WARNING when BUYING or SELLING from USA Ebay Overseas

[Gazereths]

It seems weird that they have the right to open up a package, are they acting as a customs agent? Do they tell the seller about this in their terms of agreement? It would make me really uncomfortable as a seller to let anyone else pack my items.

His whole rant about it maybe being a racist thing about exporting to Japan seemed like BS though, by that logic you could claim Zavvi were prejudice towards MGS fans back when the HD CE came out LOL....Much more likely it was just some lazy arsed person in the packing department not taking the time to pack it securely, and/or some douchebag at one of the many shipping depots it went through just kicking the crap out of it.

I'll be sure to ask about this shipping method when I next buy something from ebay US though.

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by Gazereths

It seems weird that they have the right to open up a package, are they acting as a customs agent? Do they tell the seller about this in their terms of agreement? It would make me really uncomfortable as a seller to let anyone else pack my items.

His whole rant about it maybe being a racist thing about exporting to Japan seemed like BS though, by that logic you could claim Zavvi were prejudice towards MGS fans back when the HD CE came out LOL....Much more likely it was just some lazy arsed person in the packing department not taking the time to pack it securely, and/or some douchebag at one of the many shipping depots it went through just kicking the crap out of it.

I'll be sure to ask about this shipping method when I next buy something from ebay US though.

I believe they are acting as a customs agent which is why they're able to open the items.

I also agree that the racist argument seems BS, while it might be true that a lot of Japanese are Racist against westerners I know that at least in the US even the most racist bastards only really care about Mexicans and Middle Easterners.

In situations like this I go by Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"... or in this case you could replace stupidity with apathy or laziness.

[CanisCanemEdit]

What a nightmare to go through. eBay for one does not give a damn about anyone except to make money. They have removed any means of human contact help service.

I've never used or had any packages through this route, but I'll be on the look out now.