Are these some red flags on a order that I should be concerned about? | Buying

shsan_8541 · 2025-09-20T08:00:17.449000Z

Hi, maybe someone with more ebay wisdom than I can give me their thoughts on this. I purchased 2 office chairs via the normal "Buy it Now" purchasing option flow, with nothing unusual to note, except the pricing of these chairs was very highly discounted compared to normal retail price at B&M stores and over on Bezo's Bodega. With a small seed of suspicion, I took screenshots of the listing for historical record, just in case (not uncommon for me to do from time to time, however). A week goes by and nothing has been shipped. I decided I would give it 2 more days before seeking help, 2 days later it finally shipped, a total of 9 days after purchase. A bit too slow without extenuating circumstances, IMO, which I will mention in the feedback when it comes time to do so, after all slow to ship is not a capital offense (yet). This does raise my suspicions, though, so I went to look at the historical listing that can be accessed by clicking on the item in your purchase history. This should bring me to the original product listing from when I made my purchase, even if the item is no longer for sale (out of stock, etc.) . But instead I get a notice that the page cannot be found, "We looked everywhere....". Okay, now I'm sure something is up. Then out of curiosity, I clicked on the seller's name to get more information about them, but instead of their profile, I'm greeted with a big red banner across the screen stating, "No Longer a Registered User". Now, I'm sure shenanigans are afoot. The shipment is supposedly en route. But the shipping details are untracked with an oddly wide range of time for the ETA, "Shipped (Untracked): Est. delivery Thu, Oct 9 - Mon, Oct 27" (I made the purchase on Sep 10th, mind you). Have I been scammed? Is it really that easy to set up as a legit looking seller then list phantom merch on ebay and then cut and run when payments have been collected? Am I overreacting? Or should I expect an empty box to arrive or simply nothing to ever arrive? Thoughts, anyone?

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