Received refund yet item turned up

Question

I ordered a screen protector from seller in china. The item never turned up when expected. eBay wouldn't process a refund as they said tracking shows it's in transit. They extended the delivery deadline by another week. It still hadn't arrived so I contacted them and they still wouldn't issue a refund. They told me to order another one and I can return the 'lost' item when it turned up.  So I ordered another from UK seller. This was late so I raised it with eBay. The item from Chi...

kalyoth · Accepted Answer

Well first - Thanks for being an honest buyer. The refunded item is difficult to return in that ebay considers transaction now closed. You can reach out to the UK seller & see if they want the item returned at their expense. I would bet if the item is under 20.00, the shipping ain't worthwhile. Another option is to buy it from the seller again - and then initiate a return with seller then approving return on second transaction. Ties up money but is an option if messy is how they want it...