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Old 17th May 2008, 08:28 AM   #9
DISCERN
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Originally Posted by narcoman View Post
i may not be understanding you right but -

They may want to look at the shipping receipt because it's a large value item from outside of Europe - that means customs charges etc.... now I know it's second hand but there is a LOT of money laundering doing exactly what you are legally doing - thing is, they don't know that. The mistake of paying twice also would look suspicious even though it is perfectly innocent in this case.

You also still have to pay duty on the item, even though its second hand, and the refund part would look like avoiding paying duty - or illegal international money transfer.....

I've never had any issue using paypal though, so i'm speaking from inexperience - but I'm just suggesting what may be going on. They could be a little clearer.

The unit is being shipped within the European Union. It is only valued at 150pound, so I'd be surprised if this were the case.
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