on 16-09-2021 08:59 PM
It is getting worse.
It seems that most items are sold by overseas vendors.
in the located in : it will state a place in Australia but actually the item come from China.
The order will be marked as "posted" while the tracking shows "Shipping information received by Australia Post" yet the actual package shows up at Australia post two weeks later.
In many cases the delivery miss the ETA by far.
As eBay do not sanction against this kind of practices it become the norm.
It come to a situation that you can't really trust the ETA.
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on 17-09-2021 10:01 PM
You are absolutely right mate.
My rule of thumb was just buy from over 99% positive sellers.
But it seems not good enough. So basically I need to read feedback for each order.
on 17-09-2021 10:20 PM
I usually work on 99.5% for high-volume sellers, also take note of the "revised feedback" that can be concealing an even worse percentage for the sellers.
on 23-09-2021 08:03 AM
It’s a sad fact that so-called Australian sellers are taking orders and then drop shipping from overseas. I personally find this a deplorable practice.
Not much help to you though, I know.
It might be advisable to ask the seller where their stock is prior to purchase.
on 16-01-2022 11:57 AM
Another concern is warranty. I purchased a phone with 1 year warranty and after 6 months had problems. They have not been much help. Even though they gave the impression they are in Australia they are in China.
16-01-2022 12:04 PM - edited 16-01-2022 12:06 PM
Even if they *were* in Australia they would have had to of been an authorised seller/re-seller of the phone for warranty to mean anything more than a word on the screen
(it shows where they are registered on the feedback page, so what the 'ad' says is not what to go on)
A much bigger concern is a questionable phone from China being a fire hazard
on 07-05-2022 03:02 PM
Does Ebay ever respond to theses problems? Or don't they care? There's certainly no way to get in touch with them about the misleading ads that they run. "Located in Vic, Australia" or "Located in sydney(sic) Australia" while they're based in Malaysia and Korea.I think I'll have to stop using it. Too frustrating and irritating.
07-05-2022 06:13 PM - edited 07-05-2022 06:15 PM
No, eBay don't know or care. They don't read the boards.
Where a seller is based doesn't necessarily equate to where their stock is based.
You have already found the solution by checking where the seller is registered. Congratulations.
on 09-08-2022 05:06 PM
many unhappy customers in the feedback is how ebay should know.
on 09-08-2022 05:13 PM
'eBay' do not read feedback
Buyers could check who they are buying from before purchasing
It is one click
One
Shows where the seller is registered and how many 'unhappy customers' there are
Buyers could stop buying from such sellers
Stop supporting them
Stop keeping them in business
But no
Easier to keep them in business and then complain they are still in business
The last seller you left the neg for, you say 'Not located in Australia'
Correct
One of the very fist things it says on their feedback page is
Numerous complaints in the feedback
You bought from them anyway
on 09-08-2022 05:15 PM
that's true...but they have just wasted weeks of buyers time as well as buyer loses confidence in ebay.