Should you use Multiple Locations when dropshipping?

[thelegendary14]

I want to know if Multiple Locations is okay since i want to avoid the item location misrepresentation ban

[rsot]

You can manually change the location in your listing - mind you, some buyers may complain if they are expecting an item to be from USA (example) and it ends up being dropshipped from another country (example: China).

[thelegendary14]

Originally Posted by rsot

You can manually change the location in your listing - mind you, some buyers may complain if they are expecting an item to be from USA (example) and it ends up being dropshipped from another country (example: China).

Im not dropshipping from China right now due to the whole COVID situation, and ill probably avoid it in the future. When you list an item from a US based supplier do you put "Multiple Locations"? Since i dont know where exactly they will ship it from

[rsot]

Originally Posted by thelegendary14

Im not dropshipping from China right now due to the whole COVID situation, and ill probably avoid it in the future. When you list an item from a US based supplier do you put "Multiple Locations"? Since i dont know where exactly they will ship it from

For my US-based accounts, I have used North America as location since I ship from Canada with items in hand - I deal with more niche items and have the items in hand so I guess I have been ok since no complaints for items coming from Canada

[cmckim]

No, you should not use multiple locations. I used 2 different zip codes on my listings, even through I never did dropshipping and eBay still thinks I was dropshipping. They said it was based on my account history. However I never dropshipped any single item in the entire account history and I always took my packages to postal office myself. Does anyone have idea what are they based on to determine your dropshipping?

[thelegendary14]

Originally Posted by cmckim

No, you should not use multiple locations. I used 2 different zip codes on my listings, even through I never did dropshipping and eBay still thinks I was dropshipping. They said it was based on my account history. However I never dropshipped any single item in the entire account history and I always took my packages to postal office myself. Does anyone have idea what are they based on to determine your dropshipping?

Agreed, multiple locations is a bad idea.