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Subject:	Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Sun, 7 May 2000 13:41:27 GMT
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Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us" in auctions, sales, trades etc?

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		Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
(...) Because shipment to other countries, or even more so, other continents, is much more expensive than shipping inside the US. It is often more risky, too. hth, -Shiri (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
(...) Good question! There's the cost thing (see MikeS's reply) and then there's the time/effort thing (and maybe even other things). I'll cover the time thing: If you live in the U.S. and you're sending a significant number of packages to other (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)

		Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
Interesting question Jonathan, I've always wondered that! As a parts seller in Canada, 95% of my packages go outside the country, 90% of those to the US. For the kinds of small packages that most Lego parts orders need, I just use the small packet (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
(...) The reason why I only ship to the US is because I know how much everything will cost. I know that all sets under 2 lbs will cost $3.20 to ship which helps me to reply to my customers faster, which makes the transaction quicker. If I had to (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
(...) Recently, I gave up my collectible card game sales business. It was tough dealing with foreign countries due to restrictions from: a) my bank and b) the US Postal Service. Sometimes I couldn't accept a check drawn on foreign funds (Canada), (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)

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