err, I think the point is NOT TO use the Global Shipping by selecting another category, because they DO open [some/all] packages. See various stories circulating. They obviously find it easier when the description tips them off - like the guy who lost his amplifier, NOT just the valves in it.
I bet they will stop handling anything with lead solder. [I had argument with local authority about disposal of colour TV CRT glass - it is lead glass. They had been screaming about the amount of lead being handled ! They treat it as if it is actually free lead or toxic free-salt/compound. Same with mercury. I don't know what lack-of science and chemistry is taught these days but it is totally pathetic! When we live in an "advanced" culture it behoves us to know an amount of stuff. It can't be totally a Nanny State. Old episode of the Simpsons last night where they made a joke in a speech about "get a half-life" makes me ponder whether it just went straight over the heads of the majority of viewers. People tend to vote and politicians get to decide about waste dumps etc. How can "we" get the right answers when the voters are clueless about the issues. The Greenies and 'enlightened' pollies here in Oz have done a lot of damage over the years through being rather ignorant - just enough knowledge to be dangerous. Doesn't matter how good the science advisers are - the pollies get to set the terms of reference and the scope. Reason for the above... a lead-in to this. That tube guy said he had been checking out the ebay setup with ebay guys. How about someone who is a stake holder trying to chat with the global shipping ninnies? BTW, I had totally forgotten the very "cute" reaction of mercury and aluminium until the topic of "how much mercury is allowed on an aircraft". I was reminded when I Googled for why it is dangerous. As I wrote in a post to TCA... "On the topic of mercury. I had forgotten why mercury isn't allowed on aircraft, so I Googled it again. http://wordpress.mrreid.org/2013/08/07/mercury-and-aeroplanes/ "But if the raw elemental aluminium is exposed (e.g. by a scratch) and comes into contact with mercury it forms an amalgam, tearing away at the aluminium and causing it to lose its structural integrity. As the aluminium is eaten away it combines with the air to form aluminium oxide and falls away (as seen in this video). This allows the mercury to reach fresh aluminium and the process then repeats, so a small amount of mercury can do a large amount of damage. If a mercury thermometer were to leak aboard an aeroplane the aeroplane would need to be taken out of service and disassembled to assess the damage the mercury might cause. There have been at least two incidents in which aircraft exposed to mercury have been written off by their insurers." I didn't followup sources. It is just like those "impossible" acids etc shown in cartoons [and sci-fi] that just keep eating their way through something without combining and being used up." I know that it is hard to write some rules that would work for places like Global Shipping. Hard?; probably impossible, so to meet all safety situations a plain "NO" to anything listed is the only way. BUT, I want to see them extend it to all dangerous stuff. Cadmium plated items. Fluorescent globes. (there is a nice German article online discussing the risks of a broken tube) Paper [with dioxins]. Plastics [outgassing]. Trapped air in packages and "germs". Sharp corners. Small items that someone might swallow. etc. Shouldn't just apply to the shipping -I wonder how immune to repercussions ebay is if something truely NASTY is sold through them. Bet they think they have it tied up. Better shut them down; they are a risk to our civilisation. John K ----- Original Message ----- From: SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. To: neonixie-l Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 4:55 AM Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: tubes/valves and Global Shipping Pro-Tip #777 - pick a different category like "electronics" People who will search for it, will find it there. Usually Ebay is weird like all times, either its about mercury or other chemicals in tubes that are restricted to ship, and since the package will be shipped by ebay itself, they are responsible for it. Same thing goes for radioactive contents (radar tubes). Another thing is the "export" restriction of military items, for example a "kn-6 trigger tube" is not allowed to export. If you are not from US - you can still use the US-Site, look for nice items, and ask the seller if he sends it to you on "normal" way. Worked a few times for me. 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