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Country of origin
I recently made a large purchase for one of my collectible cars for a seller on the east coast and to my surprise the products were from China..
I had checked all the similar items for sale and passed on ones from overseas.. No where in the listing I purchased from did it mention they were from china.. Had I known I would have never bought the items.. The listing did say they were direct replacements however..
Why aren’t the sellers required to list the country of origin in their listings.. I’m a retired veteran and firmly believe in buying AMERICAN..
Thanks
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Mentor1 year ago@thomaso6113 The seller is violating eBay Policy. You can report the listings for item location misrepresentation.
Go to the listing and report the seller for location violation if the tracking shows it's coming from China. The report option is on the right hand side above the description box.
Choose these options from the report screen>
Listing practices > Other listing practices > Item location misrepresentation
Since sellers in other countries do sometimes have warehouses in the US eBay does not know that the sellers are violating policy unless they are reported.
When shopping here are some tips for dealing with this problem:
#1 Check the sellers feedback page to see what country they live in AND what the feedback they have received says.
#2 Never expect a package sooner than the last estimated delivery date. If the delivery time is very long then it's most likely coming from another country.
#3 If you do make a purchase from a seller that lies about their location you are covered by the eBay MBG.
https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/returns-refunds/returns-missing-items-refunds-buyers?id=4008&st=
When the item is at least one day late you can file a refund request for item not received.
OR if the item arrives you can file an item not as described refund request. Reason doesn't match pictures or description. Doesn't match pictures or description. Item location is part of the description.
The seller will need to send the money to pay return shipping to your PayPal account. Do not pay return shipping and expect to be refunded for it as eBay has no way to force a seller to refund more than the original purchase price.
Returns to China must be shipped using PRIORITY MAIL no matter the weight or item price to have tracking proof of delivery. The tracking number must be entered into the request.
IF the seller does not respond to a request then you ask eBay to step in and help after 4 business days.
https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/returns-refunds/ask-ebay-to-step-in?id=4701
99% of sellers located in China refund without paying to return the item because return shipping is MUCH more expensive to China than out bound shipping that is subsidized by their government.
thomaso6113
OP1 year agoThanks so much for the quick response and info.
Its greatly appreciated..
Thomaso6113