how can sellers state an item is sold from uk when in fact it is overseas and get away with it

[galley2305]

it seems there are more and more sellers selling items that are supposed to be UK stock and you only find out once youve paid and see where they are based ( China ) that you suspect that that is where the item will be shipped from  not all sellers are doing this but there seems to be an increase in numbers plus this adds unexpected delays to receiving item , it also makes it more involved and time consuming if there is a problem not good.

[john1297576]

Delivery times are shown before you buy. It is not very clever to have a delivery time of 3 days and then post from China as all buyers could get a refund before arrival.

How many sellers would feel obliged to return the refund when seller has not played by the book.

[pixiesen2012]

the search criteria is for ITEM location

you cannot search for a sellers location

sellers who have a UK distribution point can state UK as the item location as the item is sent there first and then to the buyer

if you wish to avoid buying from these sellers you need to check the seller location before you buy,

to see the seller location go to their feedback profile page by clicking on the number in brackets next to their ID,

you should be looking at a sellers feedback profile before you buy anything, as that is what feedback is for, to be read before purchase so that you can decide whether you want to buy from that person.

if an item location is stated as UK and the item is sent directly to you, without going to the UK distribution point, you can report the seller for item location misrepresentation:-

https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Announcements/IMPORTANT-ACTION-FOR-ITEM-LOCATION-MISREPRESENTATION-P...