Fake Australian sellers

[osf2005]

Maybe it's just me, but when are eBay going to do something about sellers in Asia claiming to be in Australia! If I want to be something directly from China I'll do it, but when I put the Australia only filter on and I have to check every sellers details to see if they are really Australian it's frustrating! Fraudulent and about time eBay steps up and does something...

[davewil1964]

Chinese members are subject to the rules of eBay.cn. Which are no rules as long as it brings export income into China.

You can 'should' all you like, but eBay Australia cannot and/or will not do anything about it.

Spending a couple of seconds per potential purchase checking where the seller is located can, however, give you an idea. If your time is too precious for that is for you to determine, but you could have done a lot of checks in the time you have spent posting your ideas of what a global company with a stated disinterest in what their members think should do.

[miga_31]

this company supposed to be selling out New South Wales been 2 weeks and still no parcel and I live in Victoria and no TRACKING I'd which sent alarm bells going

[davewil1964]

That member is in China.

That seller has very ordinary feedback for a high volume seller.

That seller would need several warehouses to stock the stuff they say is in Australia and concomitant staff, at Australian pay rates.

Maybe you should follow the advice I gave in the post you gave kudos to.

[miga_31]

Well aren't you clever lil man

[davewil1964]

@miga_31

If that's addressed to me, no, not particularly.

I just spent 5 seconds having a look at them. Something I would reflexively do if I was buying that sort of stuff.

Caveat emptor.

[imastawka]

By 'ordinary', do you mean atrocious?

Miga, surely you checked at least some of the 500+ negative feedback to show that

it all came from China?

[imastawka]

The are Chinese warehouses in Australia,  I kid you not.

I bought something from a Chinese seller a couple of weeks ago.

Location was listed as Sydney.  I was in no rush and sat back to wait a few weeks for it.

It arrived in 3 days, much to my surprise.

[countessalmirena]

It's part of the whole China to Australia logistics game... and sometimes the ducks are all in a line and the transaction goes well (with quick delivery!).

I have resolved, though, not to fall into being part of an audience or a support for the Made in China 2025 development plan. There is so much to admire about China/in China, in particular its astonishing history and the artistry and beauty of its china / pottery. However, modern China's brazen intellectual property theft and stealing of technology, as well as the requirement of foreign companies in China to surrender up their own design and manufacturing trade secrets to the Chinese government, is something I vehemently oppose.

I don't know for how much longer some companies will continue to have production occur in China, at the risk of their IP rights being readily abused and the integrity of their designs held for naught. I suppose it comes down to cost analysis, with potential loss of profit that might occur as a result of low-quality imitations flooding the market.

[gumleaf_goodies]

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@monarols wrote:

I agree. the delivery times, give the clue, but thats hardly the point. The sellers are outright lying about where the item is located and they should be penalised with a temp suspension, (which will impact thier sales) which could EASILY be done by eBay for that

You shouldnt have to go to the sellers profile to check his/her location, or even look at the estimated delivery times (which are often miles off anyway)

The item is not where the seller says it is, so they should be bought to account for it

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Does this mean you don't cheeck feedback comments either before purchasing?

[springyzone]

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@monarols wrote:

I agree. the delivery times, give the clue, but thats hardly the point. The sellers are outright lying about where the item is located and they should be penalised with a temp suspension, (which will impact thier sales) which could EASILY be done by eBay for that

You shouldnt have to go to the sellers profile to check his/her location, or even look at the estimated delivery times (which are often miles off anyway)

The item is not where the seller says it is, so they should be bought to account for it

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I agree with you, monarols.

There are plenty of times the sellers are outright lying and I don't think that is a good thing for ebay Australia.

I think the bottom line for buyers (and sellers too) is they have to feel that ebay is a fairly trustworthy site and having item location listed honestly is an issue.

I occasionally have bought Chinese items, without any problems at all I must add, but in every case they were honestly listed as being from China so it was my choice.

That is as it should be.

I agree that ebay could do more to clamp down on the practice of some sellers lying about location. 

Like countessa in an earlier post, I also have some concerns about the Chinese blatantly stealing from legitimate businesses and getting away with it here on Australian ebay. Just the other day, I saw an ad for a bridal gown (though i am well out of that market) and I decided to have a look as i thought my eyes had been decieiving me.

The gown was $29 delivered. Just take that in for a moment. $29 included delivery, from China. The gown looked absolutely gorgeous and why wouldn't it, the photos were a blatant copy from a designer website.

I have seen such copying quite a lot on ebay though usually the price is more like $199.

The ad almost made me choke as it spoke of low labour costs in China etc as how they got a good quality gown out for the price.

First off, costs in China aren't as dirt cheap as they used to be.

Anyone who thinks they would get a dress that looked identical to the original photos with a quality finish is deluding themselves.

The real problem is that company is blatantly stealing photos from other companies, passing the design off as their own product and getting away with it.