Unfortunately, this item isn’t available for purchase in your location.{e253598-1260494x}

[primeseller-001]

I'm getting this message on nearly every item I try to buy,  even on UK items, I have checked with sellers and others dont have an issue and the items can be purchased from a different family members account account without issue, location is not blocked and I have reset site and chrome setting. Please advise what I can do to resolve this as my account has a feedback rating of 4896 with a red star  and I really dont want to start again from Zero with a new account.

[a_christo]

Interestingly I was able to purchase a different item which game me all the usual options 116542544345, however the other items I was attempting to make offers for or buy still get the same error.  Strange.

[kan_mcil]

I'm having the same issue, and its happening on an item I have already bid on.

[xyz307xyz]

I can only suggest a few of you post up to 4 item numbers that you are getting the error on; and hope that someone from ebay reads this thread.

And anyone who hasn't already spoken to customer services, to at least try it.

[svincec]

Same for me, My address is UK, Sellers is UK, this is pants, as is ebay support, I'm missing out and the seller's missing out.
Why is there no feedback from EBay on this?

[gehor-8]

I’m having the same issue. I can buy anything, just not a single item category - GPUs. Which would be understandable if I’d ever bought one before, but this would be my first off eBay, so it’s weird.

[thisismyid1265334]

I'm receiving this message too when I try to purchase from Japan/the discounted offer from the seller (I'm in the UK and there should be no issue).  I have no issues purchasing other items from around the world e.g. Australia, USA, China, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. 

1984 Ebay is a disgrace and is preventing purchases and sales. 

Get your banana system sorted ASAP Ebay  (or perhaps we should go elsewhere). 

[svincec]

Me too on this it is maddening, maybe just another case of corporate 'en*bleep*iffication'
On numerous items I cant bid or even buy-it- now, just getting the "Unfortunately, this item isn’t available for purchase in your location.{e274751-1260494x}"  when sellers and myself are in the same country, its preposterous.

I raised a case over 4 days ago, and no one responsible/the back end 'invisible' fixers are comunicating.

Have lost out on winning, even just buying some tech items of £400 and £800, a totally miserable and frustrating experience, dare I say disrespectful!

[svincec]

How on earth does that happen, able to bid then  da dah  1260494x.
I have this block across multiple devices, a couple of browsers and the ebay 'app', same nonesensical 'error'  
All I've got from support is well you've used a VPN, and it may / can cause suspicious activity on your account...  yet they can't explain why the error, and of course I can't get to / be put in touch with any proper tech/code support to explain whete there error trapping/ message is really about.
Usual, sign out, dont use vpn, clear cache cookies etc and wait 24 hours... Well despite that problem is still exactly the same. 😞    
Odd that I can bid/offer/buy other items just not (that I've experienced) GPU or DJI Drone, and so far even getting a case and alledged escallation - nothing from support,  its really miserable.

Support  have stated they're not getting any other reports of this error -
So If any of you are, I suggest reporting the error, the more it gets reported then maybe they'll start to look into it.

Nice to know that as a 20 year 'customer' of Ebay my duration's not getting any recognition from Ebay service.

[xyz307xyz]

See this similar thread and marco's response.

https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Technical-Issues/Unable-to-Bid/m-p/7892791#M33259

The error message can be given (at least in some scenarios) because of settings on the seller's account and there is no suggestion you can do anything about it.

It's probably worth 2 minutes to try my suggestion in message #47, but I wouldn't be that hopeful.

I did also suggest above, someone post a couple of item numbers. Again I wouldn't be that hopeful but it should only take a minute - please state how far you can get in trying to trying to buy them - e.g. can you add them to the basket, go to checkout etc. - e.g. when is the error shown?

[svincec]

Its happend on these and more, some have gone/ended:
297457102415,
297471820593,
127234254828,
205619413243.

The error happens;
a) when confirming a bid, everything normal up to the confirmation
b) if BIN, at checkout when trying to pay.
All the sellers 'Post to' include our home country.

Its odd as bids, offers, and  BIN on other items are fine all normal / no issue.
Ihave a doc of the scenarios screenshots but alas it cant be posted, can't even post a pdf /:-o

[xyz307xyz]

Sorry, I should have been more specific - I could only look at active, BIN items.

[svincec]

Hi,  xyz,
currently there are no video cards or the drones at good BIN prices at the moment. Still having the problem bidding on any, e.g. Drones 286708696524, 306405647944, 297480388844 , 236217913293,

Video Card 167660766655 , 205619413243

"Unfortunately, this item isn’t available for purchase in your location.{e274871-1260494x}"

This 297457102415 was a BIN that gave me the same error, but sold but not to me beacause of the error

There could be other categories , but I can't risk bidding in case I end up with something I dont want. But only last week Sucessfuly got a pair or tyres.

I do wonder if it may have something value related, can't think of what else (although from posts relating the the same other others have have problems with things 'Siemens' and 'Lockheed' most peculiar), have no idea from the 'error'.  The tyres were <£75, whereas the drone video card bids have all been over >£300, could be value related? Though Customer service have not been no help. 
I seem to be left hoping for an ebay miracle ofr wil have to just give up for any of these items, and possibly others which is rather sad after over 20 years as a ebay user.

[iborguk]

I raised this with the Ebay CEO office and basically got told "working as designed".

So as UK Ebayer of 20 years I'm not allowed to buy a Garman Car SatNav but another brand like TomTom is fine. 

Go figure.

[a_christo]

I have a suspicion eBay have simply sanctioned some manufacturers of goods like Siemens who make industrial equipment including PLC’s at least from what I was trying to buy recently.

[iborguk]

Typo in my previous post, I did of course mean "Garmin" 🙂

[xyz307xyz]

I managed to bid on https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226886654191 Garmin Nuvi 57LM Sat Nav.

Fortunately, another bidder had already bid a higher price as I didn't want it!

Have you tried asking a seller (when you get the error) to add you to their exemption list and see if there's any difference, when you try and bid/buy afterwards - see https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Technical-Issues/Unable-to-Bid/m-p/7892818#M33261

[svincec]

Hi, I've tried this with a helpful seller but alas its made no change , bid prevented with the still rather dubious 'error'   "Problem with bid Attention buyer Unfortunately, this item isn’t available for purchase in your location.{e274982-1260494x}"
Note that the first half of the error code seems to vary a bit, by item, but  the second half remains the same.

According to Ebay's CS there are no restrictions on my account, the seller had removed any exemptions on my account, despite we're both in the same country,  so what can it be, some wierd description lock and related to my account, particulalrly as from the seller others from our country, have been able to place bids? 
'AI' working some 'intelligence'?  To me all it requires as a start if for some ebay coder to check the code for what really generates these error codes,  but how do you get ebay to do this...

[retrobcf]

This is happening with me on almost all attemps to buy a graphcis card, im in the UK trying to buy from the UK and almost every listing is blocked

[svincec]

Sorry to hear this, it is VERY frustrating , as is the lack of ebay realisations/support.

It'll help to report it to customer services, it'll be a pain getting past the 'bot' insist on chatting to an Agent...
They try to tell me they had no reports of others haing the issue , despite suggesting to them the sear the community for it, its not just me -and they've have been about as much help as a chocholate teapot.
The more report this the more likely they'll be to actually do something, hopefully.
I have 2 case numbers from support for this, 1-496446734879 and  1-495932915541  feel free to tell them 'me too' and mention them.

I gave up trying to buy via ebay, so someone has lost out on ~£700 and fees, I went retail due the problem on ebay.  I'm still faced withthte problem trying toget a DJI Mini 3 Pro drone though, same 'error'. Either ebay have done something with my account that I can't see, or there is some forme of logic error that is only affectimg some users. - I put a post on the error on the #Technical group,
https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Technical-Issues/Unfortunately-this-item-isn-t-available-for-purchas...
feel free to add to it of refer ebay to it when, hopefully you raise a issue  case/complaint.

[faerietrix]

So sad to see this issue has been ongoing for months. I was trying to purchase some birthday cards and children’s clothing today when I came across it. Have since tried multiple items from different categories, checking out as guest and using both the app and the website (even different browsers) only to get the same error no matter what. I don’t have a VPN so that can’t be the issue!

Both times I connected to an agent in support they cut me off as soon as I clearly explained the problem. 

Absolutely ridiculous.