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Purchase from a possible fraudster
I recently made an expensive purchase from a newer member (just under a year old) that has good fed back history. I had some concerns with the shipping route, which is within the US. Shortly after I questioned the seller, they removed all of their auctions. When confronted, they said eBay has done it because of possible selling violations. Now I’m wondering if I’ll get my items, and I can’t get a live eBay rep on the phone. Very frustrating.
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eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoThe customer service reps will not be able to tell you whether you will get your item or not. You will just have to wait and see.
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/removed-hidden-listings?id=4656
If you haven't paid for the item, you won't need to. The item should've been removed from your purchase history. We encourage you to look for a similar item from a different seller.
If you already paid for the item, please follow these steps:
If you receive your item, but want to return it, you can request a refund."
You say your seller has good feedback history.
What kind of feedback for selling does your seller have? You can avoid many issues by choosing to only do business with sellers that have a proven track record of delivering what was sold and that have sold similar sorts of items before. Avoid new or unproven sellers, sellers with a pattern of serious negative feedback, or sellers that have drastically changed behavior or that have unexplained gaps in selling feedback. Generally avoid deals that are "too good to be true".
That having been said, it is possible that your seller has violated some rule entirely unrelated to the actual delivery of items, and you may still get your item.