going onto the American eBay website. If it's true that it was on the German eBay site, then that is pretty poor planning on the seller's part, but it doesn't take away from the fact it states on the page that shipping is to the US only.

Also I must say that he didn't wrote shipping to US only but it was just written that shipping is not specified for other countries and that you can request total after winning.

No... no, it doesn't say that at all.

Asking in advance is bullshit way because many sellers will deny obviously but most of them do not want negative feedback so after buyer wins they end up sending even if they do not want because of fear of getting negative feedback. I already gave in past negative feedbacks or sometimes threatned with them when seller refused to send and in most cases it worked and I ended up getting item.

Wait... what? Are you trying to say you ask people after you've bid or won? Or am I reading this wrong? Because you can't give negative feedback if you don't even win an auction...

[Eren]

That reminds me... if anyone here is still interested, there are American proxy services who could buy the item for you and ship it to you. You'd have to pay for fees and more shipping, but the option is there!

Wow, could you link me one of these?

[OCG]

@Eshap
It says it may not ship but there is different message that can be displayed for shipping too if seller puts options correct which openly says "Does not ship to (insert country name here). I seen it myself many times and that configuration stops people from those countries to be able to even place bid.

The last part you are definitely reading wrong. I said that it happened to me many times that some sellers like this one put option "May not ship" instad of "Does not ship"
which means I can bid on it. After I win, some sellers did not want to ship it to me because I don't live in same country as they. In those cases I usually say that I will give them negative feedback if they do not ship it to me because it is their fault they did not configure it correctly to stop me from being able to bid and system clearly accepted my bid.

Seriously, it is not hard to configure for outsiders to be able to bid. I recently tried bidding on something and I couldn't because of country issue and in those cases, it is ok. I couldn't bid so I did not threaten with negative since like you said it is not even possible

My post was written regarding sellers who do not want to ship to me after I win.

[Eshap]

Fairplay- I did a search of buyers not being able to bid on certain items because of their location and a few results did pop up, so it must exist... I've just never seen it. Can't deny that I still find your practise to be very shitty, regardless- I just don't see "May not ship" as an invitation to bid anyway without contacting the seller in advance- if not because the page specifically tells you to contact them, but because it's just common courtesy to the seller.

Then again, I'm talking to you, so that last part of my post probably doesn't mean anything.

That reminds me... if anyone here is still interested, there are American proxy services who could buy the item for you and ship it to you. You'd have to pay for fees and more shipping, but the option is there!

Wow, could you link me one of these?

I'm afraid I lost the link to the one I was thinking of, but a quick Google search will probably turn up some results.

[OCG]

Well, the bottom text says "Contact the seller and request shipping to your location." which is exactly what I do always when I win some auctions. Contacting them before bidding will almost always result "No" as the answer since if seller originally planned to ship outside of country he would probably put "Worldwide" option to be seen don't you think?
In the end, you can consider my practise shitty and I do admit it probably puts sellers in bad position because they did not want outsider to win and ship it to them but they do it to prevent losing good reputation (then again, some don't care at all like this Yo-Yo seller and will not ship it anyways) but the final result is always positive for both sides when seller agrees to ship. Buyer gets item, seller gets money.

[Eshap]

I've contacted multiple sellers in the past before bidding on/buying items, asking if they'll send to my country and how much it would cost, and I've never been told no, in spite of their listings saying they may not ship to the UK; maybe some sellers don't expect interest outside of their country? Maybe I'm just lucky, but I think it's better to do that and get a no, as opposed to bidding anyway and having to deal with a distressed seller asking "whAT hAvE yOU DoNE".
It's true that, in the end, the seller will profit if they just man up and send the item, but if they had a legit reason not to send to your country, the whole ordeal is bound to give them stress, and the thought of that makes me feel uncomfortable. But...that's just me.

[OCG]

I guess in the end, our different ways of thinking regarding this whole thing are based on personal experiences.

[Eeeebray]

One thing is sure. The seller is unfriendly! Very unfriendly. So no wondering he cancelled it!
I tried to explain him the situation. But he said I am just wasting my time with that.

He said it was clearly stated about only shipping to US. But his mistake was to choose: "May ships to Germany" than "Does NOT ship to Germany."
It is just a little difference but important. And as seller, he should have knew that. But I no longer want to talk about it, because I do not want to waste my time with this anymore.

[Eren]

Oh well, he got what he deserved a negative feedback.
If he sells the item again, could you post it here ?