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Posted by issabella10 on 25-Jul-2011 19:48 Report
A very good reason to clamp down on sellers sending items from overseas ,
but who have their location showing as Australia.

Just a tip , if as a buyer you purchase something  from sellers who have their location showing as somewhere in Australia and should you have to lodge a "item not as described" case with PayPal , or finding some resolution with the seller , sending it back to the country it was posted from will be very expensive and at your cost.

It's a shame this is still going on , buyers leaving feedback saying item/s were received but were posted from overseas and they are not as described/fake etc and the item location was false .

This seems more endemic  from new sellers  , who should have in their listings that the the items are not in their possession yet get away with this all the time , in fact what is most likely the case is that these are overseas sellers using an AU contact to sign up with quicksales.

Nearly got caught myself today when questioning a piece of jewellery , only to be told it was coming from HK . Nothing in the listing to indicate this.
 
Replied by pashmina on 25-Jul-2011 19:50 (Ref 2305482) Report
Good point Bella

All we can do is keep reporting these sellers to Admin !!!

It's hard enough for us honest sellers to keep competing with these sharks

Replied by jmb7339 on 25-Jul-2011 20:01 (Ref 2305485) Report
 When I was listing here - all mine were clearly listed as to where they were coming from.  As a seller I had nothing to hide - and used to hope I was a little step above these people that didn't let potential buyers know.

Jules
Replied by tvshowsondvd on 25-Jul-2011 20:05 (Ref 2305486) Report

 I am one of the sellers who has there majority of items posted from overseas.

I do have this stated in my listings.

Unfortunately for me i cannot put the item location in here like i can do on ebay.

If there was i would happily use it as a lot of buyers do not read listings in full.

I contacted admin once with regards to being able to put in locations but got no reply.

So not all sellers with items coming from overseas are shonky.
Replied by theminiperfumeshoppe on 25-Jul-2011 20:27 (Ref 2305488) Report
Hi everyone,

one of the tell tale signs that an item is coming from overseas is the postage rate - dead giveaway - usually a classic example is a handbag with a postage rate of $20 - $25.00 - that is an item that comes from hong kong or china.

Yes and also check the sellers feedback to see what the comments are that have been left by buyers in regards to how long postage has taken.
Replied by goldswan-lake on 25-Jul-2011 20:36 (Ref 2305489) Report
Another sign - a seller that does'nt know a bracelet from a pendant, and has asian writing on their pics.  Well, maybe not.
Replied by koolkatzonline on 25-Jul-2011 20:50 (Ref 2305496) Report

hi,
they are called dropship items. the seller doesn't have the item in stock. they just list the item and take the order. not a good way to business in my opinion. the problem with this is the item may not be available at the time of purchase which is unfair on the buyer. none of my items are dropship. but I do buy & sell. you can spot a dropship item easily on here or e..., you can tell by the item image, the image has no background.

is dropship illegal on here I don't know?

in my opinion should be banned from auction sites 

Penny

 
Replied by ejholden on 25-Jul-2011 22:24 (Ref 2305529) Report
Dropshipping is an e-commerce term.
Last century it was called being a selling agent, a term and practice still ongoing in the on & off-line world today.

It is totally legal & major retailers do it frequently.

It is allowed on this and other sites as long as the seller advises that the items will be shipped directly from the manufacturer/distributor/agent.

Sellers who do mention this in their listings are conducting business in an honest manner & as such, their advice of the shipping location should be regarded as a quality sign of their operational ethics.
Replied by issabella10 on 25-Jul-2011 22:29 (Ref 2305530) Report
Dropshipping is allowed here providing the seller discloses this in the listing .

Never said all sellers who send from overseas are shonky , only those who choose not to disclose this .


That would be a good thing for sellers to be able to show tvshowsondvd

"I contacted admin once with regards to being able to put in locations but got no reply."

which is a shame .
Replied by robsgaming70 on 26-Jul-2011 22:49 (Ref 2305671) Report
All My games are delivered from the UK to Australia (UK is same format as Australia =PAL)


I make a point of it in ALL My listing ...Ive even made a template so that I know it goes onto all My listings.


I have seen some on here who used to put that their items came from over sea's but have now removed it because they want to be one up and get a sale over someone stating the truth ... Ive also seen them adding postage charges to bring down the cost of an item so it seems more attractive against someone who gives free postage too.

Gaming wise I have come across people who have no idea what they are legally allowed to sell on here either (meaning by way of importing into Australia)

I check My listings everday ...if My supplier has sold out/doesnt have the item in stock then I remove it straight away.

its down to individual sellers how they conduct their sales on here I guess .... but the more honest of us shouldnt be labeled the same as them.
Replied by ani on 31-Jul-2011 15:35 (Ref 2306162) Report
Was just looking at earings (seller has 0 feedback) and thinking... these look like they would be coming from China.
But no,  silly me location says "ADALAID"  (SA, Australia)
Replied by issabella10 on 31-Jul-2011 20:16 (Ref 2306233) Report
Bwahhaaa that is funny 


Replied by kme01 on 15-Aug-2011 18:48 (Ref 2308388) Report
i am also a dropshipper.
i am not shonky.
i put it in my listings,admittedly not everyone has it on it as some of my suppliers are in australia,i only put it in if my items come from overseas..
i do my best to try to help people and make sales.
cheers
kevin
Replied by brerrabbit on 18-Aug-2011 17:21 (Ref 2308832) Report
But no,  silly me location says "ADALAID"  (SA, Australia)

Another dead give-away is when the seller's location says "Canberra, Victoria".  Pity the shonky ones weren't all that dumb.....   
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