Item purchased through GSP smells of smoke, if returned will I lose money on import charges?

[lilwat_91]

Hi 

I bought an item (used) that came from the US, it arrived and very badly smells of smoke.  I tried to air it, clean it with wipes and it wont go.  Because this is a high price item, if I open a return and send it back I presume I will lose out on the import charge through ebay that I paid?

I am in two minds, that I could try to shift on to breakeven or make a small profit. 

Might be easy just to return for a return and take the knock on the cost

[arkwebus]

There is a way to reclaim duty paid at import on re-export. Contact HMRC before sending

@lilwat_91 

[papso22]

As you paid the charges to ebay, they should refund everything you paid them, and through them, as long as the item is returned.

The seller refunds what they got. 

[plpmr]

adding to the advice already given -

To cover yourself you must use an eBay not as described case.

[zoomingmouse]

As a side note... not sure if this would be an idea to try to get rid of the smell, but I was once given a clothing item to sell for a friend that had tags on so I couldn't wash it.

It had been stored in a fragranced bag for many years <to anyone reading never do this, not even for a week!>.

I put bicarbonate of soda <aprox 2 table spoons> in to a sock & then put this & the clothing in to a closed cardboard box, changing the sock each week until the smell had gone.

It took a while, but did eventually work.