I'm a monster, what have I done

I know, it’s absolutely disgusting, and all for the dumbest reason. I hope some find it in some bin and is like “score”.

it makes me want to conduct a minor police action on ebay global shipping headquarters.

You and me both old boy, you and me both. Thank you for your condolences 😂

not just his loss. the world loss.

I do apologize, your distress will be forwarded onto the complaint department.

@@TheFarOffStation Ahahahahah

Oh bloody hell mate, I’m so sorry yo hear this. What bloody thing did they decide to take this time?

@@TheFarOffStation Royal Marine Wolsley. Sent to the Legendary Graveyard of Pith Helmets by Ebay :/

@@AdventureUntamed23 I don’t what the hell is going on at eBay, but somethings dodgey. I think I’m going to make a beware video, because this also happened to another mate of mine, with a Wolseley as well. This is just damn ridiculous.

@@TheFarOffStation That sounds like a fine idea! Maybe if the sellers can be convinced to ship via their own methods, rather than eBay's preferred way, we can stave off any more of these tragedies. PS, Thanks for the puggaree styling video. Came in quite handy with a number of hats and helmets. Cheers!

@@AdventureUntamed23 I definitely think it might. I know with my KSPH, the sellers was going to ship it eBay GSP, and I asked him to just send it Royal Mail, and it safely arrived. I agree, it’s the best way. So glad to hear the puggaree video came in handy!

Yes, and the one I got is actually a nicer one, so I suppose at the end of the day it had a happy ending!

The government, always finding a way to be disappointing.

It is indeed. Such a simple mistake for such drastic potential consequences, all someone had to do was inspect the box, I suppose that would take too much effort...

The more we’ve looked into it, it really seem like it’s some bullshit that eBay pulls through its GSP. The motive though, is quite unclear.

No mate, just execute me, it's what I deserve.

@@TheFarOffStation You heard him firing squad, make sure that he has no historical items before you fire.

My hero

@@TheFarOffStation Academia?

@@CivilWarWeekByWeek nope, just the people who execute me for sacrilege

Ugh, that’s rubbish, mate. It’s just unacceptable that things like this should occur with regularity. Sorry for his loss…..

Well, apparently from this experience, as long as it doesn't say it on the manifest, you can get anything because they won't check!

@@TheFarOffStation Right, I'll just claim it's a smart fridge...........

@@Comma_Man64 even if they X-Ray it, they'll see wires and be like "seems legit"

Exactly, it makes no sense. No matter how good the argument is, and how wrong it was to flag it, they just kept talking themselves in circles...

I aslo collect militaria and reenactment related stuff from ebay but never run into this problem. Oh andi saw your british soldier impression on FB and it rocks ) but never run into this problem?? Is there really nothing you can do to get the helmet back??

Count yourself lucky for never running into this, it's ridiculous. Which impression did you see? I'm getting to the point where I can't even keep track 😂 I'm not entirely sure how much more there is I can do, every interaction is them saying they can't do anything whilst I provide info to what they say. Perhaps there's more I could do, but there so hell bent on not helping, that it's just too straining. I bet it'll get opened buy some agent, see nothings illegal, and someone will love their new free helmet.

Me too, mate, me too....

In this instance it luckily wasn’t, so that’s at least a mighty fine good thing!

The song is a stock music track titled “Memorial”, you can find it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aqeSYJCiqtyaYps.html

@@TheFarOffStation Thank you.

@@AntPDC you’re welcome!

Bongland indeed!

And they said arms control was supposed to SAVE lives, look what it's done

Wasn't it! I can fairly say, I'd prefer to not go on this kind of ride again! You're one hundred percent right, at least I got a good story out of it, sometimes, that's what life is, a good story to tell!

Yep, that’s exactly what happened. I’ve later found out they do this all the time too.

Haha, I just know how to read regulations, thank you for the kind words though!

@@TheFarOffStation exactly

Thanks, mate, it’s quite sad, that’s the unfortunate way of the world sometimes...you can’t win them all 😢

I 100% agree and I love your channel a lot a usefull tips

@@lennonhookway glad to hear you’re liking it and it’s providing you useful tips! More content planned!

Apparently they refunded the seller, but they did keep the helmet.

@@TheFarOffStation still, it has to be a mutually agreed transaction, I can’t just hot wire a car and leave a stack of money in the parking spot

@@Bountyhopper yeah well, not the way eBay sees it, if though nothing against the law happened. It’s dumb as hell.

You know, doesn’t make as much coin as I expected.

@@TheFarOffStation Congratulations on hitting 4000+ subscribers!

@@Here4Years thanks mate!!

That would be a spoiler of the next video, but I think I shall indulge you non the less! It is not a repro, it is an original as well!

@@TheFarOffStation why not just buy repros? They are cheaper and also not prone to such dilemmas

There are a few reasons, firstly there's never usually dilemmas like this, things generally go pretty smooth, secondly, if I can afford to buy original items to collect, I jump on the opportunity, as much as I like to reenact, I've very much been enjoying getting in collecting on the small level in which I have. Form wise, the repros are a wee bit off in places, they seem a little more boaty than originals, despite them being off in certain regards, I don't think they're that bad. In the future I do plan on getting a repro for if I should use my Wolseley topped kits for any sort of more strenuous use, for lighter use, I have no problem with the originals. Also, the repros usually come with no puggarees which makes life an absolute pain, because in military service they always had a puggaree.

I totally agree with your point and feelings. Thanks for the information and sorry for the idiotic bureaucracy….

It’s completely bonkers, mate, completely bonkers.

The issue stems from eBay, not a government entity, as if it were, a talk with customs would easily have been in order. Even so, it does not matter, helmets do not fall under ITAR, so the point is mute. The US has nothing to do with it, because it never reached an entity of the country.

Such is life in the age of tech.

I believe it has more to do with liability culture.

The customs declaration makes no mention, so like no. But it’s all mute because the government didn’t make the decision, a private company did. Try again.