Greg, these things are always an aggravation, BUT I very much doubt that your package is lost. French postal services are notoriously slow, so there's a very good chance the package will still show up. I recently had a package from France that took THREE WEEKS for delivery to Germany. It took two and a half weeks to even leave France. Since your package is already in Paris, you might ask your buyer to call his postal services. Next step would be to start a mail search with USPS. I know how annoying some buyers can be, but all you can do now is remain calm and patient. And again, French Post is slow, but they rarely lose anything.
As to ebay's GSP: This is a huge money making scam for ebay and their shipping partner: - They cash in import fees from the buyer, but I very much doubt that the German, French or any other local government ever sees any of that money. - I once bought posters from a fraudulent seller who had enrolled in the GPS, but never shipped my posters. Fortunately, I had used a credit card with Paypal, as ebay would refund my purchase price, but not my shipping costs or import duties. I had to call the credit card company and issue a chargeback against the ebay shipper. -The shippers like to 'inspect' your package, meaning they tear it open, discard your original packaging and repack it, often most clumsily. By all means, I can only discourage you or anybody else to stay away from the GSP. Helmut www.filmposter.net > Am 05.04.2016 um 01:02 schrieb Greg Douglass <[email protected]>: > > Hey guys, > I have a situation where I shipped a buyer in France two 20 X 30" stills from > RETURN OF THE JEDI on March 18. This guy is going out of his mind because > they haven't arrived, despite the fact that I sent him a scan of the original > receipt from the customs form with the tracking number, date, and amount > paid. He somehow found that the items made it as far as Paris. > Tracking numbers apparently do not work in France at this time, and I know > that some items are taking a long time to reach their destinations due to > security concerns in that country. (Although I sent an item to another buyer > in France last week, which he received quickly and painlessly.) The USPS has > no answers for me. > Question: is there any kind of coverage for this kind of situation through > either Paypal or Ebay? I think I'm sunk as far as the post office goes, but > I'm hoping that some of the more experienced sellers on this group can give > me ideas. I'm having trouble convincing this guy that I'm not part of some > anti-France conspiracy with the US Postal Service. I'm starting to get an > idea of how this guy's mind works, and I know he's going to file a complaint > with Ebay, which is the last thing I want. > Any ideas? > Best, > Greg Douglass > PS-I stopped selling on Ebay awhile back. NOW I remember why...... > -- > Greg Douglass > Guitarist- > Lessons, Live Shows, Touring, > & Studio Work > (760)212-3648 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
