Free mailing is the way we went.

But the .com system has changed even more since to stop an Australian address using .com

It all comes down to how is eBay .com going to process you if you are a nasty person and rip some one off for $10,000

Every listing I had to sign an agreement that let .com eBay come after me in Australia. That is every listing a horrible red-orange form to agree too!