Tim, Technically, it does make you a bad Ebayer because, unless you get permission from the seller, you're violating the conditions of the auction if you ask for shipping to somewhere excluded in the listing. >From a seller's point of view, shipping to a third party is risky as well, since fraud perpetrators may play games of this sort with third party payments and/or shipping and either pay via a fraudulent account, forged cashier's check, or hacked Paypal account.
I'm not saying by any means that you're intending to perpetrate a fraud, but it can be very hard for a seller to detect the difference between a legitimate buyer and a fraudulent person. Finally, if the seller doesn't respond, I think you should assume that he/she does not want you to bid. If you're really desperate for the item, maybe you can arrange with a friend in the U.S. to actually bid and receive the item, then ship it to you. Things used to be a lot more relaxed, say, 6 or 7 years ago, but too many cheaters have figured out that they can get things for free from sellers who aren't defensive enough. --Mark Tim Øsleby wrote: >I want to bid at a shipment only in US item. I have sent >the buyer a message asking if he can send it to Europe despite >what he has sayd. I have also suggested a send to a US citizen >and he will ship it on to me solution. No reply so far. >If I bid, despite this, will that make me a bad ebayer? > > >Tim >Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
