How do I turn off international bidders?

[Osi Osgood]

I have been looking all over ebay, trying to find out how to turn off international bidding on my auctions, and I can't find it. Any help, please?

[John Halfacre]

Hi Osi. I think that under the shipping options for a listing, if you do not offer any International shipping options (ie the tabs for Ebay Global Shipping and Other International Shipping both turned to off) then Ebay will not allow overseas bidders to bid.

[Osi Osgood]

At least on the active auction, there are no tabs for clicking off international shipping.

[John Halfacre]

Maybe the Ebay UK site works differently. It allows me to turn the button for Ebay GSP and International Shipping off, unless a bid has already been received

[Chip Gelmini]

You can also use the description: Sales in the USA only. Have you tried that, Osi? Otherwise I am not sure.

[Allan Broadfield]

Not sure about the bidding, but previously on Ebay it was accepted that you were shopping in your own country, unless you went into your personal details section and registered otherwise, but for sometime now they seem to assume you're bidding worldwide, and if I press 'UK only' on the actual bidding page it reverts back after a short time.
I've read other users complaints on that but even the latest reboot on the site hasn't changed things.
Perhaps I'm being unreasonable, but mailing charges are high from abroad, so I prefer to shop locally.

[Douglas Meltzer]

Osi,

If you go to the active auction page for your item, try clicking on "Revise Listing". Then scroll down to the shipping section. Under "International Shipping" there should be a box with the heading "Excluded locations (optional)". Once you click on that you should see this:


Ignore the "Domestic" part and check all the International boxes.

[Osi Osgood]

Thanks Doug, that certainly helps

[Osi Osgood]

Doug, is this excluded shipping box or link off to the right or left? I ask as I have an international shipping section, but no box beyond a "learn more" link, which is just an advert stating why international shipping is so wonderful. (?!?)

[Douglas Meltzer]

Osi,

On my page there's the "International Shipping" title (with the "Learn More" link). Directly underneath that is "Preferences". Under that is the "Excluded Locations" box on the left. Under that is "Promoted Listings".

[Osi Osgood]

I think that there must be more or less abilities to accounts, depending on the account. While I have "preferences", and I clicked on it, it doesn't have " excluded locations " on mine anywhere.