billante: @ op most sellers from asia ship to nigeria! Its mostly europeans and americans dat are reluctant to shipping to nigeria! I have order goods online through alibaba.com and received it by DHL

billante: @ op most sellers from asia ship to nigeria! Its mostly europeans and americans dat are reluctant to shipping to nigeria! I have order goods online through alibaba.com and received it by DHL

afam4eva: Yahoo boys have really soiled our name. Now nobody wants to do business with Nigerians.

Kobojunkie:
In 2010, I sent about 10 packages to Nigeria, and about 5 of them went missing as soon as they hit Nigeria.

BizBooks: @Kobojunkie,

You said you sent 10 packages to Nigeria and 5 went missing. What shipping method did you
use? What part of Nigeria were they shipped to?

The shipping method should not really matter since I have used Air Mail, Priority Mail and
Express Mail without any problem. However, all my packages are sent to Lagos. So I can't
vouch for the safety and reliability of items shipped to addresses other than Lagos.

Kobojunkie:
What does it matter what part of Nigeria the items were shipped to? Is some part of Nigeria excluded from getting the "good services" offered by Nigeria for some reason?

BizBooks:

Unless you are using DHL or similar courier services, the city or location matters. Here in
the US, many Sellers expressly say "WE DO NOT SHIP TO ALASKA AND HAWAII". Both
states are in the US but they are regarded as the interior parts of the US.

Nebeuwa: You also have to worry about family members who receive a package, but tell you they did not receive it. Then you hear they are selling the goods found within that package.

Kobojunkie:

what the heck has shipping Nigeria to do with what you are yapping about there? Is Alaska and Hawaii in nigeria? Does Nigeria have disconnected zones like Alaska and Hawaii within it's boundaries? If you don't have anything to say, it is OK to stop typing jargon.

Kobojunkie:

Probably because they have experienced the bad side of the shipping mishaps. If all you have experienced is shipping via DHL, which is more expensive on average, then what I will ask is what you are on about.
In 2010, I sent about 10 packages to Nigeria, and about 5 of them went missing as soon as they hit Nigeria. What do you think I would do after that experience? Continue sending packages and sing praises of how it is safe to ship to Nigeria still? Of course not, I will pull back and wait to see improvement in the services, and the onus is not on me to prove the system works. The system down there needs to be able to prove it works.

Kobojunkie:

Should it matter what shipping method I use? What does it matter what part of Nigeria the items were shipped to? Is some part of Nigeria excluded from getting the "good services" offered by Nigeria for some reason?

I am glad you asked yourself that question. The point is the Nigerian system should show itself reliable. People should not now attempt to blame the shippers for not wanting to ship to Nigeria. Many have had experiences that have left them question the rationale in wanting to continue to ship goods to Nigeria.

Uyi Iredia: It's a real pity. I'm usually surprised at what these nations will believe without actually getting the facts right.

afam4eva:
The point BizBooks is trying to say is that some cities are more easily accessible than others. For example, it's easier to ship to lagos than to ship to let's say Zamfara. If you're shipping to Lagos, the complications will be minimized because the plane first berths in Lagos.

afam4eva:
You can;t blame them. Will you sleep with a supposed HIV carrier in the name of getting the fact right?? A rumour is enough for the wise.

Kobojunkie:
It is no rumor. Over the years, some of us have tried and been defeated into accepting that the problem is real. I started my business believing that people were just biased. After 3 years of filing out insurance papers and claims forms at the USPS office, I realized I was not the problem . . . it was the other side that had to prove itself reliable.

afam4eva:
I'm not saying it's a rumour for everyone. Most of those people that don't ship to Nigeria have not gotten their finger bitten. They're just acting based on popular knowledge.

afam4eva: I'm not saying it's a rumour for everyone. Most of those people that don't ship to Nigeria have not gotten their finger bitten. They're just acting based on popular knowledge.

afam4eva:
The point BizBooks is trying to say is that some cities are more easily accessible than others. For example, it's easier to ship to lagos than to ship to let's say Zamfara. If you're shipping to Lagos, the complications will be minimized because the plane first berths in Lagos.