Chinese shippers, tracking numbers and ship-times (Ebay should crack down)

[2756anderson]

"This item has shipped." And a tracking number.  Ah, no.  The item has not shipped.  It won't ship until a huge amount of product can fill a container and slowly sail across the ocean.  Trying to track using these numbers yields nothing.  Ebay should really crack down on this activity, it's misleading.

[emerald40]

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@2756anderson wrote:

"This item has shipped." And a tracking number.  Ah, no.  The item has not shipped.  It won't ship until a huge amount of product can fill a container and slowly sail across the ocean.  Trying to track using these numbers yields nothing.  Ebay should really crack down on this activity, it's misleading.

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If buyers stopped buying from them ............

[missjen831]

Did you know that ebay sends out the "your item has shipped" email every time the seller uuploads tracking or prints the label? Has nothing to do with chinese sellers.....

[2756anderson]

Then it's Ebay's system which doesn't surprise me.  Ebay was never originally designed to handle mass shipments by large vendors.  The whole thing needs re-engineering.    No wonder Amazon is killing them just like the retail sector.

[retrose1]

Did you check the estimated time of arrival before you bought to see if you will get the item in a timely manner?

The best way to deal with late deliverys from Asian sellers is to A - not buy from them, and/or B - file INR disputes the minute you can.

[castlemagicmemories]

There is a lot of dissatisfaction expressed by buyers towards off shore sellers.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@2756anderson wrote:

"This item has shipped." And a tracking number.  Ah, no.  The item has not shipped.  It won't ship until a huge amount of product can fill a container and slowly sail across the ocean.  Trying to track using these numbers yields nothing.  Ebay should really crack down on this activity, it's misleading.

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And it is frustrating and erodes buyer confidence.

[d-k_treasures]

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@2756anderson wrote:

Then it's Ebay's system which doesn't surprise me.  Ebay was never originally designed to handle mass shipments by large vendors.  The whole thing needs re-engineering.    No wonder Amazon is killing them just like the retail sector.

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Any large US vendor/warehouse would most likely have their own UPS or Fed ex or even USPS processing/manifesting system, so all they would need to do is upload the tracking numbers from it nightly.

[d-k_treasures]

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@castlemagicmemories wrote:

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@2756anderson wrote:

"This item has shipped." And a tracking number.  Ah, no.  The item has not shipped.  It won't ship until a huge amount of product can fill a container and slowly sail across the ocean.  Trying to track using these numbers yields nothing.  Ebay should really crack down on this activity, it's misleading.

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And it is frustrating and erodes buyer confidence.

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True, but unfortunately, ebay will never see it that way.

[jpcustomsonline]

You want ebay to damage what they seem to consider their cash cow? Nope.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@d-k_treasures wrote:

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@castlemagicmemories wrote:

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@2756anderson wrote:

"This item has shipped." And a tracking number.  Ah, no.  The item has not shipped.  It won't ship until a huge amount of product can fill a container and slowly sail across the ocean.  Trying to track using these numbers yields nothing.  Ebay should really crack down on this activity, it's misleading.

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And it is frustrating and erodes buyer confidence.

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True, but unfortunately, ebay will never see it that way.

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I understand, but it is damaging Ebay's reputation.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@d-k_treasures wrote:

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@castlemagicmemories wrote:

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@2756anderson wrote:

"This item has shipped." And a tracking number.  Ah, no.  The item has not shipped.  It won't ship until a huge amount of product can fill a container and slowly sail across the ocean.  Trying to track using these numbers yields nothing.  Ebay should really crack down on this activity, it's misleading.

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And it is frustrating and erodes buyer confidence.

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True, but unfortunately, ebay will never see it that way.

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And possibly their bottom line.