eBay attracts millions of visitors a day. Many of these eBay browsers are located outside of the United States. While many eBay sellers are leery to sell to international buyers, there are methods for eBay sellers to protect themselves.

For starters we need to understand why overseas buyers would visit the USA site for eBay. After all, there are now many international eBay sites that cater towards these overseas buyers.

The reason that you will see many overseas buyers visiting the USA eBay site is because they are often interested in American produced products.

American products have a great reputation for high quality around the world. There is also more trust in the brands being genuine when they are sold in the United States, as compared to in other countries.

For these reasons you will see many overseas buyers purchasing collectibles, electronics, and brand name clothing on eBay.

But the issue is how to protect yourself from fraudulent international buyers.

In the course of running my online business, www.closeoutexplosion.com I deal with many overseas buyers. One of the first steps I recommend is speaking to them.

While speaking to someone does not guarantee anything, it can help you develop a gut feeling of the type of buyer you are dealing with. If you suspect something from the initial conversation you might want to consider not dealing with him.

If you do decide to sell to him you need to decide on how to accept payment.

Here is what I would not do:

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