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| | | Author: | dlaw1_lego  | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 08:14 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 197 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| | | | | Author: | Biglesdug | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 08:18 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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What do you mean who should pay for the loss?
Customs has the right to open packages, it's not the sellers fault.
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| | | | | Author: | Emporiosa | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 08:19 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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You always take a risk when importing anything from outside of your country.
The loss is taken by you, as you had accepted, when making the purchase.
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| | | | | | | Author: | dlaw1_lego | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 08:45 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 89 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| | Thanks for your advice |
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | ck.brick.lego | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 08:56 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| What you faced is the most unfortunate issue. As customs do have its right there,
even insurance cannot cover that kind of damage...
Customs is "king".
I once had an order stuck at custom for 2 months. After asking for multiple times,
it just said it takes time for its clearance. Worse still, in order to have the
item released, the buyer needed to pay a huge sum as VAT...I'm not saying
VAT is wrong, but the thing is the sum was unreasonable. I requested to know
how they get that value of VAT, the custom email just said "the system shows
this value, I have no idea how it was calculated."
It just gets frustrating when customs take unilateral decisions...I feel sorry
for your loss indeed
In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 08:54 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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What do you mean by opened? There is a difference between them neatly cutting
a tab or breaking a seal to open a box and, for example, cutting a panel off
the side of a box or creating a big hole in it.
If they have just opened it, then there is not really any damage. Whereas if
they mutilated it, then seek damages from them.
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| | | | | Author: | StarBrick | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 09:40 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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I am not sure customs is allowed to open a sealed item that has been purchased
abroad without a buyer consenting it to have the item opened.
NOT the outer package, but the item INSIDE a package.
So I would say, send in a claim at the customs department.
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| | | | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 09:47 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| Who can file the claim? The buyer or the seller?
In Problem Order, StarBrick writes:
| | In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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I am not sure customs is allowed to open a sealed item that has been purchased
abroad without a buyer consenting it to have the item opened.
NOT the outer package, but the item INSIDE a package.
So I would say, send in a claim at the customs department.
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| | | | | | | Author: | legomalego | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 10:36 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| Customs not allowed to open.....
They can open your butthole if they so choose, certainly they can open a package.
In Problem Order, StarBrick writes:
| | In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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I am not sure customs is allowed to open a sealed item that has been purchased
abroad without a buyer consenting it to have the item opened.
NOT the outer package, but the item INSIDE a package.
So I would say, send in a claim at the customs department.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | StarBrick | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 11:01 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, legomalego writes:
| | Customs not allowed to open.....
They can open your butthole if they so choose, certainly they can open a package.
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Then one should be very careful travelling abroad.....
Seems like customs are related to a certain V.Putin. They both act like they
can do anything they like.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | legomalego | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 11:08 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| 100%
Not much scarier than a customs agent who woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
In Problem Order, StarBrick writes:
| | In Problem Order, legomalego writes:
| | Customs not allowed to open.....
They can open your butthole if they so choose, certainly they can open a package.
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Then one should be very careful travelling abroad.....
Seems like customs are related to a certain V.Putin. They both act like they
can do anything they like.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 14:20 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, legomalego writes:
| | 100%
Not much scarier than a customs agent who woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
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Is there evidence they opened it maliciously? They may have got up on the right
side of bed and are just doing their job.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | legomalego | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 15:26 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| That comment was not intended to follow up the initial post but rather what another
Bricklinker commented.
In Problem Order, yorbrick writes:
| | In Problem Order, legomalego writes:
| | 100%
Not much scarier than a customs agent who woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
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Is there evidence they opened it maliciously? They may have got up on the right
side of bed and are just doing their job.
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| | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 10:06 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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See, this is where I have a problem. You were buying for collect-ability and/or
price appreciation. Now your ability to do those has been compromised. It is
not the seller's fault, and it's not the custom's agency to blame,
it is the expectation that a sealed set with travel thru customs and come out
sealed. No one has taken anything from you, you can still play with the set and
build the model. But that appears to not have been your objective.
Nita Rae
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| | | | | | | Author: | maxx3001 | | Posted: | Feb 24, 2022 11:30 | | Subject: | Re: Customs opened my set | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Problem Order | |
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| In Problem Order, cosmicray writes:
| | In Problem Order, dlaw1_lego writes:
| | Just bought a and arrived opened by customs
Since it now has little value, who should pay for the loss?
Thanks in advance
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See, this is where I have a problem. You were buying for collect-ability and/or
price appreciation. Now your ability to do those has been compromised. It is
not the seller's fault, and it's not the custom's agency to blame,
it is the expectation that a sealed set with travel thru customs and come out
sealed. No one has taken anything from you, you can still play with the set and
build the model. But that appears to not have been your objective.
Nita Rae
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We all collect for different reasons, non is better or worse than the other.
The OP simply did not think this would happen.
I do agree it is not the sellers fault and customs certainly has the right to
open anything they wish.
But I do not agree that nothing has been taken from the OP, his MISB was taken
from him.
Again, we all collect differently, no one way is better than the other.
I ones got a small set, purely because the contents was related to my job.
I wanted to keep it sealed, to sit in my collection.
Unfortunately for me, my children thought differently, my joy was ruined.
Luckily for me I am stronger than my children
Please do not judge an honest question from another collector, thank you.
Maxx
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