Hi Guys

 

I have read a little about this before, now it's happened to me.

 

I "won" a 45 on ebay tried to pay, realised the price didn't match and noted I had to pay $108 import charges!!

 

Not a dishonourable chap so I suppose the only way out is to grimace & wear it and stop buying rare stuff off ebay?

I bought some stencil fluid for tattooing on ebay from the USA, a 4oz bottle, the shipping was less from America than a 2oz bottle sent from the UK with GSP.  It's all because the seller's can't be arsed to go to the post office.

Bought a near mint copy of the Commands Hey It's Love from the US on the 28th November. It arrived today in a 9" x11" x2" box with no other packaging apart from it's flimsy paper sleeve. Not supprisingly the record arrived with the larges crack I have ever seen in a 7" record. It starts form the outer edge the follows the paper label for another couple of inches. Completely unplayable.

The seller refunded me straight away for the record and part of the postage (I am waiting for the rest). I showed him the pictures of how it was packed and he said Global Shipping must have repacked the record. I have no reason to doubt him as the seller has 100% feedback and good reviews for packaging.

Had exactly the same thing happen with a decent copy of Mickie Lanay's "I'm gonna walk" on Vulcan. Cried for a week!

I would never bid on a record from the USA which is sent by Global Shipping Programme, unless it was something really cheap or was top of my wants!

I never understood what shipping has to do with Ebay!  They are an auction site. Postage should be an agreement between the seller and buyer.

They should advise, but not monopolise postage.   

In Ebay's younger days it was so much better!

Edited December 10, 20159 yr by Guest

now i'm worried for the 45 i sent to the UK from the US through global shipping the other week......

When I first heard about GSP, I vowed I'd quit eBay if they ever forced sellers to use it.  I never have, never will.  My packing often gets compliments, and the thought of someone in a Pitney Bowes office re-packaging my rare vinyl would give me nightmares.

On 3/12/2015 at 03:13, whiskyagogo said:

Hi Guys

I have read a little about this before, now it's happened to me.

I "won" a 45 on ebay tried to pay, realised the price didn't match and noted I had to pay $108 import charges!!

Not a dishonourable chap so I suppose the only way out is to grimace & wear it and stop buying rare stuff off ebay?

Read this :

"INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS READ CAREFULLY: International shipping is via the new Ebay Global Shipping Program. This is a good deal, as the cost is a few dollars more than First Class mail, but tracking and insurance is included. Input your country into the "shipping detail" section for rates. Ebay will provide an invoice at end of auction. If your country is not included in this program, 1st Class mail is $20 (each additional $4), but I will require buyer to pay with an alternative to Paypal. Otherwise, if you pay with Paypal, it must ship Priority Mail insured at cost of around $40 (each additional $3). Please bid ONLY if this is agreed/understood."

Famous last words, the item he sold went for about 60% of the current UK buying price.

i think tracking & insurance is included in first class mail.  

57 minutes ago, Kris Holmes said:

i think tracking & insurance is included in first class mail.  

Tracking for sure when I get stuff from the US that's sent by USPS st International I can even track it on our Belgian post system.