Tact and diplomacy (and bribery) on BookMooch

Just sent an email ...

"Dear X
I wonder if you would consider sending [a Murakami book] to me: I would be prepared to gift you some extra points to offset the postage costs.
I know you have chosen to send books only to people in your country, but as you are the only active member in [a bit of Europe] you may be experiencing some difficulties in converting your inventory into points for new books ..."