Swen is a dog.... :-) Kidding. He is a very good friend of mine. I talked to him as late as yesterday - but not about this site. I found this myself. :-) And I just saw I missed a text message from him on my cell.
You will never know about customs. Some say "Use regular mail or registered mail". Some say use DHL, they never check anything. (that's not true). Fortunately, Swen hasn't got anything confiscated (yet) - I'll have to talk to him tomorrow.
What I'd like to find is someone who accepts Paypal. I'm not very fond of handing out my credit card details - and absolutely not to China. Well - these days it doesn't matter where you go - there are lots of crooks out there. I was in the US in 2006 (Florida). A year later I noticed a charge on my MC which wasn't mine. I hadn't used that card for months. The bank traced the purchase to a Mac Donald's in Baltimore of all places (never been there). Luckily, it was only a Big Mac with fries.
Anyway - thanks for the welcoming. I have a lot to learn....