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"Because he doesn't want to pay an extra $50. Do you think maybe the documented value of $500 caused the additional fee?"
You are not making sense.
1- Extra? He could have deducted that (so far unsubstantiated alleged fee) from the refund. Did you not read the second part of my sentence that you quote: "...and deduct that from the refund?"
2- Doubtful, sans any indication to the contrary that returns are now so subjected. Did you not see my statement that it was marked as a *returned* good? Nor my question whether there has been some changed regulation anywhere that returns are subject to a tariff.
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You are OK with a dealer being dishonest in their listings, failure to honor agreed upon returns, and creating worse problems? The seller knew beforehand that the returned package would not be tracked, and seemed only interested in having an insurance claim pay for his trickiness.
How does such ways of doing business square with any philatelic society code of ethics?
I made no ethical judgements about the seller's character and business dealings nor did I suggest anything either of you did was wrong.
I merely surmised that perhaps he refused the return because he thought he would have to pay $50 when he was maybe expecting a nominal fee or none (i.e., buyer returning item with nominal value noted). You rather rudely disabused me of that notion - you know better.
Then I asked a question because I did not completely understand what you had posted.
In my limited experience purchasing items from dealers in Europe, very few if any, declare the actual value on the customs form. Usually its something like a couple of bucks even if the item was purchase for thousands. Presumably done to avoid the taxes. But that's my limited experience.
Posted 10/25/2017 1:35 pm
