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My stepbrother is selling a radio on ebay. He got an e-mail from someone deployed overseas. He's interested in buying the radio, but is asking my stepbrother whether he'd be willing to ship to an overseas military apo.
If you notice on alot of the e-bay auctions, the sellers refuse to ship to an apo. Why is that?
My stepbrother would like to sell the radio to this guy, but with neither of us knowing anything about apo's he's kinda reluctant.
Also kinda worried that someone on the other end my decide to keep the radio instead of delivering it.
The only thing we came up with, is that you can't get delivery confirmation from apo post offices, or signature confirmation.
Basically he's not sure if he can send it safely.
Should he just send it, or are there things he should know beforehand.
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FOG Paratrooper
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CW, many ebayers won't ship overseas period, not just to APOs. The reasons are: slow & undependable delivery, theft, expensive (which has to be passed on to the buyer), no insurance, or confirmations, and customs declarations that have to filled out by the seller. It is more of a hassle than anything else. I ship all over the World and have never had a problem - YET!.
Have your stepbrother email the GI and explain to him the problems with shipping to an APO, and have the GI send him an email accepting all responsibility for the item. Keep the email for future reference just in case it is needed. I do this on all my overseas shipments.
SCOUTS OUT!
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RJ - SCOUTS OUT! 
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Grumpy & Dopey
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Ding Ding Ding.. Nail on the Head Other problem is the inherent lack of WHERE. An APO address doesn't state WHERE the person exactly is, and that kinda has a big decision on how much the postage costs might be. The dude would be better off paying for it and shipping to his parents or something.
"He that hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart" - King Henry V "It doesn't matter what you think, you don't get paid to do that."
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Regular Joe
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quote:
Originally posted by commando wannabe
My stepbrother is selling a radio on ebay. He got an e-mail from someone deployed overseas. He's interested in buying the radio, but is asking my stepbrother whether he'd be willing to ship to an overseas military apo.
If you notice on alot of the e-bay auctions, the sellers refuse to ship to an apo. Why is that?
Probably because 1. you can't get delivery confirmation from USPS for APO's and 2. you can't send it Fedex or UPS.
If you type in the five digit APO code, it will give you the postal fee just like it was a zip code at usps.com.
You can get insurance starting at $1.30, which the buyer usually pays, so go to it!
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