Hi, well I have read all conditions applicable to purchases in the UK and as much as I could take on the GSP. I guess I understand the purpose and how it works. In the first instance, it is meaningful for customers living in different areas from the customs point of view. Not the case in old Europe. However I can hardly believe that a book from a seller in Belfast is sent to Kentucky, USA. Pitney Bowes has an operation center in the UK and the seller had paid 3,90£ to send the item to the handling centre in the UK. That would be nonsense imho to export a book to the USA and reimport it to Germany. Basically GSP is within the single EU market completely useless. It makes the whole process last longer and be more expensive. The only ones profting from the GSP are Pitney Bowes. In addition, imposing a shipment company contravenes the EU rule of the free choice of a service provider (we are liberal here!!!) Whether the implemetation is legal is another story. If I had agreed with the process and was informed of all details beforehand that would be fine. But I had paid one lump sum supposedly to the seller (12,42£) for delivering the book from Belfast to Munich. It was afterwards clear that there was a third party acting without my agreement and shipping the item from Pitney Bowes UK to Munich. I didn't either have an extra invoice from Pitney Bowes nor was I able to see the amount to be paid to PB and/or the seller. That is simply unlawful. Moreover, I would have never (I mean it) never agreed that a third party touches and repackages such a valuable item. I would have preferred to pay twice as much shipment costs and have it sent directly to me. In fine Paypal ,UK were infinitely more polite and helpful than ebay/paypal Germany and proposed to refund the extra fees I had paid due to a mistake made by Paypal. That is fair and I say thanks. I now hope to receive the book in good condition. Have a nice day and thanks for the contributions!
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