I can't help but share this experience with the Global Shipping Program. I bought a beautiful Brimar CRT and it was duly shipped to the GSP centre, after which ... they promptly disposed of it without the seller's consent! (And for no valid reason.)
And the "Sent from my iPhone" ... ------ Dear XXXXX (the seller) My name is Nick. Thank you for contacting eBay’s Global Shipping Programme department. I understand you require more information for item #272653050020. Your sale of item #272653050020 through the Global Shipping Programme couldn't be delivered because the shipment contained items that were found to be restricted from transport. If an item arrives to our shipping hub and the item is restricted from international carriage, our hub will not proceed with the shipment and will safely dispose of the item. This is process is subject to dangerous goods only. In this instance the item contains amp tube(s) possibly manufactured pre-70s. In that era most lamps & tubes had mercury reflectors. In the absence of clear data ruling out the risk, your item has been rated UN3506, Mercury contained in manufactured article. Class 8, Corrosive & Toxic. Restricted to all countries on our system By choosing to ship your item with the Global Shipping Programme, you agree to certain terms and conditions of the programme, one of which is that when an oversized item is received at the shipping hub, it is liquidated and the buyer is refunded by eBay. No money will be or has been taken from your account. I am sorry we have not been able to forward your item. We thank you for all of your eBay business and hope that this information has been helpful.Kind Regards, eBay Global Shipping Team [THREAD ID: 1-1GP2FBSY] Sent from my iPhone Reply Brimar cathode ray tube ---- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0a508d41-e504-4996-82bd-2e364ff9dab1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
