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Ebay charging customs fees for international buys :(

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Funkyworm:
AND they round all charges up !

DoubleD:
Just buy in europe

problem solved  ;D

supertuff kid:
You guys need to all watch these two YouTube videos about the Ebay Global Shipping Programme.
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It seems anything sent through the global shipping programme is sent to a shipping company in the US (Pitney Bowes), who open each & every package 'to inspect' but are ALSO removing packaging material to lighten parcels, thus SAVING THEM MONEY!!!  before forwarding on to the address abroad. It is a total disgrace!

My opinion is steer well clear of any US seller who posts through the Ebay Global Shipping Programme. Funny, some months back I ordered a viscount mx seat from the US which used this global shipping programme, I had to pay the fees upfront but wasn't too bothered, but I didn't know back then that all parcels are forwarded to a shipping company who open the packages before shipping ffs!  Anyway, to cut a long story short  the seat arrived in a jiffy envelope with a big tear in it and the seat was half hanging out of the envelope with just a tiny bit of loose bubble wrap round the seat. I didn't know what to make of it at the time, was just relieved the seat got to me in one piece tbh! I know one thing, I won't buy f'ock all now from ANY US seller who has opted into this programme.

You have been warned guys! ! !

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