Spotted this on ebay for anyone who is looking for a genuine Yam bashplate....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XT6...5#ht_82wt_1255


Sandman.

Update: just realized it wasn't you own add - but i let it be as info.

When you advertise an ebay auctions on an international forum like this it looks a bit narrow minded with "Post to: United Kingdom"

The trip to the post office is the same no matter where the parcel goes and with payment methods like paypal it is also not a problem to receive money.

You may even get at higher price when there are more potential buyers

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Should've made it clear it wasn't my item.

I fully agree with your dislike of the narrow minded option of limiting sales to UK. I posted a sat nav bracket to Singapore from UK last week. Only took four days and the buyer was more than happy to pay the extra post and even chucked in a few quid to cover the Pay Pal fees!! Good result.

I will always entertain overseas buyers and have posted to USA, Austria, Italy, Singapore, Germany, Spain, with no problems whatsoever.

Hmm, while I agree with your sentiment about posting outside your own country, posting from the UK to Europe or wider afield to the Far East or the Americas isn't quite the same.

Posting within UK is simple (for UK people), you go the post office and post it, you pay for it by weight - simple.
Internationally, you post by a combination of weight and size. It is also difficult to post over/odd-sized items at the post office, which means we have to use carriers, and you need to start specifying the size and weight to get a cost, get it wrong and it costs you after (they will back bill for any differences). You also have to consider Customs notices and any restrictions etc. Some countries don't have the ability to trace items as they travel, some do, tracking can also be expensive. This is why many people are put off.

I'm always happy to consider international postage, I once posted a letter to Aberdeen and some panniers to Singapore on the same day. The Panniers arrived first

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