I'm sorry, but do you have some kind of aversion to telling the seller what you want? How hard is it to just write them a message and say that you don't want to wait--please refund ASAP.
Am I missing something here? I don't understand why people have such a hard time communicating their most basic wants--especially when this seller is clearly out of line. Wouldn't it just be a whole lot easier to simply say, "No." Straighforward and to the point. You shouldn't even be worrying about it--in my opinion--and I wouldn't sweat it for a second--you aren't the one that isn't upholding their end of the deal--right?
And other responders (not just talking about this post, I see this all the time here lately)--what's with all the pitchforks? Is it really necessary for the OP to get revenge on this seller--for a two dollar bottle of cleaner? Don't you think eBay would be a much kinder place--if everyone wasn't always so concerned with making sure that sellers get punished--doesn't eBay do that ENOUGH to us? Do we really need to encourage even more chastisement--let alone--give IDEAS and advice to the whole world on how to make a seller's life even more miserable, here on the forum?
In any case, guiding buyers that encounter a simple little problem like this--to report, punish, open cases, call eBay CS--is TERRIBLE advice. The last thing buyers need is more encouragement of their already out-of-control entitlements--do we really want to be instructing them, and giving them MORE tools to mess up our accounts with? Don't they have enough power? The last time a buyer called eBay about an issue we had (and it wasn't even a case or anything--she just had a question--and for SOME reason didn't message me)--by the time it was all said and done, I had to spend about 10 hours on the phone cleaning up the mess--because she had absolutely NO idea what she wanted or what she was doing--so eBay CS was forced to try and interpret--and the dingbat who called knew that they had it wrong, but just felt powerless to stop them (her words). So please--can we stop trying to be the judge and jury of sellers here? Keep in mind that the advice you give here is not just read by the OP--but sometimes by thousands of other buyers.
That is NOT to say that I think what the seller did is OK--not at all--and they probably should suffer some kind of consequence--and in the long run, I am sure they will. But the more we keep spreading this persecution attitude towards sellers here--the more we will ALL suffer in the long run. I'm not saying defend the seller--most drop shippers are awful, we all know it--but please keep in mind that this is a two dollar bottle of cleaner--and what is actually happening here, most likely, is that the item is coming from China, and is going to take awhile to arrive--who else can afford to ship anything for 2.53--think about it. You are legitimizing and empowering someone who actually thinks that a bottle of cleaner should, and can, be purchased AND shipped in a REASONABLE amount of time for 2. 53--not here in the US--sorry, no way.
SO maybe this buyer, instead of being educated in the art of revenge, should instead be educated in the areas of: How cheap foreign shipping is KILLING USA busnesses, hurting our economy, and causing buyers to STILL lose faith in eBay (hasn't this been going on long enough--has eBay not lost enough customers yet due to the fraud practices of SOME of these other countries?). Or maybe the topic of unrealistic expectations should be brought up--where is the person who is always spouting off about how you get what you pay for? Or, how about just some sane advice--calm and rational, instead of aggressive and hostile?
Some of the responders on this forum really to think more about the advice they are giving here, and not just automatically jump on the "Make the seller pay" bandwagon--and be a little more kind--like you haven't ever made a mistake, and had a buyer take pity on you.
