GSP = is nothing but a NIGHTMARE for CANADIAN buyers!!!

[flyboyac]

Dear members:

The GSP has been nothing but a NIGHTMARE for Canadian buyers like me !!!

The sellers do NOT pack the parcels for extended handling & travelling.

The parcels arrive & so many were crushed beyond belief !

The persons doing the delivery ignore requests to NOT to safe drop !

The drivers are RUDE & IGNORANT & OFFENSIVE ! Drop & run !

As a big time collector, I have decided NOT to buy from sellers using GSP.

No matter how bad I want this piece for my collection ! I buy lots here !

If other Canadians boycott this terrible shipping & total ripoff, perhaps Ebay might get the message !

Flyboyac in Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.

[marnotom!]

Two big things to remember about the GSP:

1.  It was devised more with sellers in mind than buyers.  Yes, buyers pay for the service, but it's sellers that derive most of the "protection" benefits from it.

2.  It's a glorified forwarding service.

There are other parcel forwarding services out  there.  You can still buy from sellers using the GSP and have the item sent to one of these services who will send it to your address for a price.  If you have a friend in the US, you can have it sent to them for forwarding or to hang onto if you think you'll ever visit them in the future.  Just make sure that the address of your friend or of the forwarding service is on file with eBay and is the one you'll use for that purchase.

Just keep in mind that, unlike with the GSP, your item will be considered delivered once it reaches your friend or the forwarding agent and you will have no recourse through eBay or PayPal if it doesn't make it to you after that.  You'll also have no recourse through eBay or PayPal if the item arrives damaged.

Personally, I've had no problems with the GSP, but I researched it pretty thoroughly  before making my first purchase.  I find it helps to ensure that the seller is aware that they're using the GSP (Some don't have a clue) and that they're using it to its best advantage.