Putting this up for argument rather than for agreement. I have read it twice and I am still not certain what it supports.
The variables that decide how a cross-border order goes are declaration wording, the destination country's import rules for prescription medicines, and whether the shipment looks commercial. Personal-import allowances exist in some jurisdictions and not in others, and where they exist they are usually conditional on a prescription and a quantity limit. The failure mode is normally a seizure notice rather than anything worse, and a reshipment policy is the thing worth confirming before ordering rather than after.
Where I think it is weakest: the subgroup findings are the part I trust least — with enough subgroups something is always significant, and these were not all pre-registered.
What I am after is which of the variables in a cross-border order actually determine the outcome, and which are superstition. Not looking for reassurance. Looking for the part I have got wrong.
RetaRick_CA said:The variables that decide how a cross-border order goes are declaration wording, the destination country's import rules for prescription medicines,…
Agreed, and one detail people underrate: an irreversible payment removes your only leverage in a dispute, so it should be the last step rather than the first.
RetaRick_CA said:The variables that decide how a cross-border order goes are declaration wording, the destination country's import rules for prescription medicines,…
This is where I part company with the consensus forming above. Import rules are jurisdiction-specific and this board keeps giving US-shaped answers to non-US questions. What is a personal-import allowance in one country is a controlled-import offence in another.
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View ResultsThis one has a reasonably settled answer, so here it is. The trade-off is reversibility against privacy and there is no option that gives you both. Card payments are reversible and disclose the most; crypto discloses least and is irreversible, which is precisely why pressure toward it is a warning sign when it comes from a seller rather than a buyer. Escrow only means anything where the escrow agent is independent of both parties, which is rarely the case in practice.
BethLabQueen said:Agreed, and one detail people underrate: an irreversible payment removes your only leverage in a dispute, so it should be the last step rather than…
This is my experience too, for whatever a second data point is worth. I had assumed I was the exception until I read this.