mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
i have ordered from the USA and gotten the very same beads in the exact same packaging (with the cloud design)
When I contacted the seller, she told me ALL these beads are made in China unless i can find someone who actually makes them themselves and the advantage of buying U.S. is to honor that code and of course get the product faster.
They are also made in the UK. Of course an Asian seller is going to tell you that they are the only place you can get these beads from. But they are correct, I have yet to find any manufactured here in the US. That doesn't mean they aren't, it just means I haven't found them.
Last November I ordered green hair for a Grinch doll from treycupcakes because I needed it immediately, even though ordering from China would be a fraction of the cost.
The hair never came and the seller said i may have misplaced it since it came in a small envelope so I figured she was probably right and sent the doll out with white hair instead.
There are good sellers and there are bad sellers in the US and in Asian countries. Sorry that happened to you.
As to cost of the product. I've too have ordered from Asian sellers before. If I have no concern over how something is manufactured, I don't take issue with ordering from an Asian seller. But if I have concerns over how something is manufactured, then I won't buy from an Asian sellers. Asian manufacturers do NOT have to adhere to the same rules and regulations as a US manufacturer. So if the quality of the item is an issue, it is important to do the research on the product before buying.
A week ago, Sept. 24, I received an envelope with green hair from Smiles Amazing Hair Bows and didn't know when I even ordered it (forgetting last year). I contacted them trying to find out if I got someone else's order then noticed the date stamp was November 2017.
A RARE issue to be sure.
But the saddest thing has been American artists emulating their sales techniques by claiming their dolls are silicone when they are not just to charge a higher price (an actual silicone reborn sells in excess of $1000). We have been fighting with eBay to stop the misuse of the word "silicone" to no avail and it seems buyers are accepting the fraudulent product without complaint. So American sellers feel abusing the system works for China so why not.
I'm not familiar with the industry you are in, but similar things happen in many categories on Ebay, so you aren't alone.
i hope you have enjoyed today's fun walk through the ins and outs of the "frustrated yet eternally hopeful eBayer"
There is absolutely NO need to be frustrated by how a seller decides to design their listing. None whatsoever. If you don't like it for whatever reason you may have, just don't buy from them. Move on and find a seller that you prefer to do business with. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. But you choose to purchase from the seller knowing that the photo wasn't up to your expectations and it was different than what the seller described.
Buyers have responsibilities too.
I am sincerely sorry I upset you as that was not my intention. You have every right to purchase from whatever seller you see fit. You also have the right to not purchase from certain sellers that don't meet your needs via their description and/or pics. I hope that you never run into this problem again.
@bdbq_reborn wrote:
honestly so simple
had nothing to do with design issues, i am not so thin skinned that I would feel compelled to go this far because I think I could build a better web page.
And I am pretty sure you already know that.
just holding a pink item in my hand looking at the screen seeing a blue item and reading a description that says orange
wondering if that is acceptable.
It is not
problem solved
hope this translates for you
There is no need to talk down to me. You may like it to appear that I have no knowledge on the subject, but that would not be true. You just may not agree with me. And that I don't think should be an issue. Often times people don't agree on threads. It doesn't have to be a big deal. But your condesending remarks are not welcome.
Buyers have responsibilities too. If you don't like how a listing is descriped or the pics it contains, just don't buy from that seller. But if a buyer decides to go ahead and purchase and then complains that they received orange beads is not the right thing to do IMHO.
