Purchase Issue with Missing Item and Invalid Tracking | Buying

jbholsters8lim · 2025-09-07T20:05:32.181000Z

I purchased a used Canon R5MKII on August 27, 2025. After not hearing from the seller for a few days, I reached out and was told they were out of town but would ship the item over the weekend of the 31st.After following up again, I received a FedEx tracking number but it never showed any indication that the package was handed over to FedEx.Shortly afterward, I noticed that the sellerâ€™s profile had been removed, and the auction listing was no longer available. Then, a few days ago, I received a suspicious email from UPS stating that a package had been delivered the day after it was shipped from within my own state despite the sellerâ€™s account being based in a different state.I never received the item, and I am now out $3,500. To make matters worse, one of the messages I received from the sellerâ€”sent after the alleged delivery date stated that they would ship the item soon, contradicting the tracking information.Iâ€™ve been unable to locate an option on eBay to file a claim, possibly due to the presence of a "delivered" tracking number, even though it appears to be fake or unrelated.Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. Any advise on how to move forward would be greatly appreciated.

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