& I noticed after some numbers the word DEFAULT which I thought very strange, but wrote it on the envelope regardless...just in case........after reading this I am now worried that the buyer didn't write that in his address....ebay did.   Great Italy is notorious for INR cases apparently.....hope I'm not the next victim thanks to ebay 'adjusting' buyers details !!!

If in doubt, ask the buyer for their exact address. The international shipping form is tough as it is.

I filled out a shipping form for a few places overseas and was unsure about whether to just type the exact PP address in the Address lines and/or also type in the things like Country, State, Territory, Postcode, etc, that are underneath the address line. With PP seller protection as a concern and also just hoping it's able to be read and delivered correctly, I asked the staff member behind the counter what the best way to write the form is. He said just write the address exactly as it was given. I didn't fill out any duplicates (e.g. State, Country, Postcode, etc) - I just wrote the exact PP address in the lines. The parcel arrived safely.

Whether that's the right thing to do or not is the question but it worked that time. Previous times I've included everything in its exact spots and it's also worked.