Wonder if seller knows the laws in the UK or just creates his own?

RFW

Brywalker said:

Pollycat said:

km1500 said:

no - they can however set the rules of selling on their platform and their buyer protection rules apply and would override anything put in the listing

Can they actually blacklist whole postcode areas for no reason other than location?

Yes, they can.  Anyone can choose not to send to any area they don't want to. 

You can block postcodes for posting but if they keep cancelling orders, not having done that they'll quickly lose their account.
I'm in one of the "blacklisted" areas (but who isn't?!) so I could try and find out!

RHemmings

RFW said:

km1500 said:

it is irrelevant what he says as eBay buyer protection laws apply

They barely get read anyway. I'm surprised Ebay haven't developed something that stops the nonsense appearing.

Perhaps Ebay lets it happen because Ebay people also enjoy seeing these sellers taken down a peg when the item goes missing or is significantly not as described and the seller is forced to accept a refund.