GSP is such an annoying, confusing concept, just to help ebay earn more in fees from the extra international sales.

In jazzcomp's situation, some of the $42 went to the international shipper ($25), and the rest went to the seller ($17) to cover them posting it to the international shipper and paying for a box or supplies if necessary.
As such, it makes shipping more expensive, because you have to pay for it to be posted twice... and you can't combine items from the one person to offset that extra shipping amount. (and can't use PO Box address either)


And to really be a kick in the pants - I paid for multiple items at checkout which included one for the GSP, so ALL items had to be addressed with my home address (as the Fedex/UPS need a signature to deliver it). But after sitting around America for 7 days at three different sorting centres, UPS handed it off to another shipping company that gave it to Australia Post anyway. I could have had the GSP item addressed to my POBox address for convenience after all (if I wasn't home to sign for it, I would have had to chase it up from who-knows-where), and now I have to put up with all the other items coming to my house that don't need a signature, so the postal worker in the van is just throwing them to the door without knocking or anything. The GSP forced me to sacrifice the security of several parcels to my home, only to use Australia Post anyway which could have used the security of my POBox.
Like today, one arrived and I only just heard him bang his Van door, to come out to find a big box at my door as he was back in his van to drive off (is it too much to knock or ring the door bell?). I have a bus-stop outside my place on a fairly busy road - a parcel at the front door is gonna go walking in short time.