[78-L] international shipping?

[Malcolm]

I don't think I've see this mentioned here before, and I may be the only 
one on the planet that didn't know about it since I don't have Facebook, 
but here goes. I recently found a 78 on eBay that I wanted and won the 
auction. Record sold for a very nice price and it's in England. Turns 
out there's some kind of shipping agreement eBay, as a business, has 
with Britain and, I am assuming, most other international sellers.
Turns out there's a good reason for the low seller's price. The shipping 
for one 78 now costs me almost $25 USD. My well priced record now 
becomes a high priced one. The terms are called the "eBay.com Global 
Shipping Program" with an effective date of Sept. 12, 2014. You can go 
here to see it:
https://pages.ebay.com/shipping/globalshipping/buyer-tnc.html
I am royally shocked. I have paid for and received 78s from Europe and 
Britain since 2014 and never been hit so hard for shipping. Maybe it's 
because I bought from individuals and the terms of the eBay agreement do 
not seem to apply there.
This program stifles international commerce on a small scale (I'm sure 
there are nice breaks for wholesale or bulk buyers/sellers) and is 
seemingly discriminatory. Instead of promoting international trade it 
effectively stifles it. The swine.
So, no more records for me from anywhere except the good ol' Ewe Ess Ay!
Comments?
Malcolm R