It is and always has been up to the buyer to know what can and cannot be imported into their country. Ebay suggests that sellers make it clear that it is the buyer's responsibility to know what can be imported and that they are also responsible for any import fees, charges and duties.
If Customs impound and destroy an item the buyer is not entitled to claim a refund through paypal (and I presume through ebay now).
As for the GSP policy....it is even worse than ebay policy if it exists at all, which I doubt.
I usually quote knives as an example of their stupidity.....there are only a very small number of knives that will not get through Customs but the GSP refuses point blank to ship any knives to Australia.
To my certain knowledge they have confiscated a drum kit, an electronic keyboard and a guitar for no known reason. Not only did they keep them but the buyers were not told and it was only when they started looking for their items that the truth came out. No refunds, no notifications...nothing. Some members found that PB was selling these confiscated items on ebay themselves.....you can imagine how well that went down.
I honestly think it is a random thing.....there certainly does not seem to be any rhyme or reason for what they confiscate.
