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Package delivered at wrong address

A seller send my package at the wrong address.

The company says delivered and there is a picture of the package put on the floor at an unknown address.

My delivery address is a UPS store with people that gets the package for you. The package has been delivered during working hours so there is no way that package ended-up on the street. Actually that is the reason I am paying an expensive service to get my packages so I don't have to worry having the package left on the street.

I opened a case with Ebay giving all the information that I am providing right now. I called the delivery company and they told me by phone that the address of delivery is not the address I provided. I asked the seller to contact the company which he didn't do.

Actually there is an history on my case where I ask question to the seller and seller never replies but Ebay didn't even care of that.

The seller just said package delivered to Ebay and the case has been closed on his favor without him doing nothing at all to check for a package that he is responsible to deliver.

Ebay abandoned me (the buyer) so I opened a case on Paypal and exactly the same thing happened. Buyer protection ? no!

It is easy for an Ebay seller to ship to the wrong address and go away with it.

I just can't believe with all Ebay years of experience that they still consider that a delivered status means the package has been delivered at the correct address.

I am going be very careful from now on buying from Ebay because sellers bear no responsibility for sending your item to the wrong address and nobody cares from the seller, to Ebay, to Paypal except the buyer (me in that case).

I wonder to how many buyers it happens on Ebay every day.

 

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Package delivered at wrong address

First you have to get a letter, an email will do from UPS saying that package was not delivered to your address.  You may have to call more than once as you will get a different rep each time. Some will help others won't. 

 

Then you have to contact eBay and see if they will help. If not, and you paid by credit card contact your card company. 

 

Was it an expensive item?  If so, it could be the fake tracking number scam.

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I wonder to how many buyers it happens on Ebay every day.

 

@gabi-tt 

Yes, it pretty much does. It has been going on for years and it is a quite successful scam.   See if you can re-open the case at PayPal, and choose "Shipped to wrong address" instead of "item not received".  They recently added that option supposedly for this very reason.  Your avenues of redress from eBay were closed when you opened a PayPal case. 

If you claimed INR with PayPal, all they do is submit the claim to eBay who responds with the same phony delivery confirmation and you lose again.  This should be pursued as FRAUD/FAKE TRACKING SCAM, not item not received.  

If you paid with a credit card, you can do a chargeback.  Do not do this if PayPal will re-open your case.  But again you must not simply claim INR...even though you did not get anything and the first logical choice.  Scammers know this is the first logical choice, eBay provides no other options, so the scam goes on and on and on ....

 

Buyer victims: Jan. 2024

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Ebay-still-allows-this-basic-scam/m-p/34200329#M471797
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/FedEx-tracking-scam-resolution-help/m-p/34200076#M471780
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Scam-in-progress-How-to-report/m-p/34202408#M471983
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/My-item-hasn-t-arrived-and-got-delivered-to-the-wrong-address/...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-used-wrong-address-how-to-get-help/m-p/34214801#M472679
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Two-orders-from-two-carriers-in-two-days-shipped-to-someone-els...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-shipped-to-wrong-address/m-p/34219071#M472993
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/A-typical-buying-scam/m-p/34219558#M473030
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Problem-with-a-purchase/m-p/34224961#M473358
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/seller-close-case-with-fake-tracking-number-ebay-refuse-to/m-p/...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/ebay-ai-helped-in-fraud/m-p/34237061#M474150
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/ebay-enable-scammers-by-closing-case-then-lying-facts/m-p/34237...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Fake-Seller-shipments/m-p/34237759#M474196
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/eBay-s-money-back-guarantee-is-a-fraud/m-p/34239213#M474296
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Scammer/m-p/34239068#M474287
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller/m-p/34241530#M474404
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/how-to-contact-ebay-for-an-item-that-did-not-get-put-in-my/td-p...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Another-quot-fake-tracking-quot-scam-this-time-with-the-package...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Did-not-receive-items/m-p/34245181#M474623
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/eBay-Won-t-Step-In/m-p/34256703#M475318
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Fraud/m-p/34261461#M475547
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Feb. 2024

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Fake-Tracking-information/m-p/34266951#M475809
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/scam-ship-to-address-my-item-sent-to-a-bogus-address/m-p/342693...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/incorrect-usps-tracking-number-9400108205499733679358/m-p/34269...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/How-can-Ebay-say-to-me-we-know-you-did-not-receive-item-and-not...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/That-Dreaded-Aquilline-AGAIN-Delivered-to-WRONG-ADDRESS/m-p/342...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Ebay-marked-delivery-as-delivered-but-USPS-said-that-it-was/m-p...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Your-item-was-returned-to-the-sender-because-of-an-incorrect/m-...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/EBAY-LYING-IN-THEIR-DEFENSE-SUMMARY/m-p/34276296#M476361
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-sent-item-to-wrong-address/m-p/34282633#M476650
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Scammed/m-p/34286691#M476949
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Dollar-xhop/m-p/34287357#M476988
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/another-count-of-Ebay-forcing-buyers-to-pay-for-items-that-neve...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Possible-mess-up-with-label-generating-system/m-p/34290499#M477...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/I-hate-everyhting-about-e-bay-and-paypal-right-now/m-p/34294747...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/eBay-Enables-Mail-Fraud-and-ID-Fraud/td-p/34296978
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Shipment-delivered-to-wrong-address/m-p/34304049#M478122
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March 2024

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Done-with-Ebay/m-p/34324403#M479273
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Loophole-that-enables-theft-via-ebay/m-p/34332383#M479633
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-left-bogus-tracking-number-and-then-lied-to-e-bay/m-p/34...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Not-delivered-parcel/m-p/34340273#M480147
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/contacting-ebay-on-possible-fraud/m-p/34349795#M480633
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/contacting-ebay-on-possible-fraud/m-p/34350054#M480666
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/PayPal-to-the-rescue/m-p/34352326#M480771
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Victim-of-same-ZIP-code-fraud-eBay-denied-my-appeal/m-p/3435884...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Worst-customer-relations-ever/m-p/34366967#M481558
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/package-that-says-delivered/m-p/34370026#M4817

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April 2024

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-sent-package-to-random-address-in-my-zip-code-and-my/td-...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Negative-Feedback/m-p/34404925#M483677
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/I-got-scammed-How-to-fix-this/m-p/34407565#M483824
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Getting-UPS-to-cooperate-in-case-of-a-tracking-scam/m-p/3441279...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Victory/m-p/34417103#M484423
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Ebay-Denied-Claim-on-925-package-that-was-marked-as-deliverd-by...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Ebay-allowed-a-scammer-to-scam-me-and-even-removed-my-negative/...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Issue-with-purchase-receiving-of-an-item/m-p/34418356#M484487
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Ebay-screwed-me-out-of-931-because-they-could-not-see-the/m-p/3...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Customer-Service-Just-Repeats-quot-Policies-quot-and-Does-Not/m...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/eBay-is-becoming-the-best-place-for-scam-sellers/m-p/34432245#M...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/New-type-of-scam-to-me-at-least/m-p/31227146#M325369
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/New-Scam-Very-Odd-For-a-yard-Seed-Spreader/td-p/34430372
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/I-was-scammed-on-eBay-and-now-I-don-t-know-how-to-proceed-or-if...

May2024

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/FedEx-tracking-Issue/m-p/34447966#M486245
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Item-did-not-arrive-eBay-says-it-did-What-can-I-do/m-p/34451418...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Seller-never-sent-out-package-EBAY-does-not-do-any-research-on/...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Tracking-shows-item-delivered-but-wasn-t/m-p/34461150#M487060
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/I-think-I-was-scammed-on-eBay/m-p/34467595#M487369
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/How-do-you-fix-a-fraud-case-dealt-by-a-seller/m-p/34470732#M487...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Scammed/m-p/34477363#M487945
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Item-sent-to-the-wrong-house-but-denied-refund/m-p/34490404#M48...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Urgent-Discrepancy-in-Delivery-Status-and-Request-for-Refund/m-...
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June 2024

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/USPS-Shipping-Label-Scam-Appeal-Submitted-Without-My-Consent/m-...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Victim-of-a-Scam-and-eBay-Won-t-Help/m-p/34513873#M490255
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Money-back-guarantee-is-a-scam/m-p/34512777#M490157
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Item-not-received-help-please-a-seller-is-trying-to-scam-me/m-p...
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/EBAY-Guarantee-is-completely-useless-and-USPS-is-incompetent-Ca...

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Ebay have been cleared that they won't help. They have been unprofessional to handle this case since the start. The item was around $40 so it could have been worse. It is more the feeling of having been robbed and approved by Ebay that is harder to go through. It makes me feel that the platform can not be trust as a buyer. Plus I really can't understand how a company that deals with shipping items issue all day long assume that because there is  a delivered status then that is ok there is nothing to complain if the delivery address has been proven wrong.

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If the seller changes the delivery address entered by the buyer during checkout, eBay will not back the seller in an Item Not Delivered case.

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Thanks for taking the time to answer.

It is scary to see the tip of the iceberg for that "seller responsibility" not enforced. I didn't pay with a credit card unfortunately.

Ebay is been clear with me, that I opened the case on Paypal so they won't help (Even if Paypal call them for the case). But why in the world they can't provide me the reason on what ground they gave credit to the seller if I gave them a proof that the delivery address was wrong when the case was still open. Do they even have people in their customer service that deals with shipping issues?

 

Actually I put the reason "Shipped to wrong address" on Paypal and they told me they contacted Ebay on an Email. And I spent 20 minutes with Ebay customer service just before Paypal contacted them and the Ebay representative told me she would put a note on the issue I pointed on my case. And nothing, nobody checks or put a note, or is professional.

Even the seller had the gut to tell me that any issue, he would check and refund or resend and then nothing. The seller never contacted the delivery company and Ebay and Paypal are fine with it. Nobody keep their words from the Seller to Ebay.

It is just that you have a delivered status then it has been delivered and Ebay and Paypal put the responsibility on the buyer for a wrong delivery address and the seller is not even involved  to provide a proof  when asked during an opened case on Ebay or Paypal.

What a lame way to deal with a customer issue.

So now I don't have any other options on Paypal to make my claim I don't have an option that fits my scenario. I am just left here, robbed. In the future I will search first on Amazon for common items to buy that are shipped by Amazon. I bet that is safer than risking it on Ebay shady sellers enforced practices.

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@gabi-tt wrote:

It is easy for an Ebay seller to ship to the wrong address and go away with it.

 


Yes, it's easy when a buyer isn't sure what to do.

As long as tracking shows it was delivered, they will find in favor of the seller, doesn't matter where it was delivered.

You need a letter from the carrier stating that the package with that tracking number was not

addressed to you, but someone else, then use that letter to appeal the case.

Since you already went to Pay Pal, Ebay will no longer be any help.

When you get the letter, use it to appeal the Pay Pal case.

 

 

Have a great day.
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 if I gave them a proof that the delivery address was wrong when the case was still open.

 

@gabi-tt 

eBay requires proof from the carrier "in writing" that the parcel was not intended for you/delivered to you.  Knowing that this is often impossible to obtain is part of the 'denial process' that eBay uses to deny, deny, and deny again your claim.  It works.  Either the buyer simply gives up and goes away, or they insist on INR with PayPal and/or their card carrier which doesn't work out well either. 

Those that control the money, are in charge of the outcome.  Unfortunately, that is NOT you.  The same sort of program is worked on sellers who have their paid for returns sent to the local library or gas station to satisfy the eBay bots that a return has been made.   

After almost 13 years of this, one would think eBay would be providing a "better buyer experience" for their customers instead of making the Money Back Guarantee void. 

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How can a seller send a package to a wrong address, when the address is provided by the buyer when the buyer pays?

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How can a seller send a package to a wrong address, when the address is provided by the buyer when the buyer pays?

 

@electrola_man 

Very simple.  One need not use an eBay label.  So long as something is delivered (preferably to the buyer's Zipcode) that is all that counts.  The street address is not visible online.  So, you buy a computer from me, I can use my own label (or alter the eBay label) to ship a box of paper clips to the tavern down the street from you.  You file "item not received", I have proof of delivery.   You lose, and the Money Back Guarantee won't help you. 

Or I can ship it to an 'empty lot' in your area, and it will be returned to sender since the address doesn't exist. eBay then considers that the BUYER did not provide the correct address and will find in favor of the seller. 

eBay requires "written proof" from the carrier that the parcel was not intended for nor delivered to the buyer victim.  Since this is often impossible to obtain, eBay doesn't have to pay out, the seller can continue with their scamming ways, and the buyer is essentially thrown under the bus because the Money Back Guarantee is a fail.  

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@ittybitnot wrote:

How can a seller send a package to a wrong address, when the address is provided by the buyer when the buyer pays?

 

@electrola_man 

Very simple.  One need not use an eBay label.  So long as something is delivered (preferably to the buyer's Zipcode) that is all that counts.  The street address is not visible online.  So, you buy a computer from me, I can use my own label (or alter the eBay label) to ship a box of paper clips to the tavern down the street from you.  You file "item not received", I have proof of delivery.   You lose, and the Money Back Guarantee won't help you. 

Or I can ship it to an 'empty lot' in your area, and it will be returned to sender since the address doesn't exist. eBay then considers that the BUYER did not provide the correct address and will find in favor of the seller. 

eBay requires "written proof" from the carrier that the parcel was not intended for nor delivered to the buyer victim.  Since this is often impossible to obtain, eBay doesn't have to pay out, the seller can continue with their scamming ways, and the buyer is essentially thrown under the bus because the Money Back Guarantee is a fail.  


Wow.  It wouldn't seem possible to modify an Ebay label, though, because the barcode has info coded into it.  I remember selling long enough ago that I would have to get the address from the buyer, then type my own label, but that was a long time ago.  I could possibly see just creating a label to a wrong address and then using tracking obtained at the counter from that shipment as proof of delivery, but couldn't Ebay (or the Post Office or other shipping service) tell that the address in that tracking number didn't match with what the buyer provided?  It would seem it wouldn't take too much investigation to catch this.

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@ittybitnot wrote:

How can a seller send a package to a wrong address, when the address is provided by the buyer when the buyer pays?

 

@electrola_man 

Very simple.  One need not use an eBay label.  So long as something is delivered (preferably to the buyer's Zipcode) that is all that counts. 


@ittybitnot 

So why can't the buyer just do the reverse if they know they're being scammed?

“When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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So why can't the buyer just do the reverse if they know they're being scammed?

 

@campanaelia 

That is always an option:  File SNAD, wait for the return label, and use it to satisfy a return.  Apparently, it works like a charm. 

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@ittybitnot wrote:

So why can't the buyer just do the reverse if they know they're being scammed?

 

@campanaelia 

That is always an option:  File SNAD, wait for the return label, and use it to satisfy a return.  Apparently, it works like a charm. 


I guess you could say that two wrongs would make it right. Scam the scammers. Never heard of this and as much as i do not condone that behavior, the Karma is duly deserved.

- Roasting id
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Package delivered at wrong address

Well it sounds like a slam-dunk compared to all the time and legwork involved and being continuously denied. Sometimes you have to think outside the box and this seems like one of them.

“When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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