Words fail me.

Actually, they do not.

Self-respect and respect for forum frequenters prevent me using the language suitable to describe the parasite.

I feel for you. Talk about a system stacked against a Seller. The cost to insure / track to Italy would have been horrific.

I was just charged $17.50 for shipping an engine instruction sheet from the US - via *bay. Cost of tracking and delivery validation for a couple of sheets of A4 paper. Now I understand why.