I have no experience with ebay Australia but in France very common to accept only a French bank ch¨¨que sent via post.
Many French sellers restrict auctions to French only and shun PayPal.
I have completed many ebay.fr purchase over years pay via check, in € no PayPal no fees!
PayPal and ebay fees are ever more complex and increasing, without VAT we would ask at least 10% extra from the buyer to cover,the fees and then add VAT.
Finally the incredible Brexit international shipping and new EU VAT led us to never ship or buy anything from UK, as the extra costs and government paperwork is not working the cost or wasted time.
We ask our UK customers to arrange and pay for shipping, and pick-up at our USA location, INCOTERM EXW.
Bon journ¨¦e
Jon
Froggie the Gremlin