Ebay-customs question (Europe)

[Dragonlord]

Hello
I am in Greece and I recently ordered a Schroeder from the USA. It came through FedEx, declared value $200. It recently arrived and I was asked to pay 245 euro (more than $270) for taxes, insurance, blah blah blah.

Now I want to buy something off Ebay, which I've never used before. The seller is in Korea and says:
"Shipping fee is $30 and it will be sent to you through EMS. (Express mailing system, include insurance)"

This will cost me more than $300 to buy, so if this insurance thing/posting method means I'll pay again for taxes here then it's certainly not affordable.
Can anyone enlighten me on this?

[morf]

Yep. Don't use carriers. If you're buying from USA, use USPS Global Air Parcel, it takes 2 weeks, but NO taxes whatsoever if you declare a low value (at least in France). Using UPS or FedeX I've always paid more taxes than the price of the product I was buying, no matter the declared price. I dont know if it works that way for Greeks, but its worth a shot.