Real item location

Question

Several items that I have bought in the last several months have taken too long to arrive for the listed location of the item. I have realized that some sellers are not listing the real location of the item to try and get more sales. Is this allowed by ebay? Some things I buy, the arrival time is important. I would like to know the real location of the item, not a listing of Los Angeles, but really coming from China.

edgar92109 · Answer

Very helpful, thank you.

eburtonlab · Answer

@edgar92109

Probably the best way to deal with sellers that misrepresent item location is to avoid them whenever possible. The "US only" item location filter selects items that are listed as being in the United States; however, as you have seen, not every seller that lists items in the US ships from the US as they should.

Before ordering you should check the estimated delivery dates -- that is a good indication of how far away items actually ship from. Also, going to a seller's profile page or feedback page will tell you where the seller's account was registered. Although some overseas sellers do use US warehouses to ship their items (and some registered US-sellers may employ drop-shippers), if a seller is registered overseas, that raises the likelihood of an item shipping from outside the US, particularly for multiple quantity commodity items. Checking seller feedback closely will often reveal if there are problems with long shipping times, canceled orders or other supply chain warning signs, particularly if buyers that encounter problems with drop-shippers leave feedback indicating that.