[Boatanchors] eBay scam?

[WA5CAB--- via Boatanchors]

Those are all reasons why I looked into eBay's GSP when they started 
pushing it and gave it an immediate thumbs down.  Both Seller and Buyer lose.  
Anytime anyone is inserted between seller and buyer, there is apt to be 
trouble.  eBay ignores the fact that obviously someone is going to have to pay 
shipping from seller to GSP vendor.  TANSTAAFL.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 06/04/2015 11:05:36 AM Central Daylight Time, 
mmab at cox.net writes: 
> My one experience with the Global Shipping Program was not good.  A buyer 
> in 
> Australia won one of my items on eBay.  The shipping charge shown to him 
> during the bidding process, and to other international bidders, was to a 
> GSP 
> shipper in Kentucky.  eBay prevented me from sending him an invoice, 
> saying 
> that it would be automatically sent to him by the GSP shipper.  The 
> invoice 
> that the GSP shipper sent to him included the cost of the item, the 
> shipping 
> charge from me to KY and an extra charge for shipping from KY to 
> Australia. 
> This latter charge was more than the USPS charge for shipping the item 
> directly from me to the buyer.  The buyer withheld payment and filed a 
> complaint with eBay.  We finally settled the issue by dropping the GSP and 
> 
> the buyer agreeing to pay me directly via PayPal for shipping directly 
> from 
> me to Australia via USPS international first class package.
> 
> 1.  The shipping charge shown to international buyers was, at least 
> misleading, in that it did not show the total shipping charge.  This was 
> unfair to prospective bidders.
> 
> 2.  The total shipping charge via the GSP was more than the charge for 
> shipping via USPS.
> 
> 3.  The only advantage to the seller, that I can see, is that he doesn't 
> have to fill out the customs forms.
> 
> Mike, W6MAB