topic Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers in Buying

A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

benjaminjohnclarke — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:20:24 GMT

We really need a way to block Chinese sellers and eBay needs a much stronger policy for sellers who fake where they're located.
I am sick to death of mistakingly buying counterfeit junk and I know many others are as well. This is a topic that usually pops up once every so often and eBay has done absolutely nothing to acknowledge it.

Sometimes I can happily ignore this problem when I want something incredibly specific but not all the time, especially not lately.
I live in Australia right and I want a silicone doughnut pan but I don't wanna wait a decade for it to arrive in the post.
But here's the problem:

Guess how many of those are actually Australian?
Not a single one.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

maranock — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:09:32 GMT

I realise that it is a bit annoying to make extra clicks, but you can click on the sellers profile and see where they are registered. And also check the postage as it will usually say what postal service they are using and where it is coming from. Occasionally you will find a Chinese seller lying on the items location but it is not normally the case.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

4green2000 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:54:38 GMT

i bought loads of items from chinese sellers who say they are in AU...so far they all posted from AU..im talking about over 100 items.

with your silicon doughnut pan. i bought 2 from the cheap dollar shop for $5 each..dont know where you live but if you can get to a shopping centre with cheap dollars shops try there.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

lyndal1838 — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:39:03 GMT

I would hazard a guess that those sellers have stock in Australia or are using a logistics company to get the items here quicker.

While the sellers are registered in China they are using click and collect which means the parcels are being posted in Australia.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

paddygee_123 — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:10:28 GMT

Time consuming. If i wanted a 2nd day job, i'd get one that pays a lot better.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

padi*0409 — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:17:14 GMT

@paddygee_123 wrote:

Time consuming. If i wanted a 2nd day job, i'd get one that pays a lot better.

So you reckon it's better to drag up old threads - like you have with your other posts - and whinge about it being too time-consuming to make a couple of clicks on your mouse.

Poor you...............

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

janeababe — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:01:53 GMT

@padi.
Bugga it. I didn’t notice it was an old post. But I want to know if Benjamin got his donut pan 😁😁

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

padi*0409 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:14:27 GMT

Fair go Jane, it's not 2028 yet.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

katistrophik — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:28:57 GMT

Waves to jane and padi

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:11:21 GMT

Problem with that is they usually have a relative in Australia and that’s what they use as their postage service address and service, only until you visit their direct store does is show they are actually Chinese sellers.

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

sandypebbles — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:32:16 GMT

Or look at their feedback page which shows where any seller is registered . Easy as it was four years ago when posted

Does'nt matter how many relatives they have where, it clearly shows where the SELLER him/herself is registered, not where their relatives live

And the feedback would tell you if they are lying about where they post from

Re: A Way To Block Chinese Sellers

kh-stanley1 — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:55:10 GMT

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread HERE if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

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