Clarification on Selling from Pakistan Using US Warehouse

[abdulmannan_72]

Dear eBay Support Team,

I have registered my eBay account with Pakistani details. However, I intend to sell on the US eBay marketplace (eBay.com) and ship products directly from my US warehouse to US-based customers. All my listed items will accurately show the US warehouse address as the item location, and I will ensure full compliance with eBay’s item location policy. I would appreciate your guidance or confirmation that this setup aligns with eBay’s requirements.

Thank you for your time and support.

Kind regards,
Mahar Mannan
[abdulmannan_72]

[klhmdg]

There is no eBay support team here.

This is buyer and sellers and not eBay support.

Im not going to get into what you want to do but you may want to search these boards and see what happens with many foreign sellers who own warehoused item in the US.

Im always super surprised that so many in Pakistan or Sri Lanka own warehouses full of inventory to sell in the US.

You should really do some research.  Many people that try doing what you are trying to do dont find this to be a way to easy money.

Good luck!

[ebooksdiva]

There is no such thing as an eBay support team. This forum is a discussion board for eBay buyers and sellers. 

Being registered in Pakistan and wanting to sell from some “warehouse” from somewhere in the US screams of deception and doesn’t boast confidence. IMO. When I am looking to buy and see the seller is in a different location than the product, I go elsewhere. 

[toysaver]

That business plan is doomed.  It's best to have the items in your possession and do the shipping yourself.  I recommend to start a business small and just ship within Pakistan to learn how eBay works then if successful try to sell internationally.  

[ittybitnot]

@abdulmannan_72 

Do you already own your products that you plan to sell?  Do you have a contract with a fulfillment service that will pack and ship your products?  

What you CAN NOT DO on eBay is to make a listing, and AFTER you get a sale, buy the merchandise on another marketplace and have it sent to your buyer.  Your eBay  selling career will be very short if you try this. 

[lacemaker3]

@abdulmannan_72,

Here's a link that explains eBay's policy for when sellers in SE Asia are allowed to sell items located in their buyer's region, instead of their own region.

https://export.ebay.com/sea-en/policies/warehouse-service-standard/

I believe this says that you need to have some selling experience with good transaction results before you can be approved for forward deployed selling.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

There are a large number of companies who are taking advantage of Pakistani would be sellers by telling them they will be approved using their fulfillment services, which are not any different from dropshipping, and will be unable to compete because their costs will be inferior to sellers with more traditional supply chains.

Ebay knows who many of them are, and does not approve their use. Nor does it tell you why it does not approve them.

A foreign seller as well as the cost issue, suffers from inexperience with the US market and buyer behavior, and other non-tangible deficits. They also are at risk of total losses on product returns, which are extensive in some categories.

Find an easier way to make some money, this is not easy money.

[kensgiftshop]

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@abdulmannan_72 wrote:

However, I intend to sell on the US eBay marketplace (eBay.com) and ship products directly from my US warehouse to US-based customers.

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We hear that all the time.

You can't dropship from Amazon, Walmart, Aliexpress or any other retail site.