Chinese sellers pretending to be UK sellers why does Ebay allow it?

[scot-supplies]

Why does Ebay allow fake UK sellers to pretend they are based in the UK and the items they sell are in the UK but once I buy the item I get messages from a Chinese seller asking me to be patient as they are obvioulsy posting the item from China and they just waste so much time with their lies and deceptions.  

I have lost count the amount times this has happened and ebay just seems like a platform for scammers and time wasters.

[tressygirl]

Many Chinese sellers have depots in the UK so they can facilitate a faster dispatch.  To see where the seller is actually registered go to their feedback profile for place of registration.  The item however,  if it's a UK location,  must be posted from the UK.

If the item location states UK and the seller then says it is coming from China and will take ** weeks to arrive,  then this is a breach of the rules,  and you can report that listing for mis reporting .  There is a report button down the right hand side of every listing.

@scot-supplies 

[papso22]

To add, you can also open  a case for item not received the day after Ebay's estimated delivery date which should be based on UK dispatch, and even a case for item not as described if it arrives late.

Crucially,  check the country of registration on the feedback page and avoid any registered in China.

[scot-supplies]

Hi

Thanks for the info and I will report the seller that do this from now on.

Cheers

[scot-supplies]

Hi

Thanks for the info and I check that on the listings from now on.

Cheers