This is so f'd up.
Finally got a response from the ebay global shipping team. I wanted to know what were the actual dimensions as measured by the shipping center. I converted the cm measurements to inches.
The item dimensions were as follows:
Length: 155.00 --> 61.0236 inches
Width: 21.00 --> 8.26772 inches
Height: 20.00 --> 7.87402 inches
Weight: 9.50
You have been refunded fully for the item. Your item was oversized and could not be shipped forward, these requirements are something that your seller should be well aware of but if they choose to send an item that is too large for our program the seller has made an agreement with eBay and our shipper that we will not return or forward the item. (Please see http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/shipping-globally.html).
Follow that link and you will find the following:
Oversized items
For an item to be eligible to be shipped to you through the Global Shipping Programme, the seller's packaging must meet dimension and weight requirements:
The package must not weigh more than 66 lbs.
Dimensions = length + 2 * (width + height).
Length is the longest side of the package.
The package must not exceed 66 inches in length.
The package must not exceed the maximum dimensions of 118 inches.
The package must not exceed the maximum dimensional (DIM) weight of 66 lbs.
Dimensional weight = (length x width x height) / (dimensional factor) where the dimensional factor = 166.
For completeness, please note:
- the maximum dimension does not exceed 66 inches
- length + 2 * (width + height) = 61.0236 + 2 * (8.26772 + 7.87402) = 93.30708 inches which does not exceed 118 inches
So the question is, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!!!!