Question
Is there a problem with shipping to Russia?
I've got a potential bidder (who lives in the US) who wants to bid on my auction as a wedding gift for someone who lives in Russia. She wants to know if I can ship it there. Does anyone see a problem with this?
Thanks!! (I'm heading out shortly, but will be back later.)
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Well, you have PayPal Seller Protection for the USA, Canada & the UK. The buyer is from the USA, so you'd be protected, if he/she pays by PayPal.
If the item was expensive, I'd send the package by Registered Mail with a Return Receipt, but that's just me.
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It's not an expensive item--I didn't realize PP was guaranteed for the UK! BUT, is that only if I ship to a "verified" or whatever address? She's paying me with her account and wants me to ship to another address in Russia.
I'm not really worried about losing money on the item--I'm more worried about getting caught up in a scam of some sort and/or getting my first neg.
OK, I'm way tired and hope all that made sense.
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Your only covered if you ship to the address Paypal says is OK and verified.
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Thanks, LOP. The auction closes Sunday early evening. I'm going to bed and will think on it a bit. I'm hoping that I can block the bidder if I decide to later tomorrow?
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I checked this out on the eBay international trading site and am so glad I did! Apparently this is a scam that has become quite common with a bidder wanting you to ship to a cousin who is getting married in Russia.
I replied to the question, saying that PayPal won't cover the transaction if I ship to another address, so would need to ship to her own verified address and have her ship the item to Russia herself.
I doubt I'll hear anything further from her.
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Glad you found out it was a scam. Would be prudent to block the ID from bidding, block their email addy, and report the ID to fraud& safety.
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So what would the scam be? I guess I'm dense tonight...
claiming non-receipt with Paypal?
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On my paypal account I can add a mailing address. Then I can select that address for my purchase to be mailed to.
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Originally Posted by doobeedog
On my paypal account I can add a mailing address. Then I can select that address for my purchase to be mailed to.
lol.
But if your second address was Kiev you can bet PP wouldn't guarantee anything about shipping there...