MAKE *AUSTRALIA ONLY* A DEFAULT SEARCH OPTION

[custos_adam]

The title speaks for itself. Enough said, peace.

[papermoon.lady]

Sorry, but we are only ordinary members here, so we can advise other members, but we cannot make changes to the website or to accounts.

And I think not too long ago somebody here said that they don't accept suggestions, so I am afraid there is not much we can do.

[springyzone]

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@custos_adam wrote:

The title speaks for itself. Enough said, peace.

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Wouldn't it be lovely.

Probably won't happen as ebay wants you to see all the possibilities.

I'd settle for being able to manually change the setting to Australia only as default but you can't even do that.

[papermoon.lady]

Even worse - sometimes it automatically changes to worldwide... I remember somebody else mentioned this problem some time ago, and now it is happening to me too.

[sandypebbles]

Yelling at other members will not make it so

Even if it was so, the 'Australia only' thing you want will not work when the seller lies about where the *item* is located

Take an extra 5 seconds and check where the seller is registered 

And 'Australia Only' does not mean the seller is'nt going to be a dodgy liar, so feedback should be checked before buying anyone

[eburtonlab · Accepted solution]

If you use the eBay app, it is possible to enable lockable filters, and then lock your item location filter to "Australia only" so that all searches conform to that.

If you use a desktop browser, there is a third-party add-on called "eBay item location -- my country only" that may allow you to override eBay's "default" item location.

[*sons_and_daughters*]

Given you are not in Australia, I doubt you'd have much idea. There is the option for users to select Australia only, but that doesn't just give you Australian sellers. It gives you any seller that posts to Australia, which means you get flooded with Chinese sellers saying they are in Australia, when they aren't. Or that the said Chinse seller only posts to Australia.

I know to check where a seller is located before deciding to buy, but a lot of buyers don't know to do that. They see Sydney as the location of the item, only to discover after they have purchased, that it's coming from China, because that's where the seller is registered. 

[imastawka]

Eburton - no such filters in Australia  (that I know of)- you got this one wrong, sorry

[countessalmirena]

It’s a filter that has long been desired by many eBayers, but eBay Australia itself has no desire to facilitate this option.

The reason for this can only be assumed; however, I am of the view that it’s primarily driven by eBay’s troubled history in China and its very strong agenda to continue to establish its presence there.

I always check a seller’s country of registration when looking for items on eBay. Feedback can also highlight consistent issues or items having been shipped from China, for instance.

[eburtonlab · Accepted solution]

There is the option for users to select Australia only, but that doesn't just give you Australian sellers. It gives you any seller that posts to Australia, which means you get flooded with Chinese sellers saying they are in Australia, when they aren't. Or that the said Chinse seller only posts to Australia.

eBay does not allow search by seller location or nationality, but does provide an option to search by Item location -- which information is provided by the seller, of course.

I took the OP's post to mean that the poster wanted a way to set the Item location option to Australia and to use that as a default going forward for all searches, not that the poster wanted an entirely new filter option that did not exist.