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Auction said item was located in the United States. email from seller says item being shipped from Hong Kong. can I report this?

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Auction said item was located in the United States. email from seller says item being shipped from Hong Kong. can I report this?
Dec 20, 2012 07:39 PM

I bought an item the recently.  Item location says California and item arrival in 3 to 6 days.  Email from seller today says item shipped from Hong Kong and item arrival will be in 2 to 4 weeks!  I had planned to use this on or before the new year celebrations. What action can I take?  Shouldn't this seller be reported for false advertising.  I specifically bought this one because it said it was in the United States and because of the shipping time that was quoted.  Now I know the us mail is not great and things can go wrong and I would have lived with that.  But this is false advertising!  I bought it thinking as I did and come to find out this is not the case.  Have not been a regular on eBay for a long time so I am unfamiliar with the way things work now.  Somebody please give me some good advice on what to do. 

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Auction said item was located in the United States. email from seller says item being shipped from Hong Kong. can I report this?
Dec 20, 2012 07:39 PM

I bought an item the recently.  Item location says California and item arrival in 3 to 6 days.  Email from seller today says item shipped from Hong Kong and item arrival will be in 2 to 4 weeks!  I had planned to use this on or before the new year celebrations. What action can I take?  Shouldn't this seller be reported for false advertising.  I specifically bought this one because it said it was in the United States and because of the shipping time that was quoted.  Now I know the us mail is not great and things can go wrong and I would have lived with that.  But this is false advertising!  I bought it thinking as I did and come to find out this is not the case.  Have not been a regular on eBay for a long time so I am unfamiliar with the way things work now.  Somebody please give me some good advice on what to do. 

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Re: Auction said item was located in the United States. email from seller says item being shipped from Hong Kong. can I report this?
Dec 20, 2012 07:44 PM

You most certainly can report it, that is what the report button in every listing is for.


Wish my fingers would pay closer attention to what I spell correctly.

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