topic Re: Not an Aussie in Buying

Not an Aussie

*bmw_rider* — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:57:17 GMT

I'm rather upset. I wanted to buy two Amateur radio Walkie Talkies. The seller states and is listed as being in Sydney. I checked to see which accessories he stocked but found that most of his equipment is stocked in China. I wrote him an email and it was answered by someone in China. Isn't it illegal to say you're in Australia and actually be in another country? Or does Ebay ignore the problem.?

He lists the fact he's in Sydney and yet he says to allow up to 30 days for delivery. Plus I just checked his lower price than anyone else's and see he's charging almost $40.00 for freight. The old "Drop the price and boost the freight trick" I thought that was outlawed years ago.

I will always buy product from an Aussie if possible but often buy from China if it's unavailable here and I'm in no hurry for it. I just don't like people misrepresenting themselves to make a dollar. Is it worth complaining to Ebay or will they do their usual nothing and let him continue to fool people?

Regards to all Stu

Re: Not an Aussie

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:15:56 GMT

I would buy those from a B&M store and get a warranty with them.

The 40 channel UHF ones are cheap enough anyway.

Sellers can have premises here and an account here claiming the supply is from Aus but then claim they are O.O.S.

Unfortunately that's very difficult for ebay to police and sellers are given the benefit of the doubt.

Also you need to look at total cost to compare (item plus freight/postage).

ebay are now charging fees on the postage component as well, thus eliminating many of the earlier roughts.

So not "outlawed" but rectified to a certain degree.

Re: Not an Aussie

horizon1907 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:17:33 GMT

There are 10,000,000 of these Sellers on ebay. Forget about it. ebay do nothing about them ( in fact I think they like it ) . Buy local.

Re: Not an Aussie

harley_babes_hoard — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 01:32:17 GMT

make sure you leave appropriate feedback. EG Location of items in china not sydney as listed.

Re: Not an Aussie

*bmw_rider* — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 01:57:01 GMT

Yes I'll certainly buy local. The funny thing is there seems to be many ex Chinese people in Australia getting their stock from their overseas relatives and selling it here. Certainly nothing wrong with that but I often wonder what the Tax boys would say about it.

Re: Not an Aussie

cherry*135 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:53:26 GMT

The ATO is sent details by eBay of eBay sellers who earn more than $10 000 p.a.... if they need to pay tax ( other incomes) or exceeding income allowed before Govt benefits is reduced, they will be nabbed.

Re: Not an Aussie

cherry*135 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:56:38 GMT

the data owner has clients whose annual trading activity amounts to $10,000 or more

https://www.ato.gov.au/General/How-we-check-compliance/In-detail/Data-matching/Specific-industries-and-issues/Online-selling-data-matching/

Re: Not an Aussie

*bmw_rider* — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 23:53:36 GMT

Thanks for the input guught them from China.ys, I didn't buy what I wanted from the China connection.I bought them from what I assume is an Aussie who bought them from China.

It's not so much the price, leaving feedback or having to wait up to 30 days. It's more the fact we are being lied to. Or maybe "mislead" is the correct way to say it. I asked a seller (an Aussie) a question a few days ago, about whether a frame for a disability scooter had base supports for a bag which hangs there. Something I deem as very imortant. I told him I'd build my own if the unit he was selling didn't have that support. His answer consisted of everything but an answer to that question. He obviously didn't want to answer it, so padded out his reply with info printed in his listing. A deliberate act of attempting to mislead a customer. I expected an honest answer but got nothing. Needless to say I'll have one built to my specs.

Where has honesty gone? If more buyers flatly refused to buy from sellers who set out to mislead, Ebay would be a better place. Here's a good example of how to instill confidence in your buyers. When you inform them their parcel has been posted (not a generic Ebay email) Also tell them exactly what to do should the parcel not turn up. Yes I had one of them this week. No details were left out, a great email if a parcel should go missing, but to send one with a courtesy email gave me a shock. Sort of "It's on the way, now you'll be ready if it goes astray". I don't normally worry about parcels going missing if they'e sent in Australia, what does he know that I don't ??

Re: Not an Aussie

*bmw_rider* — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 23:55:28 GMT

Sorry it looks as if the keyboard gremlin got me. It's supposed to read. "Thanks for the input guys"