catchthepigeonmutley Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Anyone know how to ensure only UK sellers come up when I am searching for items on Ebay? I've got my preferences set for UK sellers only but I am still mostly getting cheap Chinese rubbish. At the top of each item it states 'Item Location' as somewhere in the UK, sometimes spelt correctly, sometimes not (Lundon, Summerset, Lester), but when I scroll down to the bottom of the add there is the sellers address in China. It's very annoying. Any help, advice, sympathy etc. gratefully received. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Would love to know this also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 eBay app or web site ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 A tick box should appear on the left of the screen that you can tick for UK only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Think that's the way around it to have a UK store room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Currently you can’t filter it out because they (claim) a uk address for shipping purposes. As you have already found, the only way is to look at the seller address. Sponsored sellers also can get round your preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 I usually set nearest first and a price range if applicable. Or you can set a maximum distance on the side parameters, if you want to use lowest price. Set a lower price to filter out the really cheap stuff if its buy it now. Used stuff is rarely from China. Then check address at bottom if its a business seller if something is of interest. You will never filter them all out, but this will get rid of a fair few. Some Chinese sellers do have warehoused stock over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 A lot of the Chinese (and other origins) put "Manchester" (and others) and use a redirection service. I have been caught several times and have always demanded a free return and full refund from eBay (which I have got every time). Buyer beware is one thing but openly conning people is surely fraud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) hello, i have had that in the past, chinese sellers posting from UK, i just thought Manchester must have one big ***** warehouse Edited June 27, 2018 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 The problem with Ebay, for many reasons not just this one, is that they don't screen new accounts. So anybody can open an account and put any old rubbish down and it goes through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve d Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 You can download an extension for your browser.... at least that’s what I think it’s called. My eBay item search results now have “UK only” at the top of the page. Don’t ask me how to do it though as with most things tech, I leave it to my nipper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 27/06/2018 at 21:57, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i have had that in the past, chinese sellers posting from UK, i just thought Manchester must have one big ***** warehouse hello, just to add i just made another purchase on Ebay and it said UK based, had a long tracking number, more than likely chinese as company called greenteatime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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