Yes many brand named items are made in China. And searching Ebay, it's the alogorithm or whatever, which gives search results for items, leading to some sellers in some coutries'. And you have more choices, not limited to what some big-box store's buyer decides to carry. They lose money on each of the deliveries, and we pay more for postage.įYI, the UPU rates China's economy as being on the same level as Botswana's.ĪAll other things being equal, you're getting the same stuff, but cheaper, with a wait. Don't much care if they track packages to the door. Maybe the domestic shippers who are forced to give chinese sellers a much lower final delivery price than domestic high volume sellers pay, by the U.N run Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty. eBay's tracking on purchase history pages, comes through Pitney Bowes and it is not always as up to date or complete as the info on the USPS site. Since I refuse to buy from China, I would imagine the USPS tracking should be available on their site. So the question REMAINS: How do you get the final USPS tracking for some of these carriers? And don't forget some of the others like Aquiline (spelling?) LaserShip, et do you get the final USPS tracking for some of these carriers'. But once an item has been ordered, it's on the way and what is needed is the tracking. Even messaging sellers to ask FIRST, might be 'best practices' IF you have the time, and IF sellers respond to questions from non-buyers many do NOT. But choice gets harder when it seems to be a hard to find item.Īnd to your first sentence/point, I'm not asking Ebay to change things, just facilitate getting what is needed, FINAL 'last mile' (or last kilometer) tracking that is on the package.

Some buyers give positve before getting items and checking quality. And STILL it seems some of those can be calloused or not care about buyer's concerns as negative feedback gets offset by positve, fake or not. I TRY to go with sellers 98% or higher, with at least a few thousand sales. Some buyers complain for no reason, others not at all. And searching Ebay, it's the alogorithm or whatever, which gives search results for items, leading to some sellers in some coutries.Īlso, feedback scores can be misleading. But acceptable quality items and service may be possible from and to practically any civilized area. All other things being equal, you're getting the same stuff, but cheaper, with a wait. You are correct, but look at the labels on things you buy in most big-box or discount stores, the country of manufacture 1 guess as to where most items are made.

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