So recently I wanted to buy some books and I’ve found a pack on Ebay with a price of 22.61€. I never cared where the items were sent from till today. I received an email from Ebay telling me that the sender requires customs clearance for the import that was sent from India. I entered the informations needed in the website they gave me and they told me that I will probably pay import fees that starts at 8.50 and can go up to 12.50€. Hours later I received an email telling me that the invoice is ready and there was the surprise of 169,47€ to pay.
I just want to ask what solution do I have in this situation. Thank you.

by xGeezy

5 comments

  1. maybe some mistake concerning the value of the item? Maybe the used the wrong conversion rate? Are there not details how the 169 EUR are made up?

  2. That looks like a scam. I’ve imported multiple dozens of items from all over the world and I usually either pay taxes directly on Ebay when I buy from Ebay or with the shipping company when I buy outside Ebay. But an invoice from a company that’s not a shipping company with an item from Ebay, I’m pretty sure that’s not how it works. And even then, for a 22,61 EUR item most you pay as tax is 19% + cost of handling by the shipping company, which usually is 6 EUR. So your maximum bill should be 32,91 EUR.

    tl;dr: this doesn’t sound right and you’re probably being scammed. Don’t send these people money.

    EDIT: And do not, under any circumstances, send these people your tracking number and your post code. I could imagine scammy people like that redirecting your package to themselves to keep it hostage till you pay.

    EDIT #2: I just had a look at the website from your image. This is 100% a scam site.

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