Many ecommerce site owners automatically assume international shipping is a pain in the neck. It’s going to be too much trouble. They’ll get scammed. People won’t pay the shipping costs to ship their products overseas.

But that’s all changing in today’s economy. With a weaker US dollar, shopping American is now considered a bargain for the international community, who has to pay a much higher price for the same goods in their own country. That is, if their country even has those goods available. And where American consumers are tightening their belts and anxious about spending this holiday season, smart ecommerce shops are looking abroad for new customers. [ More ]