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Seller is a scammer
I purchased item 389229137572 on 1/4/2026. Item was shipped untracked quickly from China with a expected delivery date of 1/14/26. I recieved a e-mail on 1/12/2026 with a tracking number 9400150206217493629783 stating the item was delivered on 1/10/26 at 6:52 pm. This item has not been delivered as of today 1/16/26. E-bay will not return my money as seller has provided proof of delivery with this tracking number above. Today I went to the Malden post office to speak to the manager and the provided tracking # was for a package shipped from New Jersey to Texas and has nothing to do with me. This seller either made a mistake or is a scammer. I have 1776 transactions on E-bay with a 100% rating the seller has 3 transactions. I have purchased Thousands of dollars of items on E-bay over 24 years. The seller has not answered any of my questions about this item, they only repost the tracking number.
eburtonlab
Mentor8 months ago@the-nasty-mailman
If the buyer actually receives something, the buyer can file a "not as described" return within thirty days for a full refund. In fact, any buyer on eBay can file a "not as described" return, provided the buyer is willing and able to return exactly what was received.
If tracking shows delivery but nothing arrives and the buyer can obtain some hard copy documentation (email is not good enough) that says that the package was not delivered to the buyer's address or documentation that shows the weight or size of the package cannot possibly correspond to the ordered item, or the shipping date precedes the order, then the buyer may be able to contact eBay via social media direct message, provide that documentation to eBay and get help with "false tracking".
https://x.com/askebay
https://www.facebook.com/ebay
https://www.instagram.com/ebayforsellers/
With "false tracking" if you go through a standard automated "item not received" case, on the other hand, you will lose the case because the seller can provide tracking that appears to show delivery. If you then appeal, you may have some additional options at that point. It appears that eBay has added a new appeal option regarding "delivery to another address", but I do not know how effective that is compared to contacting eBay via social media with documentation and explicitly mentioning "false tracking", which seems to work provided you can obtain the necessary documentation.
If you are unable to get help through eBay, you may have recourse through your payment method, though you should probably exhaust all your eBay options first since once you go through your payment method, eBay will no longer help with that transaction.
In general, you can avoid a lot of headaches by choosing to purchase only from established sellers that have recent and past positive feedback as a seller for selling items in the same category that you intend to buy. If someone is selling a dozen apple watches, but has no feedback, or only has feedback as a buyer, or only has feedback for selling dress patterns or fishing lures (actual examples I have seen), perhaps wait until they have a track record of positive feedback for selling electronics before you buy from them.