vlydog Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Greetings forum family. I recently sold some genuine Rolex parts to a collector in Italy. I frequently see fleabay sales listing with a disclaimer stating no shipping to Italy. Why no shipping to Italy? What would be the best courier for mail service to Italy from the USA? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Good question, I have seen many times that Ebay sellers will NOT ship to Italy. I would recommend calling a higher end shipper like DHL or FEDEX and ask! Maybe we can get a better answer here! Good luck.. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have stopped selling/shipping anything to Italy as their postal system is either a complete fiasco or crooked. In the 10+ years I've been selling stuff on fleabay I've had maybe 7 or 8 packages go missing and over 50% of them were going to Italy. The last sale to Italy went missing and the buyer filed a chargeback that was "approved" even though tracking showed I shipped the package and it had left the US. According to PP they were granting the chargeback since tracking didn't show the buyer received it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I hear you J; thank you. I was afraid of that. Trouble is, I have already been paid for the item and I have agreed to ship. So wouldn't FedEx be a better alternative? Any Italian members out there who could offer a comment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_sphere Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 dont send it, give the guy a refund, take the hit on your account That would be my advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 dont send it, give the guy a refund, take the hit on your account That would be my advice. +1 -or- -If PayPal, issue a refund (if Goods/Services). -Request payment as (Money Owed/Personal/Gift) if he still wants it. -or- do a wire transfer -Photo/Video document the packing/shipping and provide tracking. -Be clear that once it leaves the USA he is on his own. The key here is to remove Buyer Protection (you being disputed as the Seller) based on the corruption in the Italian postal system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 DO NOT SHIP TO Italy. Refund the money and call it a day....your BEST option no matter what, sorry, your ONLY option if you don't want a complete train wreck on your hands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDoc Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I which I could add to this thread. But everything has already been said. Dont do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luchino Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hi guys im from Italy (Milano). Here customs are incredibly hard, better situation is in the south. Now im buying replicas just from sellers who offer triangle uk shipping, and it works even if is very long. In last month i bought something using DHL from China and also from USA, seller wrote steel bracelet value 25 usd and passed DHL custom without problems, packaging was made very accurate to dont see inside. But for what i heard from people i was lucky, is easy that DHL like all other couriers stop packages, but the best trick is what i just told you, for me it worked out 3 times in one month Ciao !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 V, it's better to loose face, than to loose your money! I would bow out of the deal. If you ship you,, your going to worry for weeks and it's just not worth the aggravation... Good Luck... MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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