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I think if I got these mails more than once I would send them a message why they keep on doing this. Maybe they will stop if many people complain about it. 

Oh it turned out to be a scam unfortunately, though to be honest I was 50/50 on whether it was real to begin with, I only risked it because of PayPal's moneyback guarantee. I've already started the claim process. Guess my list of scammed vinyl list will now be two (the other was the UV boxset). It was on Discogs, but not one of those obviously fake listings for like $80 from new sellers that pop up everyday, it was someone who had 100% positive feedback but it appears now it was a real account that was hacked. The scammer just took photos off old Mercari listings to trick me and photoshopped their name into it. Oh well, guess I really will have to pay $500+ for it. I'm only 3 vinyl away from having a complete collection so at this point I'm willing to pay it just to have everything

Me too. Maybe it has something to do with the Royal Mail delays that I saw here, idk. All I know is that I ordered my Les Inrocks magazine from France and it was here within a week, meanwhile rolling stone is nowhere to be found at least a month later 

Another day, another delay 

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

tysm, now i can finally count on it.
 

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

hopefully only a few weeks at most
 
i think its more sorted out than it was to begin with

Because a lot of people were not able to find it in stores, even in the US. Then they announced a restock which never came. So it's pretty rare already. I wonder if they printed less than usually. I read on German wikipedia they usually print 38,000 copies. 

uk to uk shipping was unaffected but royal mail deliveries internationally are massively delayed because russia or something hacked royal mail and royal mail didnt want to pay the ransom so they basically stopped everything

That's what I am guessing. I heard of it for the first time in the post above, and since Royal mail could be responsible for not registering the tax being paid according to my information, maybe the cyber attack was the reason why I had to pay again. The seller wrote the IOSS on the parcel, but obviously they did not register it. Need to find out tomorrow where in this long chain the mistake happened... 

That's what I am guessing. I heard of it for the first time in the post above, and since Royal mail could be responsible for not registering the tax being paid according to my information, maybe the cyber attack was the reason why I had to pay again. The seller wrote the IOSS on the parcel, but obviously they did not register it. Need to find out tomorrow where in this long chain the mistake happened... 

I am afraid there is a bit of reason to worry actually regarding customs and packaging - I have some feeling the seller did a mistake with the tax number. Unless the hacker attack on royal mail mentioned above was responsible for the double tax, could be possible. I also think the seller currently got too many orders after Lana's insta post. The producing times are much longer than stated and some recent buyers complained about the quality... I hope you will get it without trouble however. Please let us know. 

That's what I am guessing. I heard of it for the first time in the post above, and since Royal mail could be responsible for not registering the tax being paid according to my information, maybe the cyber attack was the reason why I had to pay again. The seller wrote the IOSS on the parcel, but obviously they did not register it. Need to find out tomorrow where in this long chain the mistake happened... 

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

They look so cute! It does suck they messed up your order and it wasn't packaged properly though...I ordered one too so I'm a little worried about the shipping now tbh 

I did this based on @IanadeIrey and @bigspender print this  
Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails over the Country Club (2021). Different design + booklet.

Hi! For my GCSE art course, I had to create an etching of a celebrity for my portfolio. I chose to do Lana and Taylor and wanted to share 
 
I hope you like it! I also have to create a monoprint and lino cut copy of celebrities, and I’ll most likely choose to do Lana again so I will update the thread if I do  I also posted these on my Instagram (@/codeyhumphrey) 

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

I know, it's no official merch, but still Lana got her cake boxes from the same seller (see honeymoon insta), so I wanted to share these photos with you and also my experience, in case you want to order one, too:

 

 
They arrived today, luckily complete. The box the seller used was very fragile and was not handled well by the post, so I expected the worst. Only the mirror in the white box need to be glued on again.
 
Unfortunately there must have happened a mistake with the seller's custom declaration, so I had to pay the VAT again... plus post office fees. I asked her before if she knows how to do it and didn't expect this now... So if you order from outside UK, you might face the same problem. I am so tired if ordering from UK. Will try to get the second VAT back now... 
 
However, the white/pink one did not look 100% as pictured on Etsy (color and form of "icing" - still OK though, but I would have preferred as pictured), the white one I ordered with strawberries instead of cherries... So (having paid EUR 127 incl. shipping and VAT plus EUR 19 second VAT) not really satisfied I have to say, especially as I know now how to do it myself, lol. 
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1219872021/gothic-vintage-fake-kuchen-schmuck-boxen?click_key=6245881f7b21ee8dd41f848c03fe22b1fe1cc513%3A1219872021&click_sum=410a827b&ref=shop_home_recs_3
 
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1328406277/marie-antoniette-vintage?click_key=a2f7e929601cfcd74e2565dc911c8a8add040455%3A1328406277&click_sum=18686623&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1

not me thinking they were actual cakes...

I think if I got these mails more than once I would send them a message why they keep on doing this. Maybe they will stop if many people complain about it.