Re: [OT] eBay Yet More - FSE & Painted

>  > Many folks are intimidated by ordering across the briny; we've seen
it on
>>  the list, and I experienced it. Have to wonder about those in c).
Course, I
>>  haven't worked out shipping differences, though...
>
>There's another issue, though, that not everyone is aware of.
>
>If you don't have a credit card, how do you pay for GZG items? I 
>don't think they take PayPal. You would have to send a money order 
>to GZG. This isn't even an option, though, in certain parts of the 
>U.S.
>
>I went to the local post office here in Louisiana and they could not 
>give me an international postal money order in pounds sterling. They 
>could only give it to me in U.S. dollars. I ended up having my 
>mother send a money order to Britain from Canada in pounds.

Any bank should be able to issue you with a cheque made out in GBP, 
with a UK clearing bank address on it; this is fine for us. Or, you 
can always buy UK currency (as notes) from the bank and send it by 
registered mail.

Jon (GZG)

>
>Other than the post office, it's hard to find a local vendor that 
>will do foreign currency money orders. Places like Western Union 
>will do it, but the only places I know locally that sell Western 
>Union money orders can't handle foreign currency.
>
>So, it's entirely possible that a teenager or young guy in college 
>can't actually buy directly from Jon. Instead, he sees the items on 
>eBay, can pay by PayPal or just a plain money order in U.S. funds to 
>someone in the U.S., and they jump all over the auction.
>
>If you could guarantee some good margins, perhaps with Jon's 
>assistance, it may be viable for someone to resell GZG items on eBay 
>at a substantial enough profit to make it worthwhile.
>
>--
>Allan Goodall		    agoodall@att.net
>http://www.hyperbear.com   agoodall@hyperbear.com