It's not that we don't agree with you, but after a couple of years bashing our heads against the wall about this we have all just decided that eBay ain't gunna fix it. I can assure you that you are not the first person who's discovered this problem. My frustration with it (and because of the various sizes and weights that I post) meant that I just blocked all sales to the USA when the new charges came in The Ebay Announcement and recommendation was on 24th November 2010... http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201011241103362.html

thanks very much for the link. That's what I suspected although I was hoping I was wrong. I am amazed that this is not addressed by ebay as it would be a very simple thing for them to resolve and would increase their revenue because AU sellers wouldn't be forced to block US buyers.

Apologies if I was sounding a bit abrupt, I was just replying to the previous poster who suggested I become more proficient at editing items (I think some people have too much time on their hands and roam forums to see what kind of "constructive" 2 cents they can add to any discussion)