Gonz, I've no practical experience, but would give it a few more weeks, maybe a month. I've had a $25 photo item from Germany hit US customs. That alone was good for another 2 weeks before they asked me for duties and I explained why it was duty free. I can't imagine a package insured for $500 just passing thru customs un-taxed.
As to $500 or $650, I'm probably in the minority but think the seller is responsible for providing insurance in the full amount. I've only lost 1 UK ebay transaction so far. I sent $8 by mail and never got the products back here (USA). I don't know if the US cash never made it thru the mail or the busy seller simply lost track of the auction. He was insulted when I asked several months later if he was re-selling the same items in a current ebay listing. It was only $8... Regards, Bob S. On 10/10/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. He has good ebay history and has > purchased comparable cameras via international sellers in the past. He > sent me the money via paypal, I used it to by the K100D as a backup to > the upcoming K10D. > > Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking > for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted > to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being > used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 > he paid for it including the grip. > > I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent > it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the > UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers > at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their > website doesnt even know that the package exists. > > Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I > mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on > it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the > insurance and send it to him. > > He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time > before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the > UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. > > What do you guys think? > > Thanks, > > rg > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
