You need to declare/mark it as a gift if it is "a gift" 
I think import duty applies here in Australia if the item/items is more that $1000 total in one package.
The Global shipping program run by a separate company to ebay and uses the cheapest available method to ship, I received a watch via their service from the USA and paid US$21 or so for shipping and it arrived with the padded envelope ripped right open but lucky everything was inside and not damaged. They have also been known to open the package and repackage it into a smaller box or padded bag etc to save on shipping and keep the profit.
I think import duty applies here in Australia if the item/items is more that $1000 total in one package.The Global shipping program run by a separate company to ebay and uses the cheapest available method to ship, I received a watch via their service from the USA and paid US$21 or so for shipping and it arrived with the padded envelope ripped right open but lucky everything was inside and not damaged. They have also been known to open the package and repackage it into a smaller box or padded bag etc to save on shipping and keep the profit.