@eldontyrell,
"Okay, everyone, I did not just fall off the turnip truck. I've been buying and selling on ebay for about 20 years. This seller cancelled three days after payment and for FIVE days, the order has said "cancellation pending", with NO REFUND ANYWHERE".
According to your profile you have not sold anything in over a year. If it has been more than 2 years since you last sold anything you may not know about ebay's Managed Payments system, which is a big change from when PayPal was the only way to make electronic payments.
Did you check the seller's feedback profile before buying from them? They may have a fair number of feedback and a 100% rating but it could all be for buying not selling at all before or in over a year. That's one reason why you need to check the profile of any seller before buying from them.
If the seller is a new or returning one, chances are they are not aware of the 21 day hold placed on their first few payments by ebay. That could be the reason for the cancellation since on their account the payment status is marked as Pending. It could also be why a refund is taking so long. The seller may not know they can refund since they do not think they've been paid.
In terms of refunds with ebay's Managed Payment system, funds are returned to their base source. If you used a card or bank account with PayPal the funds are sent to the debit card's bank account, sometimes to the card's balance. Funds no longer go back to a PayPal balance. A credit card refund may not show on a statement for up to 30 days, but you can call the card provider to see if a refund is being processed. Actual Transfers themselves, can take 3-5 days to be processed. They are no longer instantly processed as they were when PayPal was the only electronic payment option.
"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FOOLPROOF, BECAUSE FOOLS ARE SO DARNED INGENIOUS!" (unknown)
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