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@ittybitnot wrote:
Hi. A yes or no answer will suffice please.
In a resent study of the eBay authenticator programs I found this statement:
Items that are listed on eBay.com from sellers located in Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, South Korea and Italy for delivery to a buyer located within the US are eligible for Authenticity Guarantee
All of the authenticator programs are similar, and say a buyer must be located in the US in order to participate.
So my question is, is an international buyer that uses a US freight forwarder address allowed to buy a listing for which the authentication program is required?
@ittybitnot Yes, a buyer in that situation could purchase the item. They would not be protected via the eMBG program per the usual mail forwarding exclusions found here though.
@kenilworthkollector wrote:
The only shipping cut off times that I know can be set is for same day handling. I looked at that setting in the last week.
Thanks for helping me remember @kenilworthkollector - it was driving me batty!
