[meteorite-list] I will no longer ship to Italy using paypal

From: michael cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:09:42 -0700
Message-ID: <200801171311982.SM01872_at_yourfsyly0jtwn>

YES. Over the last year the Italian postal service has caused much mayhem
and madness for me. I wonder if we have the same buyers making the same
claims? Same scams going down or just an extremely corrupt postal service in
Italy? I hate to lump the whole Italian Postal Service into a toilet
category, but NO other postal service has even come close to being so
corrupt.
The next worse in my experience is the GERMAN CUSTOMS, who sometimes hold on
to packages for months! They don't seem to be corrupt, just after every
penny they can get for customs duty. They are very slow sometimes.

I too have thought about not sending to Italy anymore.

Best Wishes

Michael Cottingham

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Farmer
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:09 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] I will no longer ship to Italy using paypal

List members, I don't know about others, but myself
and Robert Ward have both been ripped off by
paypal/Italian buyers lately.

In the last few months, I have had 5 ebay items lost
on the way to Italy and claims filed, where paypal
took my money automatically.
I will no longer ship anything to Italy using paypal,
any orders from Italy must be paid for with cash or
international postal money order. Then I will ship, so
that if the items are stolen by corrupt Italian postal
workers, that is not my problem.

This has become so common, that either all packages to
Italy are stolen, or Italian ebay buyers are on to the
paypal scam and get the items, then claim refunds.
Anyone else having this problem lately?
Michael Farmer
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