Thumper
10-13-2015, 09:26 AM
I bought a small collection of vintage model airplane engines at a estate sale a while back and sold them on eBay. Some guy in Australia bought them. A few days after shipping, I received a message that they'd been confiscated by Customs (in Kentucky) and would not be forwarded (or returned to me!). I checked and double checked everything listed on the banned or restricted items list and there is no mention of anything remotely related. I contacted eBay Customer Service and talked to one of their shipping experts ... they were clueless as to why the shipment was stopped and are unaware of any restrictions. The weird part is, everyone is whole ... they not only let me keep the payment I was given, but they even reimbursed the buyer the amount he paid me. WTF? Ya' think some dude in Customs is a collector and wanted these things? This is weird ... nobody has any idea what's going on or why ... AND, there's nobody to ask! Here's the message I received:
Dear James,
We are writing to inform you that your recent GSP transaction to XXXX XXXX cannot be completed. The item was stopped (by Customs) at the Global Shipping Center, and has been restricted from international shipment. The item will not be shipped forward to its final destination. No further action is needed at this time. Under the terms of the Global Shipping Program your buyer will be refunded automatically, and you are entitled to keep the proceeds from the transaction.
This is basically what I shipped (along with a few misc. small parts):
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Dear James,
We are writing to inform you that your recent GSP transaction to XXXX XXXX cannot be completed. The item was stopped (by Customs) at the Global Shipping Center, and has been restricted from international shipment. The item will not be shipped forward to its final destination. No further action is needed at this time. Under the terms of the Global Shipping Program your buyer will be refunded automatically, and you are entitled to keep the proceeds from the transaction.
This is basically what I shipped (along with a few misc. small parts):
5826