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[cookp1]

I've just noticed that the number purchases on ebay are down a lot on what they were last year. The chief reason for that is the "fraudulent" use of UK addresses. Try this out. A small purchase that I needed quickly - Strong Neodymium Noticeboard Skittle Men Pin Magnets. To get them posted quickly I ticked the UK only box. Have a look at the list you get, they almost all say "From China" dispite the UK only choice. This means it was hard to find any that would arrive in under 40 days. It is far quicker to look elsewhere to find genuine UK traders (many of whom offer next day delivery). 
I think ebay either needs to crack down on this abuse or its days as my first choice buyer are over. 

Your're being exploited by the sharks and you don't even seem to care they're in the water.

Try this out for yourself - am I wrong?

[tressygirl]

Many Chinese / Far Eastern sellers,  do have depots here from where their items are dispatched.

If you see on the listing from a UK location,  it is coming from a UK depot,  and the delivery times,  as shown,  should be quicker,  than an item coming directly from China,  as you rightly say,  can take a month plus.

The seller may well be registered in China,  but it's the location on the listing that matters from where it is actually being dispatched from,  and if not as described on receipt,  it is to there it is posted back,  and not to China.

[cookp1]

I cannot believe that you believe your own reply. If you are a sentient being then think about what you're asking me to believe.
90% of the companies in the search result are companies in Britain who have real problems with post that mean it takes 40 days to arrive. This is strangely because they all know that they are going to run out of their stock in the UK if I make an order and will have to re-order replacements from parent companies in China. Is that seriously what you're asking me to believe?
I can walk to anywhere in the UK in 40 days. The truth is that there is no stock in the UK. They are no bona fide UK traders, they are Chinese traders with a forwarding address in the UK
I know you make lots of money out of this deception, but it is not good for customers and not good for genuine UK traders either, when they are undercut by foreign fakes sellers. Also what confidence should I have in your sellers if they are upfront lying, and what confidence should I have in you if you are happy to go along with this.deception?.

[plum993]

No one here belongs to ebay staff,were simply members like yourself who help out where we can.

As said above,many Chinese sellers have depots in the UK from which they dispatch,while others sell from there homeland.

If your not happy with buying from Chinese sellers then no one is making you,its each members choice!

[tressygirl]

Whoa!!!! I am a member like yourself, giving up some spare time to help on these boards. I am not making any money , from Chinese sellers.

Chinese sellers have depots here with their stock, and it is from there that they are posted out to buyers. The items are made in China, as are many, many items you can find in the High Street, I do not appreciate your name calling either, uncalled for.

[cookp1]

Okay, sorry. You guys got my frustration because I'd spent 20 minutes trying to contact customer service at ebay only to come to the conclusion that they don't seem to have any. I know that a lot of sites (I think Microsoft themselves being one) have techs patrolling the message boards to mop up dissent. So I put two and two together - complaint + mega quick reply = and came up with 6. Sorry. I do apologize and am impressed with your dedication.
But seriously do you really think that 90% of all results for a UK only search coming from China and needing a minimum of 40 days to source material is really that straight forwards? Maybe, maybe not, but bigger question I really need to answer is "Is there a simple filter that I can put on to find someone who can quickly fill an order, rather than having to wade through hundreds of people with less prompt delivery, before I find one who is living in the same UK as me?

[tressygirl]

Apology accepted. I can only stress again, an item coming from a UK location will show up ins the delivery timings. The shorter time will tell you it's coming from their UK depot. If you do not wish to buy a Chinese product, then before clicking to Buy, check out the registration of the seller, that will tell you were they are based.

Of course a delivery time of 30 days plus is telling you it's coming directly from China.

Even a bona fide, registered UK seller, may well have Chinese products in their stock

[cookp1]

I have nothing against Chinese products - the whole issue is how to navigate ebay wen you need something quick. None of the search options (as I understand them) will let me figure the sellers who can get stuff to me that I need urgently. I needed the magnets for a demonstration at a specific event. I ordered one set well in advance and waited for almost two months with no show. When I raised the problem they gave me a refund, but that left me without the magnets I needed. for the talk, so I was desperate for a quick delivery - very hard to get with ebay.

[arkwebus]

As @tressygirl rightly [and kindly] points out there are Chinese sellers who have a depot in the UK.

The delivery times will - if so - be much the same as any other UK seller.  Possibly under a week.  If - in fact - the items are sent from China then when the [UK??] delivery date is past simply open a non-receipt case and ignore the seller.

That way you may get the goods and a refund.  "Serve them right?"

@cookp1