As U.S. Postage Rates Continue to Rise, the USPS Gives the Chinese a 'Free Ride'

Re:As U.S. Postage Rates Continue to Rise, the USPS Gives th... by bluedino on Thursday November 16, 2017 @08:15AM (#15712380)

>> I can be forced to pay a large fine and destroy all European inventory

We stopped selling in Europe because resellers would place an order, never pay for it, and we couldn't force them to because of some certification we didn't have.

Management didn't want to spend $20,000 getting certified to sell in Europe, so we basically bowed out of the market and now miss out in millions in sales.

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Re:As U.S. Postage Rates Continue to Rise, the USPS Gives th... by pc86 on Thursday November 16, 2017 @08:30AM (#15712455)

How are you missing out on millions in sales if they never paid? If it was a financial net positive to stay, why did you leave? If it wasn't, you're not actually missing out on anything by not being there.

For the record I think a lot of European regulations are needlessly anti-business but this seems like an odd example. If management isn't willing to spend $20k (even on credit at onerous interest) to make millions of dollars, I don't think they'll be around very long.

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