Frustrating, but their choice. They just don't see enough customers, or then don't know what you know about usps. So many small tool operations are run out of little more than a garage space.

 

Those of us N. of 49 have to put up with this on a regular basis. You have my sympathy!

 

was it from a dealer or privately owned?

 

Dealer

 

Ron, have a look at reship.com. They give you a US address (their's of course) for sellers to dispatch to, and they arrange competitive freight to you.
Cheers, Greg

 

I think Ebay and Amazon think they own internet sales. :frown: They might have bought the internet sales from Al Gore.

 

Make no sense I have been selling on ebay for over 15 years and ebay does have a option that you can block bidders from Alaska and Hawaii but do not see why you would there are no custom forms or other things that are involved in international shipments.

 

Before I moved from Maryland to Washington State I shipped my eBay sales to Hawaii via USPS Priority.

 

I had a guy in Malasia want me to give him free shipping ,and to cut my price for the item in half to boot.HAHAHAHA

Herb

 

My wife and I sell on ebay and ship most stuff USPS. If a shipper request pick-up at our home , they do so at no additional cost. We have shipped to Alaska and Hawaii and cost is based on distance.

 

Caution Shopping Online

On Mon. Jan 25 My MasterCard was used by parties unknown, to shop online. Lucky thing, I am protected from fraudulent purchases. I am sure my MasterCard was hijacked on the Amazon site. I NO longer shop Amazon. I have never had a problem with PayPal. Try to stay safe out there!!

 

On Mon. Jan 25 My MasterCard was used by parties unknown, to shop online. Lucky thing, I am protected from fraudulent purchases. I am sure my MasterCard was hijacked on the Amazon site. I NO longer shop Amazon. I have never had a problem with PayPal. Try to stay safe out there!!

Wow if your not safe on Amazon , what is ? They have all my info and touch wood , no issues .
I made a donation to a Transam forum years ago , and later that day I was buying flowers for someone in Ohio . Visa reversed the charges . I'm just glad I looked at my statement for once

 

another advantage to not having a credit card...

 

If shipping USPS PRIORITY it is the same flat rate whether shipping across town or to Alaska. My shipments to Anchorage, Alaska, Hawaii, Chicago, North Dakota, Florida - are the same price USPS Priority. We do pay big time when sent FedEx or UPS. Usually add one extra day for shipping to Alaska by USPS Priority - no problem with me.

 

I try to use PayPal whenever possible to purchase online - the seller doesn't get your credit card number that way. Adds a bit of protection.

 

I have a separate credit card account with a Very low maximum. I use it exclusively for online or telephone purchases.
If it gets misused I can live with the damage, if the CC company doesn't want to make it right. Doesn't cost anything to open a separate account.