Turning a Failure into a $1,500 Table

This coffee table didn't sell. Let's fix it.

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Here's the full story of the customs issue... I live in Canada, the buyer is in California, and I shipped the table in two boxes via UPS. I included customs invoices, thinking that was sufficient, but I was wrong. A few days after shipping, we noticed that the package was being held in a warehouse in Michigan, so I called UPS and they told me that they needed a Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) declaration. After a fair amount of research, we filled it out (which basically just says what the table is made of), and submitted it to the email address we were provided. A few days later, no movement. Called UPS again, and they told us they had no record of the form. The buyer tried to resubmit the form with no success, and eventually, UPS just sent the packages back to me. When the boxes arrived back at my doorstep, they were not only undamaged, but it looks like they were never opened. The customs invoices were also unopened. So, yeah. An annoying, ridiculous problem that probably could've been avoided if I had hired a customs broker. Next time. Kudos to you if you've read this far!

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MUSIC (in order of appearance):

Drive Slow - Lofive
Singularity - Lagua Vesa
Superior - Silver Maple
Get Up on That Horse - spring gang
Wow Factor - Daniel Fridell
Golden Coast - Chill Cole
Silver Smile - Ryan James Carr
Wiz Kid - OTE
I'm a Dynamite - Harvio
Grifting in Vegas - Kit and the Calltones
Add It Up (Blah Blah) - Bonkers Beat Club
Swerve Space - Lama House
Overrated - Matt Large
Hypnotic - Enigmatic
Chimera Chasers - Ryan James Carr
Bazar - El Flaco Collective
Time to Fly - Ryan James Carr
Shuffle - Jones Meadow
Cyan - West & Zander
Ghosting - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
cAN't lEt u Go - Hank Lotion
Rush - Jones Meadow


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