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kuble · ‎12-18-2017

I would like to see the practice of using the American flag to show that the seller is in the states should be stopped. When you look at a ad and see the flag, you immediately think the item is US made like you normally see in any box store. It is deception at its finest in my opinion. By rights, EBAY should require a line for "Country of Origion" on every item sold other than used. It makes for a more informed buyer. It would help with buyer disappoinment when buying an item and recieving a foreign made piece of garbage that is a copy of a quality made US item.

kuble · ‎12-18-2017

Thank you for your reply! You are absolutely right. Lots of major brands are made out of country. The difference is that in the store I can look at the packaging to see the country of origin. I should be given the same courtesy on Ebay.

kuble · ‎12-18-2017

Please reread my message. I think you missed my point completely. Thanks

kuble · ‎12-18-2017

Thanks for writing! I applaud you for not forgetting the 9/11 victims. I am right there with you. I took another look at some ads and the country of origin is not listed on many ads with new items. It should be manditory as a courtesy to the buyer. I also realize there are exceptions such as used items like you mentioned. The only thing that I take exception is the books. While the author may be an American and the book contains the words of the American, if the book is printed in China for example, them it becomes a item and that item is a import. Trust me, I am not confusing the location of the seller and the origin of the item. I look. Thats why I wrote what i did in the first place!

kuble · ‎12-18-2017

Thanks for commenting. Your right. Your list should be included as options for the listing. I have actually seen all the statements listed on products with the exception of the child labor, which by the way should be outlawed world wide. My " Made in xxxxx" was too narrow. Thanks for adding more options!

luckythewinner · ‎12-18-2017

@kuble wrote:
The difference is that in the store I can look at the packaging to see the country of origin. I should be given the same courtesy on Ebay.

You are given that courtesy, in a way. If a seller does not list the country of origin, move on to the next one.

the_fancy_fox · ‎12-18-2017

So if all the components are made in China, Canada, India or more... but it's assembled in the US. What do you want for the country of origin?

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ted_200 · ‎12-18-2017

@kuble wrote:
I would like to see the practice of using the American flag to show that the seller is in the states should be stopped. When you look at a ad and see the flag, you immediately think the item is US made like you normally see in any box store. It is deception at its finest in my opinion. By rights, EBAY should require a line for "Country of Origion" on every item sold other than used. It makes for a more informed buyer. It would help with buyer disappoinment when buying an item and recieving a foreign made piece of garbage that is a copy of a quality made US item.

I've got a big washing machine box out in my backyard, with a big American flag on it. The fine print says the machine was desgined in America, and the final assembly was in America. But the parts it was assembled from were clearly made somewhere else, and the sub-assemblies were done somewhere else, and then those were imported. For all I know, "final assembly" is putting the brand stickers on the unit.

Perhaps we should see if the White House would be willing to file VeRO complaints with eBay over this matter. If you do that, be sure to ask them to take a quick run through the U.S. coins category while they're here... The government isn't very good at enforcing their intellectual property rights.

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