Six months not good enough? Take a look at the one year chart then:
@i*m-still-here wrote:You say it yourself: Buyers are unhappy with the GSP, and you suggest that his is because they are trying to buy items listed via the GSP which should never have been listed that way.
That's the problem in a nutshell.
The GSP is being pushed unselectively.
I'm not sure what you mean when you say that P-B doesn't consider it appropriate for all items, because everything they are doing suggest otherwise.
Ebay is not selecting the sellers it would be appropriate for. It's being sold as the cure all for international shipping issues.
However, the fact is taht It does not work for many items, for many sellers, and for almost no buyers......
It is not a panache for sellers who want to ship internationally and don't have the heart for it.
Some sellers simply should not ship out of their own country.
The GSP causes more problems than it solves.
Express mail isn't appropriate for many if not most international sales. Priority International (i.e. parcel post from the U.S.) isn't generally a good choice for mailing smaller, modestly-valued items. And we all know that sending items by the ground services of UPS, FedEx and their ilk generally doesn't work out too well unless the buyer and seller know what they're doing and what to expect.
We don't see nearly the number of posts on these transport methods because U.S. sellers have generally figured out that they're deal-killers. They're also options, just as the GSP is. Nobody is forcing buyers to buy from sellers using this service. These buyers can find out what they're getting themselves in for by reading the listing page and following the links to further information and the terms and conditions page.
I think we're on similar pages. You're just not reading my posts closely enough. 
It's just that I believe that the GSP is a choice or an option (albeit a badly offered one) and sellers and buyers are capable of voting with their keyboards as to whether or not to continue using it. You seem to want to have that choice made by somebody else.
I didn't say that Pitney-Bowes didn't consider it appropriate for all items, by the way. I said that it probably never really considered it being used for smaller, more modestly priced items in the first place. Somebody saw the big ticket items being sold on eBay that weren't being offered for international sales and ignored what they felt were "garage sale" sellers and likely figured that most of them would just continue doing their own thing.
@Anonymous wrote:As for "invoice" check your PayPal account. When I bought an item from a US seller with GSP, I noticed in my PayPal account that there are 2 transactions, one to the seller and one to Pitney Bowes (for shipping costs and GSP) (apparently nothing from shipping costs to to the seller!!). Go to your PayPal account for that and click the specific and print the invoices.
You noticed as well! I'm thrilled! I never authorised any payment to Pitney Bowes and so stopped their transaction! I have no idea what will happen but I know the Seller got their money, the S&H cost went to the RIGHT people and the Buyer pays a very good price. Funnily enough, they're the same costs befor this GSP mess. It works for LARGE packages but for small packets....it really s**ks the big one! LOL 😄 😄
I think all Sellers and Buyers should remember that you can opt out of the GSP. When Sellers are selling items under 4lbs and even a tad heavier than that, the SC is $30+!! In the Buyers Paypal account they will notice a transfer of funds to Pitney Bowes. I never authorized such a thing. I was never warned by eBay that this was happening everytime I buy from the US and I would have never agreed to buy anything in this manner. I'm sure there will be a bunch of people will tell me different though.
The majority of what I buy from the US is under 13ozs. For that, with using GSP to ship to me, i will be charged $30+ in shipping costs for an item I won for $10ish. It's ridiculous and suicidal to Sellers and Buyers. Buyers won't buy with this type of shipping and the SELLERS lose a whole lot of money as there Buyers go elsewhere or just stop buying period. Sellers, you can opt out at any time from this program. OR as another Seller told me, US Sellers can incorperate the fair shipping cost (that you will find in the link below) and also add the cost that you will be charged should the listing fee go up (it's only fair the Buyer should pay that too!) and then change your listing to FREE shipping! You and the Buyer anre happy and no one, including eBay, loses out. The only ones that do are the Pitney Bowes people and whoever else slapped on that 11% increase! Here's the link(they won't let me leave it) so go to the usps.c o m . They will have a US popstal service chart of S&C costs which are the ones used befor this GSP. I also urge you to read the inelidgeable items listed in the GSP as well as what they refuse to cover for Sellers. Also know that the tracking number provided to both parties are meaningless as verified via the site I will list and the USPS site. PLEASE Sellers....use this method again and opt away from the gsp. You'll find your customer base increasing and a lot more Buyers that are thrilled with your service and no doubt will let all know that! Thanks for reading! 
@irismoon12 wrote:Typically, GST on $1702 + $42 = $1744 x 13% GST = $1970
Irismoon12, did you know that GST is not charged on shipping price when you get your item outside the GSP? So in your case, you should calculate 13% on $1702 and not $1744.
i*m-still-here wrote
The GSP is being pushed unselectively.
I'm not sure what you mean when you say that P-B doesn't consider it appropriate for all items, because everything they are doing suggest otherwise.
Ebay is not selecting the sellers it would be appropriate for. It's being sold as the
cure all for international shipping issues.
This is the shipping details portion of the Create Your Listing page seen by a seller on the .com site.
The "Get Details" page is attached also.
@chimera148 wrote:
Great for All Sellers!
If you've never sold internationally, this is the perfect way to start. If you're already a global seller, this is a great way to streamline shipping, reduce buyer questions and make your customers happy.
This rosy salespitch seems to negate a previous poster's theory that PB/ebay never considered that the GSP would be used for small lightweight items. It seems to reinforce another theory that I've seen expressed on the US boards to the effect that the GSP is ebay's way to monetize the buyer's end of the transaction. In this specific case, the international buyer's end of the transaction.
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