Deception

[6886stevel]

Why are you allowing these lowlifes to sell on ebay claiming the item is in Australia when it's in China. We all can buy direct from China for half these prices and faster delivery. GREED is the drive behind eBay as it seems. Let me guess, you weren't aware this is going on. It seems after being a member of eBay as a buyer and seller for 15 odd years will have to move on to another platform as now there's no common sense or decency in your company.

[sandypebbles]

How do you propose members here stop them?

This is a member to member forum

eBay do not read here

You make the choice who you buy from

The information the sellers you choose to buy from are in China is clearly there before you buy

As a buyer and seller for 15 years, you should know the most basic things like checking feedback before buying

Very glad to hear you are leaving

One less person to support dodgy sellers and then complain 

And blame other members for your choices , rather actually telling eBay

See ya

[papermoon.lady]

If you check the feedback page, you will see where the seller is registered. Many Chinese sellers just have a small warehouse here, and when they run out of stock, the item has to arrive from China.

You can avoid problems by checking the feedback page for two reasons: you see where the seller is really registered, as I said, and you see other people's feedback (occasionally there are also honest sellers who don't list items as available if they have run out of stock and the items have to arrive from China).

Locations like Regent Park, Dandenong etc. also often mean the sellers just have a warehouse here.

[countessalmirena]

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@6886stevel wrote:

Why are you allowing these lowlifes to sell on ebay claiming the item is in Australia when it's in China. I don’t. I am not eBay.

We all can buy direct from China for half these prices and faster delivery. Why would you buy from China? I’m no fan of unbranded items without warranty. Speed and price are irrelevant to me in comparison with quality and reliability.

GREED is the drive behind eBay as it seems. eBay is a business. All businesses need profit. The fact that eBay permits Chinese eBay sellers to list on eBay.com.au is a business decision. I’ve posted before about eBay’s presence in China and why eBay is desperate (or was at the time) to maintain a market presence in China… but I’m not going to search for that post now.

Let me guess, you weren't aware this is going on. Of course eBay was aware of it. It’s specifically permitted under its Just In Time Fulfilment guidelines. I don’t agree with it, but that will hardly cause eBay to change its ways.

It seems after being a member of eBay as a buyer and seller for 15 odd years will have to move on to another platform as now there's no common sense or decency in your company.  It’s not my company. Move on to other platforms if you wish; it’s all much of a muchness. If you do continue to use eBay, don’t buy from sellers registered in China if you want to avoid cheap items churned out in factories in China, sent from China. Papermoon.lady has explained how to check where a seller is registered.

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