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[wolfbane714]

Hi

I am a regular purchaser of electronic parts and gear from Hong Kong / China with 100% feedback. I have had a couple of disputes with sellers but that was a couple of months ago, the disputes were resolved and I gave the sellers positive feedback as they resolved the disputes. I had a number of successfull purchases after that the most recient only a week ago. I have just tried to purchase an electronic load when I recived an "Sorry, the seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you at this time" which was a first for me but then I tried 4 other sellers of the same load bank and recieved the same result. Have I been Black Listed by the entire Chinese Electronics sellers community? Is there any way to resolve this issue?

[countessalmirena]

@wolfbane714,

A few more points that might help you to put this in context...

Buyers cannot be given negative feedback, hence stating that you have 100% feedback is nothing extraordinary. Even a very badly behaved buyer who hurls foul-mouthed invective at his/her sellers and falsely claims that items haven't arrived or are all damaged would have the same percentage. Sadly, we who are buyers should be aware that our 100% feedback score doesn't demonstrate that we have integrity and behave well.

You are taking an enormous risk in buying electronic parts and gear from Hong Kong / China. The goods are highly unlikely to be made to Australian safety standards. Do the items that you're buying have EESS Conformity Certification (CCS)? I suspect not. It's one thing to buy grey goods / parallel imports to save some money (at the risk of possibly having no enforceable warranty), but it's far worse when one buys electric/electronic goods made in the cheapest possible way in factories in China where there isn't any standard comparable to the Australian safety standards, and neither is there any responsibility for the safety of the persons who end up using those goods.

If something goes wrong, you could damage or destroy other (more expensive) goods, damage/destroy your house, injure/kill other people in the vicinity, and suffer injury or loss of life yourself.

If the cause of a fire or other catastrophic event is determined to be electric/electronic goods that you've bought from China, and those goods are shown in the investigation not to meet Australian safety standards, there won't be any insurance cover, either.

Of course, it's your decision whether or not you wish to continue buying computer parts and adapters and cables and the Lord only knows what else from China / Hong Kong. Perhaps it's being "penny wise pound foolish", though; it's certainly an actual risk. I would not put the lives of the people I love in such danger, for the sake of a few dollars.

But perhaps finding yourself blocked by a few Chinese buyers isn't a calamity.

“There are regulations that apply to the supply of electrical equipment and appliances. The requirements set out in the regulations must be followed. A failure to do so is a criminal offence.”

“Regulations and Standards apply to all electrical equipment sold or offered for supply in Australia.    Certain types of equipment are classified as prescribed. These pieces of equipment must go through a certification process which ensures the equipment is compliant to the relevant safety standards before being offered for supply in Australia.”

“Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM)

Prescribed electrical products must have an RCM on the appliance or an Australian approval number to show that the product has been certified.
This mark is currently recognised by all States and Territories of Australia.”

 

A couple of other threads that might be worth your reading...

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/What-about-the-absolute-lies-on-ebay/m-p/2194690#M95627

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/Is-there-anything-I-can-do-if-a-seller-fails-to-honour-a/m-p...