Ebay - selling saddle to USA?

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I have a Kieffer saddle for sale on ebay and have had three different requests asking whether I would ship to the US and for how much.

Do people usually consider doing this or is it a total pain? I have sold smaller items abroad before but never a saddle. Ballpark P&P costs for, say, California?
 
It hugely depends on who you send it with. I have had many enquiries for my Sankey saddle from USA too, but my brother works for UPS so I will ship with them at discount.

I would guess full price would be about £100 fully insured with UPS, but other services from other people will be alot cheeper! And alot will depend on the level of insurance your buyers want to put on, and the ammount you sell it for. UPS do a postage calculator online, and I'm sure other providers will to if you shop around.
 
I've sent saddles to the USA and bought them from there (and been stung with lots of tax and duty!!)

If its expensive and insured its around £110 at my last look - I used pharoahs as the insurance was cheaper than other services (was a £1k amerigo)
 
Well if it's anything like how much the American companies charge to post stuff back over here, it's going to be expensive!

I was looking at a belt recently - it cost £15, the postage was well over £20! :eek:
 
It should not be a pain, use a big name like UPS or DHL. Their web sites will make it clear how much it costs and what they want for insurance. make sure the person receiving it, will be responsible for any tax. These companies are really easy to deal with and they will collect the goods, the person buying can also book the pick-up and pay for it all themselves if you want.
 
I have sold saddles to Germany and Denmark and the postage costs were around £30-40, fully insured so guess around £60-80 for USA?
 
I sold my saddle to America.
The person who bought it paid £600 for the saddle (a black country jump saddle) plus postage and packing which came to £120. They were happy to pay that, packed the saddle up myself and sent by UPS to NJ, USA! They got saddle fine, said how nice it was and all ended happily :).
 
I have two saddles on ebay and have been surprised how much interest there has been outside the uk, mainly Germany. I've said no on the basis of cost, but now I'm wondering if I've done the right thing!
 
So basically the ideal outcome is that I open up the bidding worldwide, the USA bidders all bid and bump the price up but the current hiighest bidder (UK) finally wins it at a huge price? ;)

Sensibly though thanks, will try DHL but will have to bring the saddle in to work to weigh it first I expect.
 
ann-jen said:
I have two saddles on ebay and have been surprised how much interest there has been outside the uk, mainly Germany. I've said no on the basis of cost, but now I'm wondering if I've done the right thing!
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I think it is personal, but I dont really see a difference as long as they are willing to pay - it will not take any longer for you!

But then, I am so desperate to sell my dressage saddle, it could sell to outer-mongolia for all I care.... do the mongolians do dressage I wonder:D???!?!
 
I sold a saddle to a guy in Belguim and he sorted out the courier in terms of collection and payment so may worth emailing them and saying that they have to sort out the courier side of things. Courier turned up at the time indicated and saddle arrived 2 days later.
 
Quick emergency help please!

I've messaged the US people to let them know that I'll open up the bidding outside of the UK but cannot for the life of me work out how to do this :confused:. I've definitely done it before for someone but can't fathom it this time.
 
Gamebird said:
Quick emergency help please!

I've messaged the US people to let them know that I'll open up the bidding outside of the UK but cannot for the life of me work out how to do this :confused:. I've definitely done it before for someone but can't fathom it this time.
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How long is left to run on the auction? Sometimes you cannot alter stuff in last 24 hrs or something iirc
 
Go to "revise" your item

Then "switch to a form with more options"

Then there is the section where you can open up to international buyers and set the postage price.
 
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