The USPS Web Site lists Countries From A-Z, and the peolpe at the Post Office don't have a Clue Places like AJMAN, ASTYPALAIA, BELARUS, or other exist, but they ship there.
Why doesnt anyone ship out of the us
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The USPS Web Site lists Countries From A-Z, and the peolpe at the Post Office don't have a Clue Places like AJMAN, ASTYPALAIA, BELARUS, or other exist, but they ship there.
I have only run into a couple of folks that won't ship to Canada.
One guy, I finally convinced that it wasn't much more of a chore than sending an item inside the USA.
Custom declaration.
Your name and address
My name and address,
The contents of the package.
The value.
How simple is that?
I could fully understand if it involved a ton of paper work, but it doesn't.
If you are willing be pay more for shipping, you can get your item fairly quickly, maybe within a week.
If not, sometimes you are at the mercy of snail mail and customs.
I have no proof but, sometimes I believe that an item can sit in customs for a long time before it is processed.
But, it still gets to where it was sent. I have never had a shipping problem beyond the length of time it takes to arrive.
Sometimes waiting for a cue can be pure agony.
One guy, I finally convinced that it wasn't much more of a chore than sending an item inside the USA.
Custom declaration.
Your name and address
My name and address,
The contents of the package.
The value.
How simple is that?
I could fully understand if it involved a ton of paper work, but it doesn't.
If you are willing be pay more for shipping, you can get your item fairly quickly, maybe within a week.
If not, sometimes you are at the mercy of snail mail and customs.
I have no proof but, sometimes I believe that an item can sit in customs for a long time before it is processed.
But, it still gets to where it was sent. I have never had a shipping problem beyond the length of time it takes to arrive.
Sometimes waiting for a cue can be pure agony.
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Canadian Postal System Insurance Claim
About 10 years ago I bought an early 20th century British sporting goods catalog from an individual from Canada for somewhere in the neighborhood of $95. The catalog when shipped was in excellent condition. It arrived looking as though it had been run through with a knife.
I contacted the seller who made a claim with the Canadian Post Office. I feared a long, drawn out process that would likely have an unfavorable outcome. What actually happened was that a representative from the Canadian Post Office contacted me as asked me to value the extent of the damage and tell him what the damaged catalog was now worth to me. I told him $20 as a reference tool. He asked me to send a couple of photos, which I did.
About two weeks later I got a check for $75 and a letter telling me to keep the damaged catalog. The process was painless and quite cordial. I hope our Postal System has the same level of customer service when things go wrong as I'm sure I'll eventually have a claim because of the amount of shipping I do.
bob c
About 10 years ago I bought an early 20th century British sporting goods catalog from an individual from Canada for somewhere in the neighborhood of $95. The catalog when shipped was in excellent condition. It arrived looking as though it had been run through with a knife.
I contacted the seller who made a claim with the Canadian Post Office. I feared a long, drawn out process that would likely have an unfavorable outcome. What actually happened was that a representative from the Canadian Post Office contacted me as asked me to value the extent of the damage and tell him what the damaged catalog was now worth to me. I told him $20 as a reference tool. He asked me to send a couple of photos, which I did.
About two weeks later I got a check for $75 and a letter telling me to keep the damaged catalog. The process was painless and quite cordial. I hope our Postal System has the same level of customer service when things go wrong as I'm sure I'll eventually have a claim because of the amount of shipping I do.
bob c
