WARNING when BUYING or SELLING from USA Ebay Overseas

[MadMan5]

Originally Posted by HIPPEEDUDE

No. Iternational priority mail is through USPS. Theres also Flat rate interational priority mail as well. Flat rate is when set box or evelope size is used.

Thanks for the info.

[HIPPEEDUDE]

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

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Little update. My package so far has spent 3 & a half days of travelling around Memphis TN,before you ask yes it was traveling,it departed two Fed Ex locations & was intransit inbetween as well as afterwards. Checked today only to find my package must need a break from all this travelling,my package has decided to take a holiday & is now in Honolulu HI. How many more locations to go is anyones guess but,i would say at least 3 or 4 including delivery address.

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Well,in case anyone wants an update or is curious my package arrived today as per its scheduled delivery. Now,i cannot say for certain at this stage if the items been repacked but it did show up in a Fed-Ex box which was the final carrier for the package. I am waiting a reply from the seller to see what type of box he put it in & if it was branded Fed-Ex or not. Not that it really matters but i am curious as this will confirm if the parcel was opened & repacked. In regards to the actual packing of the item,the item itself wasnt wrapped up but,i am sure this is possibly the sellers doing however,there was enough styrofoam & packing peanuts to sink a small boat in the box cushioning everything. I know the seller mentioned he put a hell of alot of packing peanuts in there so if it was repacked they put everything back in,or at least as much as they could put back in. Overall i am happy enough that the item finally arrived & while i am not sure i would use Ebay Global Shipping again i am at least glad that out of the bad stories about this service i have at least one good story.

I now am thinking & i wonder about the video,wether his problems were a random thing,if the actual seller he bought from is possibly at fault or wether perhaps they have listened to the complaints & stepped their game up a bit

[Matt16]

Originally Posted by HIPPEEDUDE

Well,in case anyone wants an update or is curious my package arrived today as per its scheduled delivery. Now,i cannot say for certain at this stage if the items been repacked but it did show up in a Fed-Ex box which was the final carrier for the package. I am waiting a reply from the seller to see what type of box he put it in & if it was branded Fed-Ex or not. Not that it really matters but i am curious as this will confirm if the parcel was opened & repacked. In regards to the actual packing of the item,the item itself wasnt wrapped up but,i am sure this is possibly the sellers doing however,there was enough styrofoam & packing peanuts to sink a small boat in the box cushioning everything. I know the seller mentioned he put a hell of alot of packing peanuts in there so if it was repacked they put everything back in,or at least as much as they could put back in. Overall i am happy enough that the item finally arrived & while i am not sure i would use Ebay Global Shipping again i am at least glad that out of the bad stories about this service i have at least one good story.

I now am thinking & i wonder about the video,wether his problems were a random thing,if the actual seller he bought from is possibly at fault or wether perhaps they have listened to the complaints & stepped their game up a bit

Glad it all arrived in one piece

It shows that there's a possibility the service isn't as bad as it sounds although I still don't like the idea of items being re-packed.

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Originally Posted by Matt16

Glad it all arrived in one piece

It shows that there's a possibility the service isn't as bad as it sounds although I still don't like the idea of items being re-packed.

I dont like the whole idea of repacking either. This is why i am holding judgement until i get word from the seller on exactly what box they used. I mean for all i know the seller did use a fed-ex box to send the item. Even then,i still am a little dubious & i will still not use ebay global if i can help it. Just because i got one good thing it never gurantees the next will be just as good.

[twistedsymphony]

Glad to hear your package arrived safely..

I wonder if it might have to do with the destination country. If Australia doesn't have as strict import requirements as Japan they might simply skip the repacking process...

it's also possible they've got so many complaints that they've started using tools like x-ray machines instead of opening packages.

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Originally Posted by Twistedsymphony

Glad to hear your package arrived safely..

I wonder if it might have to do with the destination country. If Australia doesn't have as strict import requirements as Japan they might simply skip the repacking process...

it's also possible they've got so many complaints that they've started using tools like x-ray machines instead of opening packages.

Thanks I am honestly still not 100% until the seller lets me know exactly what box he packed it in wether it was repacked or not. At the moment i still am on the fence in regards to the global shipping but i still wouldnt use them again if i can help it. Maybe they have changed things after the complaints or maybe i just got lucky

[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.