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@dungogvolts,
The seller is new. Member since: 07-Nov-21 in Australia - and 0 feedback. 🚨
The seller has this item priced at $398. The manufacturer's website shows its partners, including authorised seller on eBay. That seller is NOT the seller at whom you're looking.
See here:
You'll see the eBay logo; click onto that, and you will then see the authorised eBay seller for this brand.
In other words, it is very likely that this is not an authorised reseller. Contact Devanti if you want to be sure. I don't have their phone number, but there is a contact form on their website. Gut feeling, though - this seller is not an authorised reseller. Why would Devanti allow a 0 feedback non-professional-looking eBayer be an authorised reseller for their products? 🚨
The EDD looks too long to me. When you check Kogan (another of the brand's authorised resellers), the same item leaves the warehouse in 1-2 days. Checking Myer, they don't keep these in stock, but rather if the item is ordered from Myer, it's sent from their "Marketplace partner". Looking on Devanti's own site about shipping, they send from their warehouse in Victoria, and delivery time within Victoria is approximately 3-5 working days. (I'm in VIC, within Greater Melbourne, and the EDD is "Estimated between Thu. 3 Mar. and Wed. 9 Mar." as of today. The delivery information in the listing also says "Will usually post within 10 business days of receiving cleared payment." 🚨
It does not gel.
The listing item's specifics are all wrong. The brand name is "Unbranded", the energy rating is 5 stars, etc., etc., whereas in the description, the energy rating is correctly shown as 2 stars, and the brand name is mentioned in the "Package Content" (sic). 🚨
The photos are small and cannot be zoomed for clarity. (The manufacturer's stock photos CAN be zoomed.) 🚨
The price is $398, while the price direct from the manufacturer is $585.99. The eBay and Kogan partner do give a discounted price - just over $500. I could accept that as within an acceptable range, given that the margin on these sorts of item might not be above 25%. Let's say 30% to be extremely generous. That would give the seller a cost price of around $410. The seller would be depending on volume to give a decent return... Yes, I could see the seller able to make a profit by selling the dishwasher at around $500.
But... a seller offering this item at $398 with free shipping? That would not even cover the wholesale price. 🚨
Conclusion
It's not a realistic price, and the seller has no reputation whatsoever. There is strong reason to assume the seller is not an authorised reseller for that brand. The delivery timeframe seems out of whack. The listing is amateurish. In short: scam.
I suspect that the buyers will either receive nothing, or they'll receive a similar-looking unbranded version dropshipped from China. Note that the seller was very careful not to include the actual brand name in the title or the item specifics, and may have tripped themselves up slightly by copy-pasting the description in which the brand name is actually referred to.
Advice
Run away! If you want to buy this on eBay, buy from the authorised seller that you can find from the link on the manufacturer's website. I would not actually purchase from that particular seller myself, but at least you would have a real warranty.
I meant if you go to completed listings or sold listings on the left side ("show only") under "item location"...
(edited to exclude the name of the seller)
First time I've ever seen this - age verification?? That isn't an Aus Post thing, is it?
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