David M Kiely wrote: > . . . And may I say that I don't understand the > reluctance of American companies to ship to Europe. . . > . . . the cost is only marginally higher than shipping to, say, Germany.
I believe I recently read an article about the high levels of CC fraud in international orders, because of the difficulty in confirming validity of cards/addresses etc. At least enough to cut the average profitability of overseas orders to where it's not worth doing, and a lot of companies that had shipped overseas were cutting back to a few select countries. Or tacking on large charges so profitability returns. (Just reporting what I read - doesn't mean all foreign orders are fraud, just that the % is way more & recourse way less than domestic orders.) -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
