Shipping question about arrows from Belgium?

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

Ethnographic shipping question:

I bought some antique arrows and a bow (Papua New Guinea) from an eBay seller in Belgium. After several unanswered emails from me asking for tracking information (over a month-long period) he finally responded when I filed a PayPal dispute that I had not received the shipment.

Though his eBay advertised shipping price was about the same as similar arrows from Belgium, he told me that he now needed over FOUR times the advertised cost to ship them. From $75 to $300.

I suggested that he needed to send the arrows at the advertised amount or face a negative feedback strike, possibly a non-performing seller strike as well.

He just emailed me, stating that UPS Belgium (and DHL) has placed "arrows of any kind" on their "CAN NOT ENTER THE US" list, and that he can not ship at all. He wants to refund my money less $30 for "trying" to ship them.

I am asking if any of our Forum members in Europe, especially Belgium know about this? Are there and other carriers who would ship them?

The bow makes the package 180cm long and that seems to require a special carrier.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Bill,

300 seems to be an enourmous amount for the bow to ship.
Indeed the length of the bow is the problem. 150 cm in the max.
Otherwise you'll need indeed an express shipper like DHL.
I use always Skynet after I tried DHL,Fedex,UPC etc.
Their service is very good while the price is lower ( but not cheap)

about the arrows he shoul send them separate with normal post.
What I also did before is just remove the heads and ship sticks and heads separate.

you have a PM.

[Bill M]

The length is 180cm. small width and height.