And if you use 'used toy (plastic pony)'?

That was a great suggestion but sadly didn't work:(

Background: I usually don't ship internationally (due to the prices being insane) but had someone ask on ebay if I'd ship to France. I gave her a shipping quote and she agreed so I fixed the listing and she purchased it.

Today I went to the Post Office to get the paper customs label. The post master recommended I fill out the online one as she had several packages bounced back that had the paper labels. So I went to the USPS website and proceeded to do so but when I did it was flagged as a restricted item 

"This item is flagged as a restricted item.
A restricted item does not necessarily mean you cannot export the good.

PCA - Consumer protection. Import control 1 (various regulations) ; R143: Products included in the scope of exclusions under article 2 of Decree 2010-166 (§ 2) and in the order of February 24, 2010 laying down the procedures for the implementation of Decree n° 2010-166, or products that are not toys as defined in the regulation (Article 2 of Decree 2010-166, § 1)."

It's a little plastic unicorn toy, a pet from the My Magic Genies line from the 80's. It's tiny, lightweight and doesn't have batteries etc. I'm at a loss what to do
. Part of me wants to turn on Ebay's global shipping option (where you just send the item to them and they deal with all of this) but that service charges a lot more than if you just pay at the PO and the buyer is already paying a a lot for shipping as it is. Should I chance it and send anyway? Should I just cancel the sale? I'm just so confused and frustrated...

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you to all who slogged through this, have a cookie.

How much are a pair going for? And did Starswirl only come with two? Thank you!

Both are in good condition- not bright white but white, minor eye rubs. Mom's hair is a little dry on the ends but nice. Baby's hair is a bit wild but still has original curl. both have tush tags but not the loop on the back.
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Any help would be appreciated!

Today I noticed the my G1 Hasbro Softie Blossom does NOT have a Hasbro tag! What's really odd is that it looks like she never had one but she has this large care/materials tag. All the others have the regular Hasbro Softie tag. She looks just like the Blossoms on ebay but they all had the Hasbro tag too. Anyone else have any ideas?

Mine is Oakly but only because Hasbro FORGOT HIS EARS!! Poor baby:(

Apparently I haven't done many yellow customs (blue, on the other hand...) but I did have a few. I can't remember the dates of any of these but i believe all of these were done 10+ years ago

Yellow Moondancer (full body paint and symbols, I'm so happy with those stars!)
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Spirit (Rehair, symbol and legs, muzzle and eyes painted)
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Not really a custom but rehaired Skydancer with 2nd set of Rainbows hair colors
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I live in Maine; we just got out first confirmed case the other day.
Things are I guess okay for now; Mom and I went grocery shopping yesterday and paper goods, cleaning supplies and hand sanitzer are wiped out but still food on the shelves but a lot of my friends (from all over the state) have reported low to empty shelves (pasta/rice etc). Schools are still in session as far as I know but most extracurricular/field trips etc have been cancelled. People are wearing masks and purelling the crap out of everything plus making good use of home delivery/pick up at store services.

I do worry as Maine a large elderly population (I think we're the "grayest" state) and really worry if it comes up here. I live on an island of about 350 people a good third of those are over 60 not to mention I think every other person has a compromised immune system due to a high rate of Lyme's Disease, cancers (my mom had breast cancer last year) or things like diabetes or asthma (I have the latter). If it makes to the island, we're pretty much screwed as everything spreads like wildfire here:( BUT where people are taking precautions I'm holding out hope!