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            "date_published": "2026-06-18T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Selling on eBay from Estonia",
            "content_html": "\u003cp\u003eWhen listing on ebay.de and marking the item location as Tallinn, Estonia, one is shown the following:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"dhl.png\" alt=\"Pick a courier, DHL for 1,80€\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupport article and bot assure that you can buy a shipping label after an order. I double-checked the item location is indeed in Estonia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you print a shipping label with eBay Labels, our negotiated rates let you save money relative to what you would pay at the post office or to a carrier for most services. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebay.de/help/selling/shipping-items/labels-packaging-tips/buying-printing-shipping-labels?id=4157\"\u003eeBay\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinted offers 0,50€ shipping for Estonia-Poland (and others), which I can attest to, both directions. They achieve this through deals with couriers and subsidizing the remainder from buyer protection. As such, I wouldn\u0026rsquo;t be that surprised by the cheap shipping rate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmniva (and as far as I\u0026rsquo;ve heard, doesn\u0026rsquo;t use \u0026ldquo;the terrible GLS\u0026rdquo;) to Germany is 6,89€ for 250g and 9,97€ for 500g, with indefinite campaign codes \u003ccode\u003eDEUTSCHLAND\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eDIESEL_IST_KAPUTT\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eDAS_IST_FANTASTISCH\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eSCHNELL\u003c/code\u003e. They don\u0026rsquo;t have any terms, expiry, or claim with them, which is illegal. This is through the courier\u0026rsquo;s website as a private person, with no other special discounts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI sold an item, pressed print shipping label…\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"after.png\" alt=\"errors, your item address is bad\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for reassuring before. Human support is only available via phone (they call you), only Germany, Austria and Switzerland numbers are supported.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow we know, with all items you have to define Germany and International (that would include Estonia) separately each time. You can use shipping rate tables, but filling them out is very tedious. For non-Baltic and other neibghouring countries, Omniva\u0026rsquo;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.omniva.ee/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/hinnakiri-rv-pakiteenused-era-est-ee-2025-4.pdf\"\u003eprice list\u003c/a\u003e makes the most sense. Injecting it to eBay is terrible:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou have to add countries one by one clicking and clicking: 1. Add Region, 2. Expand Europe, 3. Find and select country 4. Accept selection. 5. Click on costs and paste in the amount.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you select a larger region (for example EU), you can\u0026rsquo;t add countries one by one.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can\u0026rsquo;t set weight classes (this), only \u0026rsquo;extra cost per kg\u0026rsquo;. Listings have the shipment weight field \u0026ldquo;shown only to seller\u0026rdquo;, this can\u0026rsquo;t be used to match a price list.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can\u0026rsquo;t import prices in a standard format (CSV with \u003ccode\u003eCountry,Price\u003c/code\u003e would be great), or in any other way share or duplicate the lists.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith eBay I\u0026rsquo;ve given up, and set 6,89€ DE + 9,50 EU (250g) and 9,97€ DE + 14,50 .. 16,50€ EU (500g). If somebody makes an offer, I try to get their country for an exact (usually cheaper) shipping rate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare this to Reverb (also has price lists, but WAY easier to add):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"reverb.png\" alt=\"country litsing with EU, then EU countries, etc\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough as far as I\u0026rsquo;ve talked to others, it\u0026rsquo;s worth disabling US as packages regularly get lost, get delivered in a few years, have problems with (buyer\u0026rsquo;s responsibility) their import customs etc. In every case, especially on eBay, the seller would forefit the item and money.\u003c/p\u003e\n"
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