eBay "liquidated" my antique blade!

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Rick

As I read this, I'm pretty much convinced that as I lighten up my collection because I'm approaching 80 years. It will never be through eBay, more likely through this site, and I will not send anything to addresses outside of the US...

Rick,

I understand exactly why you may feel this way. I'm also approaching 80 and am disposing of many of my edged weapons. For many years I have had a list of countries that I don't export to. Recently, I have added the U.S. to that list because the process of sending items to the U.S. has become overly onerous, especially in relation to tariffs. When exporting to the U.S., the U.S. Customs requires that the exporter pays all import duties before allowing the item into the country--typically, the importer pays the import fees. I don't know of another country that does that.

Conversely, the country that is easiest to export from is presently the U.S. Rather than confining yourself to the U.S., I think you are in the best position to export your items to overseas buyers. Just not through eBay.

Regards, Ian