Can this be done?

No. The snipes are coming from your ID. AS has to sign onto ebay under your ID, that's why it needs your password. Ebay doesn't know the difference between you and AS.

You might try contacting the seller and getting an exemption: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?BidderPermitLogin

I've taken your advice and emailed the seller. Now waiting to see what happens....

kellie,

I’m not a fan of placing non-sniping bids, but you might want to place a tiny (very tiny) proxy bid to verify that the seller has exempted you. If the item is very important, it might be a bummer to find out in the last 8 seconds that the seller screwed up. This is not a strong recommendation, seeing that since I’m in the States this doesn’t happen to me, just something to think about.

Wonder why he won't ship to AU? It is about the same cost as Europe. I know, you want it shipped to Europe, but I was just wondering. I ship a lot to AU with nary a problem!

Thanks for the suggestions...here's the update.

I tried placing a bid on the item but am definitely blocked.

I sent the buyer the link that Rick suggested and got this response:

That website address doesn't come up with anythin appropriate here - must be on the eBay Australia website only. I ship to Australia - the only reason this item excluded Australia was my wife didn't know there was skiing there when she listed the item!!!! Have you attempted to bid on it?

But if Rick (from the US) can access the site shouldn't this US seller be able to?

I hate unsolved puzzles, so if you have any other suggestions please be my guest!

Anyone can bring that up!

Sounds like the seller needs to find the exemption list link for his country. I just checked ebay.co.uk and couldn’t find an exemption list for that country using Help. Found a link for Buyer Requirements.

But Rick, if you're in the US and he's in the US, shouldn't you both be able to bring up the site as Mrs M suggested? - (by the way, thanks Mrs M!)

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But Rick, if you're in the US and he's in the US, shouldn't you both be able to bring up the site as Mrs M suggested?

Good point. It should work. Disregard my previous post.

Why don't you open the link that rick posted and send him the opened link!

kellie,

For what it’s worth, I had to be signed onto ebay to bring up that exemption link. You can always tell the seller that at least 2 Yanks (me, and I’m assuming Mrs. M.) were able to open it. That link is from ebay U.S. of A.

If the seller still can’t bring it up, then you, or them, might want to contact ebay support, or get on one of ebay’s forums for some suggestions.

Would like to hear the results. Good luck.

Correct, rick. It brought me to the sign-in and then the page.

It was suggested to me that I try this link
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?PreApproveBidders to become a pre-approved bidder. Seller emailed to say that he had used the link to put me on the list, but I'm still blocked.

Anyways, I feel like I'm pestering the guy, and his emails are getting shorter and shorter, so I think I'll just leave it. Shame, 'cos I would have been a competitive bidder!

Thanks very much for your help - I really appreciate it.

Kellie

Not that I'm suggesting this -- just hypothetical: would it be possible to create a new ebay ID and claim to be from USA (even though from somewhere else)?? As long as one has cleared with the seller shipping to a different address, the correct address could be transmitted at check out time??

Not addressing ethics or potential TOS violations....