Don't use eBay's shipping when you are dealing with an item you cannot afford to lose. I lose about 1 out of every 8 items I sell internationally from the USA when I use eBay's shipping labels and USPS. Probably someone in a third world country saw your UK return address, thought it might be valuable, and stole the package. Not a darn thing you can do about it except eat the cost. If you want to stop losing packages, go outside of eBay and use FedEx and put insurance on it. Otherwise, keep taking a loss every 8th package like I do, and jack up your prices accordingly (12.5% or so) to cover them.
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