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Originally Posted by Lordstan
While I agree in general, I do think this only applies for people who use ebay as a business.
Accepting risk, in various forms, is part of being a business owner. I think Cat is correct is that it must be factored in when calculating the "cost of doing business."
The problem lies in the part-time seller. If you're someone who does it to raise money to continue collecting or similar, there may be very little profit built in, so one loss could make a huge difference to them. As was stated above, you either use UPS/Fedex, which cost a lot, or USPS and have no protection. Most small sellers can't afford the loss.
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Mark, that is so true. I buy and sell on Ebay to own items that I want for my collection. It is not a business for me, so when those two transactions that I had with two Canadian buyers went sour, it wasn't worth it for me to sell to Canadian residents. I feel bad about that because I do receive various Ebay emails from Canadian residents asking if I would allow them to bid.