China and Hong Kong Based Sellers Claiming to Ship from Canada
Summary: supersavingsstore raises a concern about sellers on eBay Canada who claim their items are located in Ontario or Toronto but are actually shipping from China or Hong Kong, misleading customers and affecting domestic sellers. kevinstav encountered a similar situation with a purchase intended to be from Vancouver, but later discovered the item was shipping slowly from overseas. byto253 suggests waiting for the package to arrive to verify its origin and advises filing an "Item Not Received" claim if the delivery does not meet eBay's standards. fh991586 remarks that while the original post is old, the issue persists and suggests that merely discussing it won't lead to a solution.
I have been selling on eBay Canada for about 2 years now, and this is the first time I have really noticed this issue. Sellers from China and Hong Kong are putting Ontario or Toronto as the item location, but are actually shipping from overseas. The problem is they are charging prices that people over here charge, while only paying a fraction of the shipping costs. They are stealing business from many sellers over here and are internationally misleading customers, since many only want to buy domestically. I have tried reporting the listings for location misrepresentation, but they still appear to be live.
If anyone has a potential solution to this project problem, please let me know.
3 comments
fh991586
·2 years agoZombie Thread from 2019!
But we all know the problem is still there anyway, so complaining here (or closing down this thread) won't remedy anything...
kevinstav
·2 years agoI just incounterd this myself and am **bleep**. Seller gamma88 says item is in vancouver so i pay a premium plus pst plus gst only to find it's taking weeks to get from Vancouver to Vancouver island. When i inquire i get nothing but noise in Chinglish.
Am i justified to give negative review?
Kevin
byto253
·2 years agoI would wait until it gets to you. The package should have an indication of the source unless it is being totally repackaged in Canada. If they are claiming a Canada location and shipping from overseas will they be able to meet the shipping standard? If it has been weeks, I am assuming it is outside the eBay delivery standard for the purchase and you can file an Item Not Received claim.