From China with Belgian Post?

Josef_k

ballisticbrian wrote: »

The Postal Union Rules specifically prohibits routing mail through a cheaper country creating an extra "hop" in the transit to save money - but it sounds to me that is what China is doing.

So it sounds like the real scammers here are the postal union.

martindow

Could the Chinese company be delivering a bulk load of items for European customers to Belgium and then sending them on via Belgian Post?

molerat

I had some stuff from China that came SwissPost

forgotmyname

The item did have a mains/USB plug. But i was wary of using that so only power it from a USB hub.

The part that fits inside the phone cover is only a copper coil so little to go wrong there.

Not safe enough to give away you think?

campdave

forgotmyname wrote: »

It will cost more than i paid to return it. Give it away? Charity shop?

None of these options seem to be to reimburse the seller for sending two items to you?

Ben84

forgotmyname wrote: »

The item did have a mains/USB plug. But i was wary of using that so only power it from a USB hub.

The part that fits inside the phone cover is only a copper coil so little to go wrong there.

Not safe enough to give away you think?

Sounds like an inductive charger. However, my major concern was the same as yours - the part which converts mains 240v in to a 5v USB outlet. That part is certainly something to be suspicious of and considering how you obtained it, I wouldn't suggest you use it or pass it on. I think you're right about that. However, anything which gets its power from a USB plug is only going to receive 5v, which shouldn't cause any real danger to anyone. Even if this part goes faulty, I'm sure you're not in any danger. It could possibly damage your phone, I don't really know enough about the phone or device to say, but I know that 5v won't hurt you. The important safety features that protect you are in the mains to USB adapter (provided it's a good one!), so just make sure you use a good one of those with all USB devices.

steveo3002

alot of charity shops will sling em out , cant sell leccy goods because of health n saftey etc

forgotmyname

campdave wrote: »

None of these options seem to be to reimburse the seller for sending two items to you?

Very true. But im not paying £18 to send it back to them. Suggestions?

It only cost £16. And i dont want or need it. You can only fit one.

campdave

forgotmyname wrote: »

Very true. But im not paying £18 to send it back to them. Suggestions?

It only cost £16. And i dont want or need it. You can only fit one.

Oh, if its going to cost you too much to send it back obviously it's fine the seller is out of pocket.

I don't have any suggestions, what you do is up to you, but leaving the seller out of pocket is wrong. Maybe you'll be out of pocket sorting it out, but that's tough IMO.

forgotmyname

If the seller had used a tracking number that UK systems could use then maybe i wouldnt have needed to claim for item not received.

Belgium tracking said at my local office. No idea which office and with the numbers give i think it was a 23 digit code.. No UK system could use.
Post office, Sorting office had no idea where the parcel was.

So i can send it to you to return to them?