Looking to connect with some European dealers

shagrotn77 · #1 07-19-2023, 09:56 PM

Thanks, guys. So, why do some of those foreign listings show up when you do a search on eBay US and others do not?

Peter_Spaeth · #2 07-19-2023, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by shagrotn77

Thanks, guys. So, why do some of those foreign listings show up when you do a search on eBay US and others do not?

Who knows. But I've looked on US for an Italian seller's other listings and seen 20 items and gone to Ebay Italy and he has thousands. Same with Ebay UK.

Michael B · #3 07-19-2023, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shagrotn77

Thanks, guys. So, why do some of those foreign listings show up when you do a search on eBay US and others do not?

There was a time where ebay would list your items in another country. For U.S. it was usually the U.K. It was probably done to expand their marketplace. I believe the seller must chose the platform now. You can go to the other sites and watch items on your ebay US watchlist. However, you cannot see the sellers other listings if you are not on their platform - ebay Italy, Spain etc. I just doublechecked ebay Belgium. You can chose either Dutch or French and Chrome will translate both.

I agree with Peter. For the most part you will find items on the other sites that would be considered steals here. Some of the foreign sellers realize that U.S. buyers are coming over to their platforms to look for items and are pricing accordingly i.e. the German Babe Ruth card (Sanella?), M�hlen Franck, Panini, Reemstma and others.

The people that are most resistant to shipping overseas are the Australians. For some reason many sellers refuse to ship to the U.S. Also, if they are listing using the Ebay Global Shipping program you could ask them to ship via registered mail. Registered mail via Poste Italiane, La Poste (France), Correos (Spain), Bpost (Belgium) will be much cheaper than ebay global.

Peter_Spaeth · #4 07-19-2023, 10:45 PM

A significant percentage of my nonsports collection is from Ebay European sellers and a couple of the big European websites.

UKCardGuy · #5 07-20-2023, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by shagrotn77

Thanks, guys. So, why do some of those foreign listings show up when you do a search on eBay US and others do not?

Ebay gives sellers in other countries the option to list their item in other countries. It may only be for certain products like cards. I know when I list on ebay UK, I'm given an option to also have it show on the US site. But ebay charges a listing fee if you tick that option so I think that probably puts many people off using that option.

BeanTown · #6 07-20-2023, 09:22 PM

I have found most all sellers I�ve bought from over there have been very good. I mainly look for Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse items.

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