Why does Ebay condone sellers from China listing as Australian sellers? Fed up with lies and delays

[pb4747]

I have tried everything to buy from Local Australian sellers to support them from the crippling effect Covid19 has placed upon them.

I am prepared to pay higher prices to support our businesses during this crisis but we have Market dumping from China that list themselves as Australian sellers with Australian locations when in fact they are purely operating out of China.

I am fed up with the prevalence of this and it is about time Ebay did something about it. It makes me wonder why Ebay has the default "Australia Only".  

I have no prejudice, I just wish to buy from Australian sellers for the reasons stated above to support them, but the listing trickery prevents me from doing this.

Sincerely, pb4747

[rbi_2011-1]

Total agree pb4747. I came across one today with marked location Australia, China. Does this mean they intend to invade us one day.lol

I also contacted Ebay about this same issue, no response thou *sad face*

[sandypebbles · Accepted solution]

By all means, contact eBay and tell them

But they can't/won't do anything about sellers in China

BUT every single buyer could choose to look at where the seller is registered BEFORE they buy, and if they are in China (and especially if they are in China and their feedback shows they lie about sending from Australia) choose NOT to buy from them

However, many people consider this too hard and are more than happy to continue to support these sellers for the sake of saving a click 

[pb4747 · Accepted solution]

Hi Sandy Pebbles,

Maybe you know something I don't know.

When a seller shows their location on the listing as Penrith NSW and you receive a package posted direct from China over 4 weeks after the purchase to me the listing is a misrepresentation or not as listed.

I dont follow what or how you mean to check where seller is registered?

[sandypebbles · Accepted solution]

I rarely see a seller's location on listings (although some do say where they are in the description)

As opposed to 'item location' on listings 

Where the seller says the item is, may or not be true (eBay allow a seller to put anywhere)

BUT the seller's feedback page shows where the seller is registered

Some sellers in China (or overseas) have warehouses here where items are shipped from

Far more will have pages of negs saying the seller lied about where the item was located

Where the seller is registered is right at the top of the feedback page

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

Go to the seller's feedback page and that will show where he is registered. If it is China then you have a 99% chance of the item coming from there.

[pb4747 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for advice Lynda, I did mean the description and did not realise I could confirm sellers true location.

Ebay should not allow these falsehoods in the description and "Australia only" should mean exactly that.

I will from now on double check. 🙂 Cheers Pete

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

If you use the Australia Only filter you are actually getting sellers who post TO Australia, not sellers located in Australia.

[11dustyattic · Accepted solution]

Not true re the Australian filter bringing up sellers who post 'to Australia'. Aside from sellers who misrepresent their location, international listings who post to Australia fall down into 'items found from Ebay international sellers'. Do a search for 'vintage barbie case'. Listing 372688973942 appears (barbie wearing evening wear image, postage $60.09). After filtering to Australia only, that listing along with other internationals drops into 'items found from ebay international sellers'

[11dustyattic · Accepted solution]

That's using the desktop site. I don't know about the app

[davewil1964 · Accepted solution]

Every seller who lists on eBay Australia, regardless of where they are registered, comes up in an Australia Only search.

[11dustyattic · Accepted solution]

That is irrelevant. That wasn't the point being made. My correction was correct

[11dustyattic · Accepted solution]

But thank you for taking the time to formulate such a considered response

[uteman11]

its happening far to much on ebay if the seller states he is in Australia and lives in China ban them its falls advertising come on ebay time to put a stop to it i have been a member for 19 years but not for much longer if this is aloud to continue