Ebay GSP (global shipping program)

Efour

Efour

Efour

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Hi,

Im looking to buy something from uk ebay and i asked the seller what they would change to send it here to Sweden.

The reply i got was we'll send it by GSP.
Useless.

I have plenty of options to get it sent to UK people, no need to offer thanks lol, but it's obviously a favour that can be quite a time sink, so wondering if GSP is a reasonable price are they gonna vat import tax me on my 2nd hand boiler component?

Anyone a big eBay buyer or seller that knows the process and prices to the customer?

I'll probably just end up getting my sister to receive and forward it but ..... Would be great for me if it was an acceptable cost.

96164 is my postcode if you need it


Puss och kram
 
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I've only ever used GSP as a seller, sent a couple of cups to Australia and that only cost 20 pounds postage, I believe it should calculate the cost and show you somewhere on the item page
 
Yeah if a seller has an item listed via GSP normally you get an estimate of shipping costs and tax, etc when you go to bid/buy.
Its up to you as the buyer to choose the delivery dervice, etc - the seller just needs to send the item to the UK Warehouse and then eBay handle it from there.

I've got one just now actually going to Italy but I only need to send to the warehouse, really handy as a seller.
 
chrismscotland said:
Yeah if a seller has an item listed via GSP normally you get an estimate of shipping costs and tax, etc when you go to bid/buy.
Its up to you as the buyer to choose the delivery dervice, etc - the seller just needs to send the item to the UK Warehouse and then eBay handle it from there.

I've got one just now actually going to Italy but I only need to send to the warehouse, really handy as a seller.
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Damn i don't seem to get any info in my basket and it just says contact seller which I did so this feels bit circular.
I'll buy it send it to my Sis in London.

It was a replacement tip to my industrial butt plugg. Uk make the best, after so many years under tory rule, you've got it down to an art. (Being ****** in the ***)

Spare part to my boiler system.
 
I've sold lots via the GSP, usually shows the buyer the cost which will include all fees/taxes. As a seller I'd rather send it that route as once it reaches the depot then any breakages/lost parcels further down the line are handled with eBay.

It's strange that it's asking you to contact the seller, perhaps they have an exclusion to your country for some reason?

Edit: perhaps the GSP do not handle that item. I've had it before where I've sent a parcel (radio valves) through to the GSP depot and they said afterwards they cannot ship it.
 
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Edit update.

I made a whole new account rather than my 20ish whatever year old english one and i got shipping cost in my basket 300 krona.. urgh. :p

Anyway thx for the help.

My bum can heal a while before I decide what to do.
 
Yeah GSP is always dearer than doing it manually but for the seller it's a lot easier because we just send it to a UK eBay address and they take care of the onward shipping.

Your best bet is to just go on something like the Royal Mail website and make a quote for small / medium parcel / whatever it is and see what the actual cost would be.

As for VAT, eBay is going to add that on automatically now for EU sales, they are required to.
 
Yeah as a seller I'd only use the GSP.
As a seller your responsibility ends once the package gets accepted at the GSP hub.
Which makes it far far more secure than anything else. It's even better than selling in the UK due to that.
 
Yeah it's a shame it's a 30quid item with 30quid postage but for bigger ticket items sounds awesome.
 
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