Sold an item from Europe (Hungary) to USA but buyer was able to select domestic shipping

Hi everyone,

Iâ€™m based in Budapest, Hungary and I want to sell and ship to the USA, but Iâ€™ve run into a confusing shipping issue.

My item/ my location is correctly set to Budapest, Hungary (this shows correctly on the live listing).

My shipping settings are:

Domestic shipping: Standard Shipping (1â€“5 business days) with my local price

International shipping: Standard International Shipping, price set intentionally, Ships to: Worldwide

I also use the exclusions list to block countries I donâ€™t ship to

Despite this, Iâ€™ve had a US buyer able to select the domestic shipping option at checkout, instead of the international rate I set for them.

I understand that domestic shipping should be based on item location, not the eBay domain, so Iâ€™m confused as to why this is happening when my location is clearly Hungary.

My questions are:

Has anyone else experienced US buyers being offered domestic shipping when listing from outside the US?

Is this related to using â€œStandard Shippingâ€ as the domestic service name?

Would switching the domestic service to â€œEconomy Shippingâ€ (or another non-standard label) prevent US buyers from seeing domestic shipping at checkout?

I list on eBay.com because English is my primary language, and Iâ€™d prefer to stay on the .com site if possible.

Any insight from experienced international sellers would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance!