Addressing Seller Misinformation in Online Marketplaces | Buying

2009eports · 2026-06-30T10:57:30.369810Z

I recently purchased a product which had its location listed as in Queensland/Australia. The seller had indicated a 'Make an Offer' field and I duly made an offer which was met with a counter offer being more than the original listed price. The seller made some strange excuse about US$, then stated that they did not have my full address, which is already recorded with ebay and Paypal. Eventually I was able to purchase at the original listed price. This was undoubtedly the most confusing transaction I have had in over 10 years of purchasing via ebay. The seller then informed me that the item was located in Japan and would be sent from Japan, contrary to the listed location. As I would normally try to puchase from Australian based sellers, I find this very misleading ie the seller indicating an Australian location, but actually located in Japan. I do not expect any action from ebay but will not purchase from this seller again.

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