It depends how the seller is handling it.. the concern is that you might get hit with import duties.. or it might take much longer to arrive than expected.. also it would be wise to use a credit card for the PayPal payment, just as an extra precaution.
I tend to check details a little closer now, with figures that normally have a mainly / exclusively Far Eastern sales release.
Earlier in the year, I wanted to buy a couple of urban vinyl figures and found what I was looking for on eBay, from a seller with a London address.. However, when I contacted the seller about collecting the items, he stated it was an 'office address only'.. after a quick check, I established it was one of these rented Business (PO Box) addresses with mail forwarding services.
I decided to split the order (the items were otherwise unavailable in the UK) in two and waited for the first to arrive, before finalising the second.. both arrived ok and without any extra charges, but they took several weeks to show up (by courier?..for an 'in stock' item?..within the UK?) ..so I think the figures had actually come from overseas.
Exactly how the UK seller was operating the system, I'm not certain, but I suspect it was selling 'gifts' (with good margins), ordered by him through a personal contact overseas.. then relabeling the boxes and sending them on by courier.. since he did not sell a lot of items.
