Paypal may not allow first class international shipping due to the fact that you can not track it and is less secure, (this is only my opinion). I think that not being able to have tracking would be a nightmare for them in terms of the buyer protection program, the same goes for ebay. I deal in postage stamp collecting and ship internationally all the time. There's no way that my buyers would want to pay huge fees for Global Express, Priority or or even Registered mail just to get tracking. Many customers may only purchase one or two sets of stamps with a possible value of about $5; therefore, it would not be worth it. So a long time ago, I purchased a postage scale to use in conjuction with the USPS website rate calculator. Since I always have stamps available this made it easier to handle and I don't have to deal with paypal or ebay shipping regulations or waste printer ink and paper as an added cost. All I have to do is plan which days to go to the post office (it helps to have two near by) to drop the mail off - there's no dealing with long lines because my mail is already stamped. Please let ebay and paypal know how you feel about it and hopefully with the right number of complaints they may soon change this rediculous policy. They have put these tools in place in order to help you do business more efficiently but are somewhat limited.
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