![]() Īs I remember, when mine arrived it went to the customs depot before being released to Parcel force to bring to my local depot. I bought one of the original batch of Vectis to Sony E adapters off John when he first made them about five years ago. Not sure if Alibaba offers accounts to UK people (not used them myself) - setting up an account first would be the logical step, but if this is a one-off kinda not what you want to be doing.Įdited by dCap - 10 January 2021 at 17:45 I've looked into WeChat before and it looked a bit complicated to set-up if you weren't native Chinese. This was easier then when PayPal was owned by eBay (or the other way around?) which is no longer the case. Fedex) once which the seller then refunded to me directly via 'issue partial refund' in PayPal. Other items I've had bought have been labelled as 'guaranteed VAT paid' and I got an invoice for one of those (from e.g. And as I'm sure many other have, you get invoiced directly by Fedex or by Parcel Force (and pay to collect your item). I've imported from Japan in the past, on eBay. If 'John' listed the item on "eBay HongKong" for example, then the courier should be invoicing you directly really - and it might just be stuck between courier hand overs? The 'be patient' might be that handover that you don't normally get to see. But that doesn't sound like the case here, he is asking for payment. Others do exactly that and 'invisible to you' they get invoiced for your import directly from the courier. If 'John' listed this items as being sold 'from the UK' then the situation would be a little different - he needs to deliver it to you for the price you've paid and should have factored in the import fees into the list price. If you are contacting eBay help then the first question needs to be 'please transfer me to an import expert', the first person you are connected to will not have the faintest idea what to do and you will end up repeating to the 2nd agent. And get him/her to message you via the original item and include reference to the new 'import fees lot'.Īnd/Or - contact eBay directly to see if they can offer an alternative way for you to pay this (that they are prepared to protect). How 'John' invoices you this charge is unclear - I would ask him/her to create an eBay lot for the fees so you can pay directly via BIN eBay/PayPal. eBay then also have full vision of your conversation. eBay should then protect you if 'John' decides not to send you your toy. If the eBay item stated that VAT/customs fees would be due (and they should be due) - then make all your communications with 'John' using eBay's messaging system. So my question is - has anyone been in a similar position, and how was it resolved for them? John seems trustworthy to me, but beyond his courteous handling of the order and his general standing with the LA-EA4r adapter I don't have a great deal to go on. I think it is safer to deal with someone in the UK regarding the demanded VAT and fees. John offers to take money from me and make the payment directly to SF in China. (eBay tracking says the package is in London, is through customs, and is being held 'for forwarding - please be patient'.) I am yet to hear from SF Express re contact details for the office or agent in London that holds the package. ![]() ![]() None of these appear to let me go further and make a transaction with my credit card. ![]() Through trial and error and Google Translate I can see three options to pay - WeChat Pay, AliPay, and SF Financial. I heard via John that SF Express were looking for payment of the fees and via him SF Express have now sent an invoice (from China, in Chinese). The thing has shipped with SF Express and arrived in London where VAT and handling fees are due. For better or worse I ordered via eBay a Monster LA-VE1 adapter from 'John', the guy behind this and the Monster LA-EA4r adapter. ![]()
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