Buying in the States was Re: HP analyzer probes

From: Hans B PUFAL <hansp_at_citem.org>
Date: Wed Jun 30 01:21:30 2004

Philip Pemberton wrote:

>There doesn't seem to be anything even remotely close to this on Ebay at the
>moment, well, at least there's nothing that's available to the UK. Plenty of
>probe kits available USA-only though...
>
>
I find it amazing that in the land of rampant capitalism they are unable
to see the advantages of selling internationally.
Yesterday I decided to see about buying a new laptop. Having chosen the
model I searched on Froogle and found
well over 100 hits. I contacted the 5 cheapest to ask if they would
ship internationally - four replied NO. The one
positive response was also the cheapest so they get the order!

The eBay "will ship to <insert your country of choice> only" is
something I do not understand. Why reduce your potential
market? An international buyer knows they will have to pay for shipping
and that might put them off but why shut them out
completely? The extra hassle of an international shipment cannot be
that great, at least it isn't in my experience here in Europe.

So this leads me to propose that we set up staging addresses in the
States (and any other country for that matter). For
a small fee participants would agree to receive and transship packages
for other members on the opposite side of the world.
I would be happy to offer my services in that regard.

  -- HansP
Received on Wed Jun 30 2004 - 01:21:30 BST