I can get products from America to resell on Australian ebay but when i try to do this Ebay will not

[m.french1968]

Ebay will not acept me importing good from America i live in Australia and can get goods sent directly to buyers but it seems i need an American Adress to do this it seems redicoulous.The American post code is rejeced and free postage does not work either.

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[davidc4430]

you have won first prize for longest post this week.

[typhoon4u]

And probably the most written but least read.....

[davewil1964]

You didn't have to post a copy of the entire 'sell your item' screen, especially as you have included your email address, which is a no-no on the boards. it serves no purpose except to minimise the chances of an answer to your question.

Which I don't know. Talk to eBay.

[imastawka]

My eyes glazed over   

I didn't understand a word of it    - I stopped reading

edit:  there was an email address?

[imastawka]

WAIT.....I spotted something

Hunting knives - Tom Anderson Fixed Blade Knife with Leather Sheath

Can't import that lot here, surely

[davidc4430]

i sufferd from mieyezzglayzzdedoverzzed after the first line.

need some of dem eyetraightening banana M&Ms to fix the eyezight.

[imastawka]

mieyezzglayzzdedoverzzed

Isn't that Superman's little friend? 

[digital*ghost]

I gotta say... I couldn't read the entire post, but I tried to scan for the most relevant info and also tried troubleshooting by going through the process to change the item location on one of my listings, but I couldn't go all the way as I don't want to mess with them proper, if that makes sense.

Just to clarify, I was only asked to provide country, city and state (via postcode) and didn't even get any errors when all I did was change the country to the US and my original state & suburb remained (so for example it said Adelaide, SA, United States), but anyway... the error you're getting seems related to the postage options you're choosing (or not choosing, as the case may be), so I'm wondering what type of postage you're choosing - both in terms of whether it's flat or calculated, and also which services (if the item location is the US, you'll need to choose the one that says XXXX delivery from outside Australia). 

If none of that is what's causing the issue, it would be more helpful to just relate exactly what you are doing / seeing, but only in the item location and postage sections. 🙂

[ausbargainbasement]

HA HA beats my long winded post by a mile, might be a challenge, what do you reckon. LOL