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Greetings,
I listed my mom's System 4500 and sold it recently on eBay (or so I thought). I used their "Global Shipping Program" . The buyer was hit with approximatelty $100 fee in addition to the Fed Ex cost of $58. Issue number one: import tariff.
Issue #2 when I went to print the shipping label there was no way for me to insure it?! $1000 more or less of vintage, B&O in good working order was not going to be dropped at a Fed Ex pickup station without being insured.
The seller almost cancelled the sale because of the unexpectedly high tariff on used electronics. I wonder if the shipping "bot" increased the tariff because the country of origin was listed as Denmark?
Now, If I want to complete the sale and use the "Global Shipping Program" that I signed up for in this case, I have to be willing to assume all risk between my location and the eBay ship depot in Kentucky!
Buyer is is Montreal, I am in New Hampshire. Perhaps I should just go skiing for the day at Mont Tremblant?