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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 05:46:00 No.2310147 View View Reply Original Report

so, anyone know anything about it being illegal to mail toys to Italy?

I just sold a Transformers Headmaster on ebay to a guy in italy.

but the post office won't take it because it is prohibited

I'd love to ship it to him but I don't want to get a reverse payment on ebay when he doesn't get it.

Revolver !6shotYd42w

Revolver !6shotYd42w Wed 27 Apr 2011 05:56:00 No.2310156 Report

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Did you have the Italian fiscal code labelled? I recall an anon a while back having trouble sending stuff to Italy because he didn't have it on the packages.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 06:09:00 No.2310168 Report

Quoted By: >>2310531 >>2310535 >>2310757

>>2310147
well, I live in italy and buy lots of TFs from all around the world.. never had a problem! i even bough a G1 Megatron!

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 06:20:00 No.2310184 Report

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No Fun Allowed

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????????(????)?????? !!!! !VIPPERqY8o Wed 27 Apr 2011 06:24:00 No.2310190 Report

Quoted By: >>2310195 >>2310196

iirc Italy has some retarded law where it's illegal to import toys into the country unless they're made of wood. Is it your post office or the Italian one that won't take the package?

in.cog.nito !Pwelrnp2DI

in.cog.nito !Pwelrnp2DI Wed 27 Apr 2011 08:33:00 No.2310195 Report

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OP read this
>>2310190

then try to resend and label as 'block of wood'. just make sure there is tracking on it lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 08:33:00 No.2310196 Report

Quoted By: >>2310531 >>2310535 >>2310757

>>2310190

my post office. Even showed me the customs list on the computer.

I could go one town over and mail it. Just look up something that is ok to send and lie.

But the thing is, I don't want to send it and it really get lost in customs or the guy claim it is lost because it is a toy and then demand a refund.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 08:42:00 No.2310210 Report

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Adding Italians to my "do not sell to" list.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 08:49:00 No.2310219 Report

Quoted By: >>2310230

6-year ebay vet here: Do not ever, ever, EVER sell to Italian or Brazilian ebayers.

in.cog.nito !Pwelrnp2DI

in.cog.nito !Pwelrnp2DI Wed 27 Apr 2011 08:55:00 No.2310230 Report

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>>2310219
what's your bad experiences?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 09:16:00 No.2310256 Report

Quoted By: >>2310531 >>2310535 >>2310757 >>2312495

"Plastic toys" are not allowed to be imported into Italy.

Mark the package as an "adult collectible/memorabilia" and it will go through. Italian customs will serve the buyer with a decent sized fee, but they should know that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 09:18:00 No.2310260 Report

Quoted By: >>2310535 >>2310757

Why is it the don't want toys shipped? Some history of a toy having a bomb or something?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 12:10:00 No.2310531 Report

Quoted By: >>2310760 >>2310781 >>2312495

>>2310196
The answer to your quandry is Don't deal with Italy.

Seriously.

I've seen a number of sellers with Italy-specific addendums to their policies. Usually it's just "Sorry, Italy." But at least once I've seen "If you live in Italy, I will ship to you with the understanding that under absolutely no conditions will you get any kind of refund for merchandise, shipping or anything else. Sorry, Italy."

All you have to do is google "ebay shipping to Italy". There seems to be plenty of conjecture and folklore (at least among ebay sellers) as to why Italy is a black hole, but what it all boils down to is hassle and paypal-dispute-chargeback hell for newbie merchants and Italy-specific policies for the rest.

Anecdotes like>>2310168and>>2310256only serve to confuse the matter, since I have no doubt that they speak from experience, but they don't change the fact that many ebay sellers simply don't do business in Italy because of repeated bad experiences.

Also related: I remember speaking to a gent who studied in Italy for a while, and he learned the trick that if you wanted to send mail with a better chance of being received than not, you go to a post box somewhere in the Vatican and send it from there. Bullshit? *shrug*

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 12:13:00 No.2310535 Report

Quoted By: >>2310760

>>2310196
The answer to your quandry is Don't deal with Italy.

Seriously.

I've seen a number of sellers with Italy-specific addendums to their policies. Usually it's just "Sorry, Italy." But at least once I've seen "If you live in Italy, I will ship to you with the understanding that under absolutely no conditions will you get any kind of refund for merchandise, shipping or anything else. Sorry, Italy."

All you have to do is google "ebay shipping to Italy" (I'm lookin' at you,>>2310260, it's obviously not just toys) . There seems to be plenty of conjecture and folklore (at least among ebay sellers) as to why Italy is a black hole, but what it all boils down to is hassle and paypal-dispute-chargeback hell for newbie merchants and Italy-specific policies for the rest.

Anecdotes like>>2310168and>>2310256only serve to confuse the matter, since I have no doubt that they speak from experience, but they don't change the fact that many ebay sellers simply don't do business in Italy because of repeated bad experiences.

Also related: I remember speaking to a gent who studied in Italy for a while, and he learned the trick that if you wanted to send mail with a better chance of being received than not, you go to a post box somewhere in the Vatican and send it from there. Bullshit? *shrug*

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 15:54:00 No.2310757 Report

Quoted By: >>2310781

>>2310196
The answer to your quandry is Don't deal with Italy.

Seriously.

I've seen a number of sellers with Italy-specific addendums to their policies. Usually it's just "Sorry, Italy." But at least once I've seen "If you live in Italy, I will ship to you with the understanding that under absolutely no conditions will you get any kind of refund for merchandise, shipping or anything else. Sorry, Italy."

All you have to do is google "ebay shipping to Italy" (I'm lookin' at you,>>2310260, it's obviously not just toys) . There seems to be plenty of conjecture and folklore (at least among ebay sellers) as to why Italy is a black hole, but what it all boils down to is hassle and paypal-dispute-chargeback hell for newbie merchants and Italy-specific policies for the rest.

Anecdotes like>>2310168and>>2310256only serve to confuse the matter, since I have no doubt that they speak from experience, but they don't change the fact that many ebay sellers simply don't do business in Italy because of repeated bad experiences.

Also related: I remember speaking to a gent who studied in Italy for a while, and he learned the trick that if you wanted to send mail with a better chance of being received than not, you go to a post box somewhere in the Vatican and send it from there. Bullshit? *shrug*

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 15:58:00 No.2310760 Report

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>>2310535
>>2310531
Oh for FUCK'S SAKE. As if my post wasn't annoying enough already. Forgive me, anons.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 16:35:00 No.2310781 Report

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>>2310531
>>2310757
the vatican story might be legit,
i went to Rome once with school and obviously i wanted to get pissfaced drunk. but since there was a footballmatch that day it was prohibited to serve or sell alcohol in all of Rome. So, we went to vatican city to buy vodka. The Vatican is a totally different state so it's very much possible.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Apr 2011 16:48:00 No.2310791 Report

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Italian here, when i started buying stuff online i heard all these horror stories and was prepared for the worst. bought 20 + items from all over the world, never had a problem, and i tend to choose the cheapest shipping method. My advice is simply do not label the package as "toys" whatsoever, collectibles or model kits or whatever works. And well i have the good habit to check with my local post office if i have been waiting for something for some time. I am also patient, which is not very Italian i guess.

Buuut the whole deal about the wood i think it's pretty much bullshit/an old law that nobody sane would think of actually apply. I did receive a couple of packages labeled toys despite my indications specifically from the US, and they arrived just fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 02:47:00 No.2312267 Report

Quoted By: >>2312485

lol. I told the buyer I couldn't ship to him because it was illegal and now he has told me to refund his money and that he will leave me neg feedback for not shipping it in 3 days. What a douche.

This is why Americans look down their nose as foreigners. This is the kind of interactions we have. 98% of the country is probably wonderful, but I have to deal with this 2% asshole.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 06:17:00 No.2312485 Report

Quoted By: >>2312492

>>2312267
Tell him he didn't fucking tell you about Italian import laws

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 06:23:00 No.2312492 Report

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>>2312485

I reported him to ebay for customs fraud. And if he leaves me a negtive I'm going to ask for ebay to remove it and link them to the page on USPS saying it is illegal.

He had no business buying it. let alone getting pissy with me for taking more three days to figure out how to ship it to him.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 06:29:00 No.2312495 Report

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>>2310531

Eat a dick.

>>2310256is legit.

Confirmed, personal experience...whatever.

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