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Search for items within EU - excluding the UK?

shineonyoutoo — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:08:11 GMT

Hello!

I'm having trouble searching for items located within the EU - excluding the UK.

If I use "Advanced search" on ebay.co.uk and choose "From preferred locations: European union" - I still get hits for UK!

Wasn't Brexit about leaving the EU?

When I use "Advanced search" on ebay.com I can only choose "From preferred locations: EUROPE" - so I still get hits for UK - because it's located in Europe!!!

It is very tedious to perform the very same search on each and every eBay site: de, fr, it, es et cetera!
Is there a solution - this is very annoying?!?

I registered on the Swedish eBay site back in 2006 and when they closed down the Swedish site my account was transferred to the UK site - if that matters?

/Magnus

Re: Search fot items within EU - excluding the UK?

pixiesen2012 — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:06:05 GMT

the clue is in the ebay.co.uk

this is the UK site so you will be shown items from the UK

Re: Search fot items within EU - excluding the UK?

shineonyoutoo — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:33:27 GMT

In a weird way I get what you're saying - but no matter which site I've logged onto the UK is still NOT part of EU, so the UK sellers shouldn't show up when I choose the EU option in advanced search?!?
How do I get around it?
I'd wish the ebay.com had the option "EU" instead of the less precise "Europe" choice 😞

Re: Search for items within EU - excluding the UK?

fargvs — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:06:00 GMT

Based in Sweden with a UK registered account, you cannot exclude the default UK listings ... if searching for items from the EU is your preference, suggest that you transfer the UK registered account to a EU/Eurozone site of choice. Customer Services in the chosen EU site will assist with the account transfer.

Re: Search for items within EU - excluding the UK?

shineonyoutoo — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:32:06 GMT

Thank you very much for your suggestion, I will pursue it - my only fear is that my only second-language is English! 😮

Re: Search for items within EU - excluding the UK?

fargvs — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:40:18 GMT

The German .de site offers an English translation option ... other sites may also do so ?... or consider searching using the Euro/English language > https://www.ebay.ie/ < Ireland site.

Re: Search for items within EU - excluding the UK?

shineonyoutoo — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 19:24:07 GMT

Well, I have to exempt the UK sellers as I have to pay 25% VAT on each purchase as well as a fixed fee of £7 for handling the VAT! 😮

The "Brexit" was not good for me - I enjoyed UK sellers in a wide variety of fields - but now it's become just too expensive ... 😞

Re: Search for items within EU - excluding the UK?

fargvs — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:25:42 GMT

See more EU changes > https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Announcements/Actions-required-for-new-EU-VAT-regulations-to-ensure-listings/ba-p/6954000