@melja-54 wrote:
My husband keeps getting charges from Pitney Bowes and has never bought from them we live in Australia and believe it is a internet scam
Hi melja-54. One thing yoiu can do to avoid exra charges is to ask a seller to please close the Auction or Buy -It-Now at relist using USPS First Class International or the UK equivalent. It will work out cheaper and more than likely quicker for you in the long run.
Most sellers are willing to do this and some sellers, many in fact have no idea that their items are going via the Pitney Bowe's GSP (Global Shipping Program). I'e had good success with sellers changing to normal AirMail post. I've been told by sellers who have had GSP in the past that their sales have gone up when they go back to normal post. 
NOTE: be aware that there can be confliscations without explanation by Pitney Bowes. One I've heard of was a an empty (Possibly vintage) motorcycle petrol tank. Another was a sword. And another an electric guitar. 
Usually these all sail through customs.
Anyway, good luck 
to you and your husband with future buys.
BTW: I have had stuff sent from the US via economy which is even less than a 3rd the price of USPS FIrst Class International service and it's arrived in about 2 weeks or so. 
