GSP Import Charges is a Scam!

Is there any way that this ridiculous charge could be challenged? Who at some high level could contact Pitney Bowes and get this made fairer? What exactly does this fee entail? I could possibly accept that the GST is included? Smiley Frustrated

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if Pitney Bowes is collecting the GST then it appears that they are now charging a processing fee.  That fee might be for the additional paperwork and/or accounting they are now required to do in administering the GST (read import charge) on low-cost items.  Once these items start arriving a clearer picture might emerge if documentation is included on the package.

 

There are other threads/posts about this. It appears that for an item + postage total of $134 the fee is $6.28, and for the example you give of item + postage of $728 the fee is $11.70 (approx figures used).

 

Once more cases come to light a clearer picture will emerge of how the fee is calculated.

 

For now, it certainly appears to be a Pitney Bowes money grabbing exercise.  I mean, why not let eBay collect the GST?

 

 

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Is your example for a c-mount lens? Just curious

 

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On top of that they don't combine shipping, so people should really pay attention when they buy several items from the same sellers in case they expect them to combine postage.

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It's not a scam !

 

It's there for everyone to see and up to you if you buy or not.

Just move onto another seller if you don't like their prices.

 

Sellers with the GSP in UK and USA will eventually realize they are losing a lot of sales having the GSP.

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

It's not a scam !

 


It is actually! I draw a comparison between Pitney and the Federal Reserve in the US. Both are privately owned and run organisations. Both are running a scam that makes bucket loads of money for a few at the expense of many.


@kopenhagen5 wrote:

 

It's there for everyone to see and up to you if you buy or not.

Just move onto another seller if you don't like their prices.

 


 Ah, not that easy. The same items are not available by other sellers, especially when they are scarce.


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Sellers with the GSP in UK and USA will eventually realize they are losing a lot of sales having the GSP.


 Yes, 110% agree there. Just talking to an OS seller recently. His sales have gone up since he dropped the GSP. Lets hope more wake up sooner than later. Fof their sakes plus ours.

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Look at getting a fowarding address. No GST

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Most forwarding services are applying the GST to their packages.....you won't get out of it that easy.

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LMFAO
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Import charges are all part and parcel of importing goods,  It is just that untill the new GST on low value imports, the additional fees

have only been incurred on Imports exceeding $1000.00  And not  only via the GSP. 

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I'd just like to add that another overseas seller has ditched Global Shipping and gone back to normal postage. And no surprise, his sales have gone up quite a lot. Guess GSP is not the way to go. LOL.Smiley Very Happy

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