Buying from New Zealand

[pucciplan]

Hi - I have been a regular buyer on International ebay (I live in New Zealand).  Just recently, I have noticed an enormous increase in sellers who state We do not send to New Zealand, when previously they were quite content to send to NZ.  Is anyone able to tell me just why the situation has changed?  Is there now some deterrent to sellers supplying NZ?  I know that our Govt has recently introduced GST payments at a lower theshold, charged at source; there is an option for these charges to be absorbed by the seller, but only some will do this.  I am rather baffled and have had to cross these sellers off my list, when it appears that they are perfectly happy to send items to politically unstable countries.

I'd love to hear from anyone who can unravel this for me.

Many thanks

[tressygirl]

Sorry, not absolutely sure.

If you had a regular seller you bought from,  message them to ask if there is a reason.

It may just be a temporary restriction,  the world as it stands today is bringing up all sorts or restrictions due to the virus threat we are all under,  maybe some sellers are curtailing their wider scale of selling as eBay are posting out  messages,  that items may be delayed because of this crisis.  Some sellers perhaps,  envisage late delivery defects posting to some countries,  so have blocked them for the time being ?