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 Author: ExplodingFruit View Messages Posted By ExplodingFruit
 Posted: May 19, 2023 10:23
 Subject: Selling Overseas
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ExplodingFruit (3547)

Location:  USA, Wisconsin
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Is it worth it to open up my USA store to international orders/shipping? Seems
like a lot could go wrong.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: May 19, 2023 10:37
 Subject: Re: Selling Overseas
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SylvainLS (52)

Location:  France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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In General, ExplodingFruit writes:
  Is it worth it to open up my USA store to international orders/shipping? Seems
like a lot could go wrong.

US-only sellers have 100% of their problems with US-only buyers
 Author: macebobo View Messages Posted By macebobo
 Posted: May 19, 2023 11:29
 Subject: Re: Selling Overseas
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macebobo (3258)

Location:  USA, Oregon
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In General, SylvainLS writes:
  In General, ExplodingFruit writes:
  Is it worth it to open up my USA store to international orders/shipping? Seems
like a lot could go wrong.

US-only sellers have 100% of their problems with US-only buyers

Not necessarily true. My one negative as a seller came from an International
buyers who falsified their location and used a freight forwarder.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: May 19, 2023 11:40
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SylvainLS (52)

Location:  France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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In General, macebobo writes:
  […]
  US-only sellers have 100% of their problems with US-only buyers

Not necessarily true. My one negative as a seller came from an International
buyers who falsified their location and used a freight forwarder.

It averages out
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: May 19, 2023 12:44
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Nubs_Select (4907)

Location:  Canada, Ontario
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In General, SylvainLS writes:
  In General, macebobo writes:
  […]
  US-only sellers have 100% of their problems with US-only buyers

Not necessarily true. My one negative as a seller came from an International
buyers who falsified their location and used a freight forwarder.

Potato potato

  It averages out

 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: May 19, 2023 10:56
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yorbrick (1209)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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In General, ExplodingFruit writes:
  Is it worth it to open up my USA store to international orders/shipping? Seems
like a lot could go wrong.

It depends what you sell. If it is run of the mill stuff, then postage costs
kill much of the international trade these days. Whereas if you plan on selling
hard to find or small but valuable items then it might be worthwhile.