Comments on: Handling Overseas Art Sales

By: Laurie

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:57:34 +0000

Oh I almost forgot to add the other link for pack and shipping: http://www.pakmail.com/ -thye have over 500 location in the US so chances are there is one near you. They also have a toll free number so you can call and ask questions. If you must travel to get to a shipping location don’t forget to charge your customer for that too! It is a part of the S&H. Ok, I think that does it!

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By: Laurie

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:18:00 +0000

I agree all artists must be VERY careful of international orders for work, yet on the other side NOT ALL international orders are scams. Paypal does work the best of an overseas order. The price for packing and send a piece can be very spendy. Look at the following link to make sure you address it correctly: http://www.squidoo.com/post-art#module151438400
Also as far as packing http://www.artshipint.com/estimate-request-3.html gives you an idea of costs if you want to do it yourself or send it to them to do. Sure hope this helps you and others out there.

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By: Sharron Burns

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:21:56 +0000

I received a similar email and ultimately contacted the FTC at http://www.ftc.gov. You can forward the email directly through their website or get the telephone number from the website and call them. The representative was very gracious. She took down the information and gave me a reference number to insert in the subject line. I then forwarded the email message to the web address she gave me. We may not be able to stop the scam artists, but maybe we can at least alert the proper authorities.

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By: Matt

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:28:18 +0000

I suggest using PayPal particularly as they offer a dispute resolution facility in situations where goods shipped don’t arrive or are significantly not as described.

At http://www.artnetafrica.com we use paypal almost exclusively for payment purposes and our artists and buyers have been comfortable with this arrangement.

I would be very interested in any other payment platforms out there or any international cash on delivery style services.

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By: Patty Sgrecci

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:08:27 +0000

That 419 story is too funny. Love the pic of the hamster with a gun to its’ head! I’ve just started to accept Paypal payments at Etsy and am happy to hear of other’s success stories with it.

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By: Patty Sgrecci

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:08:11 +0000

That 419 story is too funny. Love the pic of the hamster with a gun to its’ head! I’ve just started to accept Paypal payments at Etsy and am happy to hear of other’s success stories with it.

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By: Hilary Pfeifer

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:05:41 +0000

Sorry–here’s a better link to the Nigerian scam story I mentioned before: http://www.419eater.com/html/john_boko.htm

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By: Hilary Pfeifer

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:58:45 +0000

I also use Paypal quite successfully for overseas orders, but have to share this great alternative option to your dilemma from one of my favorite blogs Extreme Craft: http://extremecraft.typepad.com/extreme_craft/2006/06/scam_artists.html

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By: Carol McArdle

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:39:13 +0000

Great discussion. I have a question. Would asking the customer to wire US dollars to your bank account work? Would having to give out your account number be risky?

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:08:18 +0000

All: Thanks for your help for Michael. I agree that we should be careful, but the bigger point here was what to do with overseas orders. I had no idea that PayPal was THE way to go. And good tip about Western Union, too. Do others have thoughts on using WU?

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