He appears determined to sell it to me, so I suggested relisting it for international shipping so at least we're both protected and operating well within the off, shipping to a mail forwarding company is not shipping outwith the US - it's shipping to a mail forwarding company in the US."
It's him who's keen to sell it to me, and me who's concerned about contravening eBay rules. He didn't cancel, even when I suggested that again, but instead asked for more information to establish I was genuine. When the seller wouldn't ship, and returned the stock level to what it was before, I contacted him to apologise for causing any concern and actually sent a 'request cancellation'. What happens beyond that point is down to me, and I was quite prepared to take the risk of it going wrong and nothing turning up. There's a clear lack of comprehension here.įirst off, shipping to a mail forwarding company is not shipping outwith the US - it's shipping to a mail forwarding company in the US. Maybe, at this point, the seller is weary of you and hasn't made a decision as to how to deal with you. The seller has done nothing wrong, they didn't want to ship outside the USA, and you still are requesting that the seller relist with international shipping. Using a forwarding service is still shipping outside the USA you created a convoluted and disingenuous situation of your own making. So you were trying to circumvent the sellers terms and wishes by giving the appearance of a USA address? Did you ask the seller first if they would make an exception? I don't think so. I would wait until you have some feedback before doing that seller wasn't shipping outside the US, but I'd learned of mail forwarding companies and opened an account - giving that as the address where the item should go." You can always try contacting a seller first, and ask if they will make an exception and ship an item directly to you. switch the primary to the forwarding address before buying, REMEMBER to switch it back after making that purchase though.Īlso keep in mind there will be service charges from the forwarding service, and some of those can be high. If you find a seller does not ship outside the U.S. Add the address, but leave your primary address as the one in the UK. Then you can select it at check out.Ĭlick on the Account button from your My ebay page, and select Addresses from the drop down list. If you decide to go with a service and it gives you an address like the first one, you have to add it to your ebay account. a seller may decide to cancel the sale because of that. However, if it reads John Doe C/O the address above, or C/O XYZ forwarding service. Some do not do a good job and that can cause problems.Īlso how your address appears when you go to pay, can make a difference. If you want to use a freight forwarding service I hope you checked their reviews first.
Many of the "scammer's" accounts are new ones from a different country than a seller's. Any seller is probably reluctant to deal with you because you are a new buyer with (0) feedback. The question now is how we extricate ourselves from this situation. The original item itself is protected under eBay's guarantee. I've already suggested the seller cancel the sale, refund my money, and then re-list the item separately with international shipping so I can buy that, but didn't get a response to that. I also don't see how this would be possible without contravening eBay's rules on trading outside their system. However, he has now stated that he will ship the item to me in the UK, has asked for my address, and will let me know if shipping ends up beyond what I've seen as being likely.īut while I was willing to take a chance on the mail forwarding, I'm dubious about committing more money beyond my initial expenditure. The seller seemed friendly enough, but was initially still suspicious. I realised from this that the seller perhaps feared I was a scammer, so I got in touch via eBay messaging to explain I was genuine, apologise for any concern I'd caused, and to offer to request to cancel the order. My item didn't ship, and the seller (with a good trading rating) then altered the listings for the remaining stock in the listing, increasing the number available back to what it was and stating they would only ship to home addresses. The seller wasn't shipping outside the US, but I'd learned of mail forwarding companies and opened an account - giving that as the address where the item should go. I'm a UK bidder who recently bought an item being sold in the US under a 'buy it now' option.