Interesting idea. thanks for the tip
Oh, as a follow on to my suggestion to use a mailing service, about a decade ago, I was very active on eBay and I was burned by three different buyers, one from Japan and the other two from Canada. My postings specifically said in several different places, "Buyer is Responsible for all Import Tariffs and Custom Fees."
The buyer from Japan was buying a 1950's era "Made in Japan" battery toy (Missile Launcher), and he wrote that he was not concerned with the those fees as the toy was "returning" to Japan… Boy, was he wrong, the Japanese feel that once an item is exported, it's "gone" and for it to return, it must be imported. Well, he refused to pay the fees and customs refused to release the toy and it took me about 6-months to get the toy returned and I had to pay the return shipping…
The first buyer from Canada did the same thing, refused to pay the fees and I had to pay return shipping.
The second buyer from Canada wrote that he would use a shipping service so it would all be on him, so I agreed, and when the auction was over, I waited over 2-months for him to pay, then he claimed that he never received the item and I went around and around with ebay about this…
Well, the issue with the Shipping Service is that they hold your mail until you tell them to send it… He forgot that he had it sent to the shipping service and never requested the Shipping Service to forward the package, so he thought I never sent the item.
Well, it was finally resolved by ebay but they would not pull the complaint, So after that, I changed my auctions to only allow US registered buyers and I changed the postings to say…
This Auction is offered only to the U.S., US Protectorates, and APO/FPO addresses.
US Protectorates include: American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
I do not ship International.
So, as a final thought, if you decide to give the Shipping Service a try, please make sure you understand how they work. My son said that his mail goes there and they do not notify him if any mail is there or how much. He has to call, email, or write to get his mail forwarded. If he asks, they will tell him if he has any mail and how much. And when the mail is forwarded, he pays that postage…