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Chinese ebay items coming via Germany?
I don't know why, so I'm left wondering why some various Chinese sellers items that I bought on eBay UK, have all come via German post, with new labels attached, stating:
'PREPAID Germany Postfach 2007 36243 Niederaula' Any thoughts? Terry S |
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Hi Terry,
what does the sellers adress in the ebay description say? Did you buy from a seller located in China or in Germany? There are some chinese dealers with warehouses located in Germany. In this case they ship with German Post/DHL. Maybe due to general supply chain issues the chance to grab a German (EU based) Chinese dealer with items still in stock is higher. What I see is a remarkable decrease in chinese ebay offers. I wanted to purchase a lens hood for a standard lens. Some time ago thre were offers over offers, at the moment there are half a dozend worldwide for three or fout times of their initial price. Regards, Matti |
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I had a few Luland lens boards for a Linhof Technika delivered from Holland recently. Ordered from China.
I was happy to not be charged any customs or VAT fees. They make a good looking knock off of the Sinar pan tilt head that I'd like to order if I could be sure I wasn't going to have to pay the customs fees.... |
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Basically a way of sending goods from China (and other places) more quickly than directly via China Post. They will send goods in advance to an overseas location and then advertise the items for sale locally once they get there. The local warehouse (possibly someone's flat in practice) will then post them from there, cutting down on the 6+ weeks it would normally take to receive stuff directly from China. Or, could be drop-shipping, which is similar, but the goods are owned by the local wholesaler and are then purchased by the person you buy the item from on eBay/Amazon etc and then shipped to you by the local wholesaler.
Last edited by Bob; 9th May 2022 at 09:26 PM. |
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Bob,if there is a problem with the stuff in terms of not matching the description etc on e-Bay can I take it that the buck stops at the original Chinese seller's door and the circuitous route of deliver's address in no way creates problems for the buyer complainant?
Thanks Mike |
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The Luland products I have bought on Ebay have all been processed as normal with a block of ideograms as positive feedback.
There is no evidence of any middleman in the transaction. |
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Last edited by Bob; 10th May 2022 at 01:24 AM. |
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In the past, I bought some bits and pieces from China. All were sent from Germany. Shipping post are often zero or nearly so.
I assume that sending were bundled and shipped with a container to Germany and then distributed. Only this way, one can produce and ship let's say an USB cable for less than 2€. |
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