Ebay posts my home address on every listing as public knowledge. Any way to stop this?

As I'm technically a business seller but not an actual business so the only address I have is my home address. As a business seller I have to legally have my business address as public knowledge on every listing to anyone who views any of my listings. 
Is there any way to change this or remove this or even just have it as my town/city?
I tried contacting ebay customer services but they just kept saying if I want to sell with ebay I have to have it listed as public knowledge

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Re: Ebay posts my home address on every listing as public knowledge. Any way to stop this?


@crg_music wrote:

 

Again buyers will see it if they buy from you but would seem a more sensible approach for sole traders working from home.


The odd thing about Vinted's (and apparently eBay's) approach is the regulation states the "geographical address at which the trader is established" must be disclosed prior to the sale; it does not state the "geographical location at which the trader is established". 

 

I'm wondering if there is some confusion on eBay's part here. Some EU countries and the US allow sole traders operating from their home address to keep certain elements of their personal information - including their exact address - private if the seller's sales are below a certain threshold (the INFORM Consumers Act where the US is concerned).

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
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