Seller is using fraudulent tracking numbers that show the package delivered.
This seller is using fraudulent tracking numbers that show the package delivered. [Seller Name Removed]
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This seller is using fraudulent tracking numbers that show the package delivered. [Seller Name Removed]
truckermm0
OP10 months agoThank you for replying. I never buy from low rated vendors. This vendor was !00% when I bought. Then he dropped to 93%. No tracing number when I bought. Said it was delivered 10/10. Then a tracking number showed up 10/21. When I checked, Package wasn't delivered and I want refund, Send Would not let me click. Very shady. I'm not worried about $12.00. Just wanted to let you know about this vendor. Thank you so much. Tom
eburtonlab
·10 months agoI never buy from low rated vendors. This vendor was !00% when I bought. Then he dropped to 93%.
Such a drop is indicative of an account with a low total feedback number, not an experienced seller account.
A high feedback percentage -- even 100% -- is not sufficient. What is more important is that the seller has a long history of positive feedback specifically for selling, and preferably for selling items in a similar category or of similar value. Lots of positive feedback for buying is nice, but does not provide any indication of what kind of seller you are dealing with. Likewise, positive feedback for inexpensive items may not provide info about how a seller performs when selling expensive items.
Plenty of scammers have positive feedback for buying or feedback for selling keychains to build up feedback before listings the real bait for scams.
If you can obtain tracking documentation from the shipping service you should pursue a "false tracking" case with eBay via social media.
If you cannot obtain such documentation, you may be better off filing a "not as described" return as long as you are prepared to return exactly what you received -- if the seller actually provides a return label. Then ask eBay to step in and force a refund.
ittybitnot
·10 months agoThis vendor was !00% when I bought.
@truckermm0
Did you actually go the true feedback page of the seller? It is the page we get here if we click on the number with the "star" i.e. yours is 1530. Though eBay has instituted various "click through" diversions when one tries to do it from a listing, you need to really get to that page.
With the new "auto feedback" generated by eBay for sellers now it is extremely important. For instance, a seller can display 100%, but they may be due to auto positives posted by eBay. In reality, that 100% is sort of misleading. The necessary page is the only place you can see the actual country of registration for another member as well. USE IT always. If you don't know how to get there, members here can help.
truckermm0
OP10 months agoYes. Been with ebay for 20 plus years, I've never given a negative review. This vendor is very shady. First there was no tracking number. Said package was delivered on 10/10. Then there was a tracking number for 10/21. Tracking said package left. Indiana 10/10. Was delivered in my state of North Carolina the same day. Yeah right. Then when I replied, I never got package, I clicked,I wanted a refund. Scrolled down to send, mouse over the send button,would not click. Never seen this. Saw one buyer got scammed $51.00. There is no way to email ebay to complain,or warn. Oh,when I bought ,he was rated 100%. Then he dropped 93%,which I would not have bought. What a mess. After my negitive review,He's 87 %. God will take care of him. Have a great day,Tom
ittybitnot
·10 months ago@truckermm0
Though the following is a link to a thread from May 2025 (there have been plenty more since then) it will give you a list of options you have when you are a victim of the fake tracking scam when you are a buyer. Yes, sellers are victims of a similar scenario involving 'returns'.
Go to "Best Answer here, and do return if you have any additional questions.
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-is-a-Liar-and-Cheat/m-p/35108131#M522799
eburtonlab
·10 months ago@truckermm0
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.