[cctalk] Re: what to do with our "treasures"

ben says: Several points for you and others who buy or sell from the US: * Tell your sellers about Pirate Ship, and tell them to enable Simple Export rate <https://www.pirateship.com/simple-export-rate>. This is by far the cheapest method I know of other than eIS (below) to export from the US to most countries, although I do recommend insurance for more valuable shipments or less-advanced destinations. * If using UPS, Standard is not actually cheaper than other methods because of the brokerage fee. The air shipment methods, Worldwide Expedited/Saver/etc., include the brokerage fee. * The best tool I've seen for searching for HS codes is <https://www.goglobalpost.com/hs-code-lookup-tool/>. * By default, eBay US listings since last year have eBay International Shipping (eIS) enabled. Any international sale goes to a US eBay depot, which forwards the item to the customer, and handles customs documentation. *All returns are handled by eBay and not paid by the seller.* While some categories are excluded from eIS, there is absolutely positively no reason for US sellers to not sell abroad the majority of categories with it.