Ebay seller sent item with asbestos in it

[loadsmorebargains]

I bought a theatrical lamp from an eBay seller, it has arrived with a power cable fitted that has white asbestos in it.

I can't return it, because that would entail it being posted, which would be against most if not all courier and postal service policies on prohibited items, and I suspect illegal too.

What do I do from here?

[tsmgmd]

First things first. 

Have you contacted the seller. 

Is the seller a business. 

If the seller is a business surely it should have been Pact tested before sale.