Postcode interpreted as country name

My listing bears the words

 

"Delivery: Estimated between Fri. 8 Mar and Thu. 21 Mar to "

 

But the "" is not the name of a country - it is my British postcode, which you may call a zip code. As such it is the start, not the end, of the parcel's journey. What am I doing wrong?

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*vyolla*
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When a buyer views a listing it shows an estimated delivery date to their area.

 

You're looking at your listing so it's picking up your post code. 

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Can I ask why your listing is in euros?

 

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The prompt responses were much appreciated. My post has been edited, which leaves me seeming a bit incoherent. I should have mentioned that I am signed up with the German site. After writing my first post I pursued my researches by using a computer in a public library, ten miles away. I called up ebay.de, entered the search string

 

"Karte des Schienenpersonen-Verkehrsnetzes Großbritannien"

 

and clicked on the sole search result. This displayed

 

"Lieferung: Lieferung zwischen Fr, 8. Mär und Do, 21. Mär nach <postcode> bei heutigem Zahlungseingang"

 

and the postcode was indeed different. Thanks to *vyolla*'s explanation I now understand why

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 '' ... I am signed up with the German site ...''     << ??

 

Currently showing as UK registered and UK site Defaults will apply ... may cause problems with differing Import/Export VAT rates and receiving payments in EU site Germany if using a UK account to sell ?.

 

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rjwilmsi
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If not signed in, the eBay site uses browser geolocation (based on IP address) to guess your postcode and show you postage based on that.

 

In a private window it tells me a postage estimate for postcode EC4R 0AN (near Monument station in central London), I'm nowhere near but perhaps my internet service provider has some networking kit there.

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