Why Amazon US is the world's blocked-from-you store
Amazon.com is the single biggest US retailer — and the single biggest source of international shipping frustration. The Amazon Global program ships a tiny slice of the US catalog and blocks most third-party listings entirely. Whole categories — supplements, cosmetics, electronics with lithium batteries, household goods over a certain volume — are simply not available internationally even when the items themselves are completely legal in your country.
That gap is the entire reason Selectido exists. We give you a US address (forwarding) so Amazon's full domestic catalog ships normally, then we forward to 60+ countries. Or we put a real human in a US warehouse on FaceTime so you can compare three Amazon listings live and we buy whichever you pick.
What you can buy from Amazon US through Selectido
- Electronics — laptops, headphones, GoPros, Sony, Bose, smart-home gear. Lithium-battery items follow IATA dangerous-goods rules, no problem.
- Supplements & vitamins — Thorne, NOW Foods, Athletic Greens, every brand Amazon Global blocks but real Amazon stocks.
- Beauty & skincare — including brands Amazon won't ship internationally because of fragrance/aerosol classification.
- Books, toys, home goods, kitchen — anything physical that Amazon US sells, we forward.
- Amazon Warehouse / Renewed / Used — open-box items work the same as new. Often cheaper landed because of lower declared value.
- Third-party Marketplace listings — the ones Amazon Global silently filters out. We can buy from any seller on amazon.com.
How it works
- Tell us what you want. Paste Amazon links, or describe the item ("a Vitamix 5200 blender, refurbished if available") and we'll find it.
- Pick the route. Forwarding at $14.99/package (order to our address, we ship to you), or live video shopping at $75/hr if you want to walk through Amazon with a shopper on camera.
- We buy + receive + inspect. Photos of every item before pack-out, expiry dates checked on supplements/cosmetics, customs paperwork filed correctly.
- Ships in 3–10 days via DHL, FedEx, UPS, or USPS depending on destination and speed preference.