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shmokes:
I'm selling an Amazon Kindle on Ebay.  I listed the auction as U.S.-only because I was burned many years ago when I shipped internationally, but I have had three people ask if I would ship internationally (Lithuania, Canada, Netherlands).  All three have 100% feedback (the lowest one has 15 feedbacks), but of course they could be hijacked accounts.  At any rate, it's been so long that I wonder if things have become safer in the ensuing years since my last experience.  Does Paypal confirm addresses outside the U.S. now and offer seller protection so long as I ship to that address?  I have no problem shipping internationally (and prefer it to broaden my market) so long as it's safe now.

HaRuMaN:
Personally, I wouldn't do it.  Too much risk.

piecesof8:
I've only shipped internationally once, but thought I'd chime in since the item I was selling happened to be a Sony Reader. If I hadn't allowed international bidders I don't think it would have sold (or would have sold for a much lower price) - there just doesn't seem to be as much interest in ebook readers here as there is abroad.

I shipped it to Italy and didn't have any issues, other than the slightly more complicated shipping procedure (I shipped it via USPS). I have heard some international shipping horror stories though, and it seems that ebay/paypal tend to side with the buyer, so if you do decide to go that route I'd carefully scrutinize any international bidders that you get.

Malenko:
I'd ship to Canada, they are like America Jr.

Samstag:
If you ship it with a commercial carrier you can make sure it gets to them in a given amount of time and with delivery confirmation.  USPS couldn't do that for me last I checked.  So my policy for international bidders was I ship it via a method that covers my butt and they accept the extra expense or no deal.

I had a few people walk away when they find out I'm not willing to ship it cheap but I've had a few good transactions with Europeans.

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