SCAM - Chinese sellers misrepresenting item location - Equick

[offroad7400]

So here is the latest 'SCAM' many Chinese sellers are now using in their listings to convince you to buy from them as their stock is supposedly located in Australia and you will get the goods quicker.

'AU STOCK' is big and bold in their listing heading.

In fact the item is in China and they use a re-fullfilment service called Equick.cn who consolidate many sellers parcels on a daily basis and ship them to Sydney. Equick then despatch them using Australia Post from their warehouse in Botany.

Around 4-5 days after you make your purchase you finally receive the tracking advice from Australia Post, which makes you think the items are in Australia, but in fact they have not even left China.  Around 10-14 days later you finally receive the goods.

This activity is clearly misleading and a breach of eBay's 'misrepresenting item location' rules and needs to be stopped.

[davewil1964]

Obviously he bought the balloons on 26th and expected to receive them in time for Australia Bay.

[padi*0409]

The worst I've ever seen SLR, that would be a sea of red dots if they knew how to leave feedback.

Sellers beware...................

[davewil1964]

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@countessalmirena wrote:

@mark.meehan1993,

The feedback you have left shows that you are unreasonable. Once you have committed to buy, the deal is done. You have absolutely no right to expect an order to be cancelled after you've purchased it - and to badmouth sellers who have already sent the item. You also seem to expect parcel delivery to be as fast as a matter transformer. Were I a seller, I would be banning you based upon your behaviour as a buyer. However, I'm not; I'm just a buyer, astonished by the poor behaviour you have exhibited for page after page of your very own feedback comments.

You also don't know how to use feedback properly.

You may want to think about buying from physical shops. If you need Christmas presents to arrive before Christmas, either order a month in advance or buy from a shop.

I'm normally empathetic and try to see all sides of an issue. In this case, the feedback you've given speaks for itself. I'm dumbfounded.

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transmitter

[countessalmirena]

It's too late to edit, darn it.

It's my own fault for being distracted by something. You're right, of course: matter transmitter, or transporter, or the beammeupper.

[cezm]

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@countessalmirena wrote:

@mark.meehan1993,

The feedback you have left shows that you are unreasonable. Once you have committed to buy, the deal is done. You have absolutely no right to expect an order to be cancelled after you've purchased it - and to badmouth sellers who have already sent the item. You also seem to expect parcel delivery to be as fast as a matter transformer. Were I a seller, I would be banning you based upon your behaviour as a buyer. However, I'm not; I'm just a buyer, astonished by the poor behaviour you have exhibited for page after page of your very own feedback comments.

You also don't know how to use feedback properly.

You may want to think about buying from physical shops. If you need Christmas presents to arrive before Christmas, either order a month in advance or buy from a shop.

I'm normally empathetic and try to see all sides of an issue. In this case, the feedback you've given speaks for itself. I'm dumbfounded.

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Behaviour as a seller isn't that good either - 

Okay I didn’t have time to post it was busy getting ready for camping

No longer selling it sorry !

[padi*0409]

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@cezm wrote:

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Behaviour as a seller isn't that good either - 

Okay I didn’t have time to post it was busy getting ready for camping

No longer selling it sorry !

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And the  "No longer selling it sorry !"  one was then relisted 3 times.......................words fail me.

[misiraca74]

Yeah im over it.. ebay really needs sort it out ..And stop there accounts or should be band ....from ebay ...says store is in Austraila ...even clicking 50 km for post code and just in Australia ,,,its all aloud **bleep** ..

[padi*0409]

A simple mouse-click on the seller's feedback will show where they are registered - 50% of the sellers you've bought from who have left feedback in the last 6 months are registered in China/Hong Kong.......................

[mariodarli]

Thanks for the info. So how can we determine the true location of an item?

The item l bought looks as if it had been previously bought, opened, returned, then sold to me. Aussies don't do that.

[padi*0409]

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@mariodarli wrote:

Thanks for the info. So how can we determine the true location of an item?

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Look at where the seller is registered, the chances are that that is where the items are coming from.

All of your sellers that have left feedback for you this year are registered in China/Malaysia. (check feedback for registration details)