So, I just sold an item that I have had in my store for about the last 1.5 years for $700+ to a buyer in another country. I ship it off the next business day and it arrived at the international hub 2 days later. Within 12 hours, I received notification as did my buyer, that the item could not be exported to its destination country and that the buyer would receive a full refund. This would not affect me and I could keep the funds less the fees of course. That was it. No explanation, no reason why, just a sorry can’t be delivered. My buyer is highly disappointed and I received no answer from eBay. 6 weeks later, I see my item that could not be delivered, matching serial number, for sale at $875. I call eBay and they cannot tell me anything because they have no communication with global shipping. The item just sold 3 days after it was listed. I have same item for 1.5 years b4 it sells and they sell in 3 days!
So, they see an under priced item come through, pluck it from going on to its destination, claim a loss to the insurance company for the refund to the buyer and then resell it with maximum exposure on eBay to liquidate it within a few days. What a scam!
