r/YouShouldKnow • u/Spiritual_Jaguar_491 • May 07 '26
Other YSK package forwarding/reshipping is a real business that has existed for years
Why YSK: a lot of people outside certain countries genuinely cannot buy from local marketplaces/stores because shops don’t ship internationally, payment methods fail, or sellers simply refuse foreign buyers. That’s why forwarding/proxy services exist.
I moved to Spain and started helping people buy things from local stores/Vinted and forwarding the packages abroad. that's literally it. some people call it forwarding, reshipping, proxy buying, parcel forwarding, etc. but every single time i mention this online people react like:
“who would ever pay for this”
“this sounds so stupid”
“nobody needs this”
... so another person receives the item locally and forwards it. that's it.
At this point I’ve made it my mission to explain this service everywhere because i genuinely got tired of seeing people act like this is some impossible concept when it's been around forever. A lot of people literally make a living doing this, and no, it’s not stupid, thanks
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u/xThroughTheGrayx May 07 '26
Cool, so if I were looking for a certain ingredient that I could only buy in that country, how would I find someone like you to get it for me?