package hasn't arrive (over 25 days)
hello, recently i bought an item from a friend from belgium, i live in UAE. i have paid for the item on april 1 and he shipped the item immediately the next day. around 5 days after shipping he deleted/suspended his ebay account. the item still hasn't arrived, he used bpost to ship the item. should i be worried? has something happened to the package or will it arrive?
19 comments
toysaver
·2 years agoIMO There is a difference from a friend and somebody you met online. A friend is somebody you physically see and touch, you've been to their house and they to yours. You know their family and know intimate trivial details and vice versa. You know their real story... This is not true for an online acquaintance.
pjcdn2005
·2 years agoYou are posting on a discussion board of other ebay users so they have no idea if there is a problem with the package. Did you get a tracking number when it was mailed? If they did mail it, their account status shouldn't have any affect on the package delivery.
Is there an estimated delivery date on your order details? If it is past that date, you can open an item not received claim.
meisaq
OP2 years agosorry i can't quite understand what you mean, but when i try tracking the item nothing shows up, it still hasn't arrived yet and i'm unsure if i should contact ebay or give it another week.
pjcdn2005
·2 years agoDid you buy as a guest or did you purchase after you started an account? If you purchase with this account you should be able to go to My eBay and see the purchase in your purchase history. There you will see a section for Order Details and if you click on that, it should show you the estimated delivery date. If it is past the latest date, you can open an item not received claim through your purchase history. Or you can go to this page where you will see a link to open a claim. https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/returns-items-not-received-refunds-buyers/get-help-item-hasnt-arrived?id=4042&st=3&pos=5&query=Get%20help%20with%20an%20item%20that%20hasn%27t%20arrived&intent=item%20not%20received&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1135
If you can't find the estimated delivery date, go to that link and see if they will allow you to open a claim now. If you purchase on another ebay site you will have to open a claim there.
If you purchased as a guest here is some information about opening a claim.
https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/returns-items-not-received-refunds-buyers/returning-item/returning-items-bought-guest?id=4065&st=3&pos=1&query=Get%20help%20if%20you%20bought%20as%20a%20guest&intent=problem%20as%20a%20guest&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1151
meisaq
OP2 years agoif i make a claim will it send to the seller's email? or will ebay be able to handle it?
buyselljack2016
·2 years ago@meisaq
Does the seller feedback show "not a registered user"?
If it does, and you make a claim.............. eBay will handle it.
If they just aren't presently selling then the "claim" will be referred to them.
If the seller is still in good standing, just not selling and you get refunded................... and then do get the item, you can repay the seller.
meisaq
OP2 years agoi will try to make a claim then perhaps,
thanks alot. do you know how long it will take for ebay to get back to me?
glorybells
·2 years agoIf you open a case, and dont hear from the seller in 3 days, on day 4 you can ask ebay to step in.
buyselljack2016
·2 years ago@meisaq as glorybells posted............ after 3 days you can ask eBay to step in, but you can also wait longer than the 3 days if you want to. The case will time out if you wait too long (I believe it is 30 days after you open the claim), but you can give it some time.
soh.maryl
·2 years agoIn the listing for the item in question, you saw an estimated delivery date.
Has that date passed by more than one day? If so, per eBay's Money Back Guarantee for buyers, you can open an item not as described case. You have 30 days past that EDD to open a case with eBay.
Go to your My eBay> Purchase History. Find this purchase. There is a drop-down menu. Click on "Did not receive" and follow the prompts. Then wait 96 hours for a response. No response and still no package? Then return to the case you opened and ask eBay to step in.
If, however, that EDD has not yet passed, you really have no option except to wait.
Did you really mean to say that you bought from a "friend in Belgium" or was he just a seller?
glorybells
·2 years agoI think you meant Item Not Received case, not Item Not As Descrbed.
meisaq
OP2 years agothere is no estimated delivery date whatsoever, also yes it's actually my friend, i don't wanna barge in and ask him about it again because he's usually really busy with work most of the time so i really have to rely on ebay for now.
kitschy*loot
·2 years ago@meisaq I don't understand this logic... your friend is going to realize it's you pursuing an issue about an item not received. Won't he wonder why you haven't approached him about it but are in talks with support?
janet9988
·2 years agoYour friend WILL have to deal with it via Ebay.
robbie31415
·2 years agoYou can't delete/suspend accounts with open transactions such as this.
eBay closed his account.
You need to file an INR claim immediately.
You can use this link to report it.
https://www.ebay.com/help/action?topicid=4042
meisaq
OP2 years agono i'm pretty sure he suspended his account because i remember him telling me.
Unavailable member
·2 years agoIt's impossible for an eBay member to close their account, it takes 60 days for accounts to close on the request of the eBay member.
If your "friends" account is suspended, eBay suspended them for whatever reason.
By the way some friends you got there, not sending your item.
Make sure you open an item not received case to get your money back.
meisaq
OP2 years agoi still want my item, he already shipped it a long time ago, don't know why it hasn't been delivered yet. just discovering his account got suspended apparently because he emailed ebay about how they charged him because he had a shop up, so they closed his account. but that's besides the point.. i don't know what i'm going to do now though