King Asmo Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 Are there any European collectors (preferablly in Germany), who would be willing to have games shipped to them, and then forward them to me in Canada (for a fee, of course). Why I ask, is, I like to buy items from eBay Germany.. the problem is, a lot of the sellers will only sell to people in Europe or Germany.. even if I ask them nicely to consider shipping to Canada. I'm missing out on a lot of good auctions because of my address. Why do Germans do this? If you like on eBay, the auctions where they're willing to ship Internationally go for 2-3 times what the "Germany Only" ones do. Is the extra inconvience really not worth getting double or triple the money? It boggles the mind. P.S. Pitfall Harry.. if you're reading this, could you please e-mail me sometime RE: our trade. Cheers, KA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco(2) Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 quote: Originally posted by King_Asmo: Why do Germans do this? If you like on eBay, the auctions where they're willing to ship Internationally go for 2-3 times what the "Germany Only" ones do. Is the extra inconvience really not worth getting double or triple the money? It boggles the mind. For some Germans there is a language barrier, and payment may be an issue as well. But it's a general thing I guess. Just look at the large number of "will ship to USA only" auctions on Ebay.com. And I've noticed the number has been going up since Sept 11... I don't get it either btw, there's some great opportunities for sellers and buyers around the world, but some sellers just don't want to seize'em Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Asmo Posted October 6, 2001 Author Share Posted October 6, 2001 I don't get it either btw, there's some great opportunities for sellers and buyers around the world, but some sellers just don't want to seize'em I suppose I don't notice the U.S. only ones as much, since I live in the U.S. half the year, and Canada the other half. It is kind of strange, tho.. I mean, the more bidders you have in an auction, the higher the price will go.. it's not rocket science.. I'm surprised people don't realize that. All my auctions are international, and I've met some great people through them.. most notably Vidar from Norway. (I can still taste the chocolate he sent). Or maybe I just notice the German one more, because my Danish girlfriend likes to have any excuse to make fun of Germans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren.dhark Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 Asmo, I live in Germany, so if you need help please let me know. Günther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco(2) Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 quote: Originally posted by King_Asmo: Or maybe I just notice the German one more, because my Danish girlfriend likes to have any excuse to make fun of Germans. Hehehe, I thought only us Dutch did that Cheers, Marco [ 10-07-2001: Message edited by: Marco ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceball Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 I always thought that Austrians make jokes about Germany and the world makes jokes about Austria. Hmmm. The most Germans don`t speak english. So they don`t ship outside Germany. By the way i never tried an auction from USA or Britain because I don`t know how to share the payment. cu, Spaceball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren.dhark Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 So everybody in Europe make jokes about germans? The most germans don´t speak english? Spaceball, who told you this? I think the topic was "Need an address in Europe" Günther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Asmo Posted October 10, 2001 Author Share Posted October 10, 2001 Thanks Günther.. I'll e-mail you in a couple days about the specifics (I'm in the middle of exams at university right now). My idea was basically that I'd find someone in Germany who I could have my eBay winnings shipped to... then every couple months or so, they could be repackaged in a larger box, and shipped en masse to me in Canada (like I said, for a fee, of course). The bonus is, if the person doing this for me was a 2600/SMS fan, they could play all the games that I've won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren.dhark Posted October 10, 2001 Share Posted October 10, 2001 Asmo, no problem. I will wait for the mail. Fish, since you live in Germany you know the countries we´re joking about Eurocon? Do you have more infos for me? Günther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 oui, oui .... les Boschs. hehe, frech people also make jokes. but every country has it's own names .... don't worry! we are posting here in a peacefull community. those were mean with humor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 by the way .... günther, come join us at the eurocon !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 @ren.dhark EuroCon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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