Shipping to Europe via USPS

[chrisjw5]

I have someone in France looking to buy my guitar through eBay. I went to USPS to quote a price and it says the maximum insurance is $650.

So...... I guess I can't sell and ship to Europe then, huh? Since PayPal now requires buyers to sign off that they received the merchandise and are satisfied, I'm doubting there's any legal way to get this guy to assume liability that would actually stick if it should get broken.

Thoughts appreciated.

[chrisjw5]

I guess not.

[brentrocks]

i ship to europe all the time....but not usually through ebay deals....i tell the buyer about the insurance risk and make them choose wether or not to go on w/ the deal...its that simple, put the responsability in the buyers hands

[Butterscotch]

Last guitar that shipped to me via USPS was a Hahn 228. Worth cosiderably more than it could be insured for. It arrived here OK, but it was I, not the shipper who carried the risk!

I think if you ship using UPS or Fedex, you can get it fully covered, but it will cost more. A decision the buyer has to make!