topic Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible? in Buying

Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

naddis01 — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:13:10 GMT

Is is possible to change the default search location to Australia Only? I am sick of having to change it everyday and I don't want to have to set up saved searches for every single thing that I might possibly want to search for.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

davewil1964 — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:31:05 GMT

On the left of your search page - Item Location.

But you have to change it every time you do a search, I think. Or at least when you reopen your browser. Not sure on that as I don't normally close mine.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

naddis01 — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:08:48 GMT

Yes I know it is there, the point is I want Australia only as the default.

If I want rubbish from the US and UK I would search for it.

Is there any way to pass on feedback like that to eBay?

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

harley_babes_hoard — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:55:04 GMT

Hi, On your my ebay page there should be a ''tell us what you think'' link just below the blue search button.

It would be good especially now that most US listings have over inflated postage costs that I'm sure not many buyers would be purchasing from.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

proffesorcaresser — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:37:49 GMT

If you do a search, say for items you always check out, save that search, and then you can refine that search to Australia only....then when you want to look for those items again you go to your saved searches and click on that search item and it will come up as Australia only....i think you can add a note to that saved search too...like AU only....you can zero down your saved searches to something like 50km of your postcode..

But if you just put your search in the search bar it defaults to worldwide i think.....you'd think there was an easier way....i might have to check out some ideas.....

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

halien69 — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 02:26:40 GMT

10 years later and this is still not implimented. It drives me bonkers too!

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

lyndal1838 — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:33:52 GMT

10 years? That is a bit of an exaggeration.

This thread is less than 5 years old.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

davewil1964 — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:43:04 GMT

Still old enough to not be dragged out of kindergarten to find it has been bumped without any value being added.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

crystalgal — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 22:18:26 GMT

I go on and off eBay. Been selling a bit lately, but actually searching for anything is just about over for me. eBay used to be a great place to find a bargain. Now it’s just full of junk. Every search brings up pages and pages from China and it’s rubbish. Why has Australia only never worked? Surely Australia can have its own search by default now. It doesn’t last and doesn’t work if you click Aust only. You still get inundated with Chinese junk. Even some (a lot) of Chinese sellers say located in Australia, then you get caught out because it changes to China by default as soon as you purchase. eBay should have this sorted. Recently had a couple of refunds because item doesn’t turn up. eBay know who these shoddy sellers are, yet they never seem to get rid of them. I’m definitely not buying from anymore Chinese sellers. Please...EBay can you have a genuine Australia only site? If we want international sellers we will search for them. At least eBay will refund, but point is internal sellers should be left out unless stated.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

mcken-au2013 — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:08:55 GMT

australia only search , does work on phone app without resetting every time , but yes i just bought a new microsft touchpro 6 and when i use ebay . every single time i search it defaults to amercian search. i have to go to " advanced settings " for search and change to australia only then it works correctly , as long i dont cancel the window . if i cancel down the window and go back into ebay on touch pro 6 , then the search resets back to america

my phone app is different

so annoying grrr lol

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

jathar — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 02:31:53 GMT

I have the opposite problem. my ebay is set to australia only as a default, and I have to switch it to international for most searches. this suggests that we are all not finding a setting that is already on ebay.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

jaffa720 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:15:37 GMT

Go to My Ebay - Account - Site Preferences - Then down the bottom add a tick to "Keep me signed in on this Computer" then Apply

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

docterapple08 — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 07:57:42 GMT

Is there a fix for this yet?

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

realspatialguy — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:27:25 GMT

BE AWARE that eBay inserts the postage cost, not the seller. Eg. I purchased a vintage drill brace, eBay said £44 for freight. I contacted the seller and he said he entered £7 at his end and eBay controls what is shown on my screen.
I checked with some items from the US, same deal (but US freight is still pricey).
MORAL - send your seller a message asking about freight $$ before accepting what eBay shows us!! Cheers S

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

lyndal1838 — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:13:35 GMT

If sellers in the UK and USA are opted into the GSP they have no say over the freight charges except for the local postage to get the item to the GSP hub.

The only way to change it is for the seller to opt out f the GSP and post the ite directy to the buyer.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

davewil1964 — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:57:44 GMT

And likely to be significantly more than 7 quid.

Not sure what that has to do with searching for Australia only, though

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

macstuff9 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 05:16:15 GMT

well eBay is American and they are kind of 'known' to take the view that when they have a monopoly they don't need to do anything. I want 'worldwide' on every one of my searches, and have to set it every single search. such a pain. Guaranteed eBay will never get their act together on this issue!

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

davewil1964 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 05:21:39 GMT

@macstuff9 wrote:
well eBay is American and they are kind of 'known' to take the view that when they have a monopoly they don't need to do anything. I want 'worldwide' on every one of my searches, and have to set it every single search. such a pain. Guaranteed eBay will never get their act together on this issue!

So you want the opposite of what the OP wanted, all those years ago.

Hardly relevant to the issue, as you DO have the option to set what you want. With ONE click of the mouse. Hardly onerous. And nothing to do with eBay being American, as the default shows items listed on eBay Australia first.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

glassr777 — Mon, 11 May 2020 08:05:08 GMT

This thread was top of my google search to STOP eBay promoting US items which say like new just $29 plus $4,999 postage and handling. I am done with this and although Ebay owns Gumtree, Im going to switch and the staff will eventually be cut back on eBay. I hate it, I just lost the plot doing some simple window shopping and thinking thats cheap? NO! it is from the US and $4,999 postage and handling. I am done with this sh*t.. I just want to search Australia in Austraia and NOT have to go to Advanced Search every single item to set some defaults from a list as long as my arm which only lasts as long as that single item search, then back to the bloody USA search default? Make Australia the default in Australia if I want USA I will search eBay.COM as opposed to eBay.com.au. Done with this sh*t, just had enough OK! stick it where the sun dont shine.

Re: Item Location - changing default to Australia Only - Possible?

glassr777 — Mon, 11 May 2020 08:06:13 GMT

Oh, and should arrive Xmas 2021