@kmtrader4autismawareness wrote:
Why shldnt saying domestic buyers only mean that, period, end of story?
This is a global marketplace and eBay weighs pros and cons before implementing restrictions that limit buyers. In this case eBay decided against allowing that level of restriction in favor of more sales. I suppose that's more of a why doesn't it than a why shouldn't it answer.
Sellers either agree to abide by eBay's rules and sell here, or they don't agree to abide by eBay's rules and they sell elsewhere. For what it's worth, I do not agree with all of eBay's policies, however I do agree to abide by those rules as a seller on the platform.
eBay has a robust legal team that has no doubt reviewed every fee, so questioning the legality of a fee you agreed to isn't likely to get you anywhere. The argument here, to give it more legs, would be a plea for eBay to change seller preferences and add an option for sellers to block buyers with a registered address or payment source outside the US. Or, more simply, a plea to drop that fee entirely. Those requests may not get you anywhere either, but it will get you further asking eBay to change the policy than questioning the legality of it will. 🤷
In fact, eBay has heard so much outcry over the years on that 1.65% international fee, that eBay has eliminated that fee when items are shipped through the new eBay International Shipping program.
Sometimes it's the approach that determines the types of responses you get on this forum.
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