I had three books purchased by a buyer from Malaysia.

I sent him an invoice for USPS parcel post mailing. He refused to pay that, insisting that I use USPS International Flat Rate Mailing, which I did.

He subsequently filed a claim with PayPal which found in his favor for non-delivery. That was when I learned that USPS International Flat Rate Mailing can only be tracked to the point that the parcel left the USA.

After reviewing the horror stories I've seen posted here, I will file the $46 for merchandise, and the merchandise itself as the cost for education ... I now post very clearly on all items that I sell that I will not ship to Malaysia.

Transaction number: 250878478863

My best stories are from the transactions that are as smooth as clockwork and become instantly forgetable(except perhaps for positive feedback)

I wish that Canada had a faster postal system: it takes up to 20 days for a package to be received by a Canadian buyer from me.

This isn't a fault of the Canadian postal system.  The Canadian Border Services Agency (i.e. "Canada Customs") had to close a number of processing centres for mail from the U.S. a few years ago when USPS cut back on the number of Canadian destinations for air mail.  This means that the remaining ones--particularly Mississauga--are handling an increased volume of mail from the U.S.

Seeing as Canada and the U.S. are one of the world's top trading partners and a huge volume of goods pass between the two countries, this has just caused further slowdowns in transit time for mail between the two countries.

"A principle isn’t a principle until it costs you money.” -- William Bernbach, Jewish-American advertising executive who took on the Volkswagen America account after the Second World War

baybizz wrote:

maeve@ebay.com!....  a name from the past! - I thought I was dreaming... is she still around?

( It seems not...
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520031688

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Yes, "Fings ain't wot they used to be" baybizz.  

Had a buyer in AU contact me about an item I had at auction and wanted to know if I could find them more.

Years of fabulous exchanges ensued!

BBL: Blocked Bidder List... BIN: Buy It Now... BO: Best Offer... BR: Bid Retraction... DC: Delivery Confirmation DSR: Detailed Seller Rating FB: Feedback FRB: Flat Rate Box FVF: Final Value Fee IPR: Immediate Payment Required NARU: Not A Registered User OP: Original Poster OT: Off Topic PM: Priority Mail.... PS: Power Seller.... SNAD: Significantly Not As Described...... TRS: Top Rated Seller...... UIA: Unpaid Item Assistant..... UID: Unpaid Item Dispute

Hi,   I am a buyer from Israel , all my orders are orders of CDs.

95% of my orders arrived fast but 1 order arrived super fast,

Order from Germany arrived to Israel in 2 days by priority mail !!

When the cd arrived from Germany to my Mailbox

I was so stunned so I ran into the yard to see if the space ship that brought the cd is still there