WARNING when BUYING or SELLING from USA Ebay Overseas

HIPPEEDUDE · #1 07-04-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt16

Bloody hell!! It looks like you parcel is taking a gap year to see the world, hopefully it'll be back before next summer. It's all very worrying though, going to so many places has to increase the risk of damage

I think I'll give sellers using this service a miss just to be safe.

Well,it supposed to here Tuesday next week,so i will soon find out the condition,if its been repacked or opened etc. I know this was well packed as it was bought from a collector so if its half arsed packed & damaged when it gets here i will know why,neither will i be happy. What i hate is the fact if its damaged you can only really take it out on the seller. The other problem is you have to pay out of your own pocket to send it back,you dont get compensated for that. So,you either accept what you get or try to get a partial refund from a seller whos likely not responsible for aything that may have happened. At this stage,my advice is if a seller is using ebay global shipping & you really want what they have,see if they will send through normal post. It doesnt hurt to ask

Lemur · #2 07-04-2013, 05:18 PM

It seems like the main purpose of repacking and then shipping all over the country is to maximise the chances of damage.

Then you need to buy another item off ebay which means more money for them.

HIPPEEDUDE · #3 07-05-2013, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemur

It seems like the main purpose of repacking and then shipping all over the country is to maximise the chances of damage.

Then you need to buy another item off ebay which means more money for them.

Only problem with that is ever finding the same item again & in exactly the same condition. In my case this wont be easy,it took me long enough to find one that a seller is willing to send to me & is in the condition i wanted