posted on April 23, 2003 11:42:11 AM new
I sold a craft leaflet yesterday, and today got an instant purchase Paypal payment, even though I had not given the postage, buyer just added what they thought (it was acceptable amount) but with the payment was this message "Please ship via US PRIORITY MAIL to a US Military mailbox. Please check off "Gift" and the destination of Germany for the customs form. (no fee, just paperwork that goes with it.)"
Now, I cannot send it U.S. priority from Canada of course, and we don't have to do customs forms for letter mail, can someone tell me if that would be alright? I will never put "gift" on an item anyway when it is not, but I want to make sure that it will be delivered alright without a customs form.
posted on April 23, 2003 12:40:55 PM new
If you don't have to do a customs form since it's a letter, and if it's going to an APO or FPO box, just mail it.
posted on April 23, 2003 01:09:04 PM new
Yes, you are right stormypetr, that explains why the name on the address is different from the buyer. My questions is, does this go via the U.S. or directly to the APO address in Germany. If it goes through the U.S. does it require a customs form?
posted on April 23, 2003 01:12:26 PM new
amber & stormypetr:
It is NOT a gift. It is merchandise. It would be a gift ONLY if the person sending it (in this case amber) was sending it without receiving any payment for doing such. It doesn't matter where the payment comes from or who the package goes to. If you received payment for an item that is shipped, it is merchandise.
posted on April 23, 2003 01:28:06 PM new
rariffle,
You're right... in this case it probably doesn't matter. (although since I'm not Canadian... I don't claim to have knowledge of Canadian custom forms requirements). I just wanted to clarify the "gift" designation so that others who might be reading this thread understand the difference for future transactions.
