Aaron, that sucks big time. I'm a big fan of Brimar tubes and the fact that they trashed it *without* prior notification is not only painful to hear but would make my blood boil. Just imagine if they did that to nixie tubes or other vacuum tubes
*that actually contain Hg....* Ass-hats. Thanks for the heads up...I've had quite a few CRT's shipped internationally, but none of this nonsense (thank your deity of choice). Nick (ashamed that the correspondent shares the same moniker...) On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Oscilloclock <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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/CAOX%2BRHJJVpygTVkbX9ZyqZW7nOU-GXJS4Ut%2Bb6bac0i81iXr3A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
