People who would like to steal a large amount of money via ebay, please do not read this. This post is intended to warm buyers about a way to steal via ebay.
All sellers intending to steal from buyers need to do: alter the shipping label so the empty box (or just an empty envelope) goes to a different address than the one attached to the tracking number. The recipient at the wrong address gets a piece of junk mail and tosses it. The package is then reported by USPS as delivered to the buyer's actual address, and eBay denies a claim that the package didn't arrive, denies the refund, and pays the seller.
This nearly happened to me. I only got my $700 back because I thought to ask USPS for an image of the actual shipping label and they had one to provide. If USPS had not taken and stored an image of the shipping label I'd have lost $700. USPS did not care to further investigate or prosecute, so the intended thieves had nothing to fear from them. Or from ebay, as all they will do is cancel the account and take minimal steps to prevent the same people from creating another account.
If this loophole is not somehow closed then USPS delivery confirmation cannot constitute proof that a package was delivered to the buyer's address.
