Buyer requested return - told them to keep it - they sent it anyway?

[mikepwnzsnes]

Weird situation here, thought I'd share. On November 8th a buyer bought a card from me, but requested to return it because there was damage on the card I had missed and didn't point out in the listing. I apologized for the mistake, refunded them and told them not to worry about returning it, as I would have never sold it in the first place if I had known about the damage. After issuing the refund, the return was marked as "closed".

Flash forward to now, I'm checking my USPS informed delivery and I notice I have an eBay return package coming soon. Had to think about it a minute and realized that it was the card I had asked the person not to return. I haven't received the usual "The return is on the way, be sure to refund when you receive it" email, and again the return is closed. I checked my transactions and haven't been charged for return shipping (yet). I wonder if I will be? Are you normally charged as soon as the return label is created? I've actually never had an INAD return before.

[ten_o_nine]

Are you normally charged as soon as the return label is created?

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No, it's charged when label is used.

[mikepwnzsnes]

Do you mean after it receives its first scan (which would make it "used" and un-voidable), or after it's delivered?

[lonebuck-books]

It is charged when it gets its first scan.  Once the label is in the system as in 'used', you get charged for it.  Until then, no charge.  

[mikepwnzsnes]

Well that's interesting. It's already been scanned multiple times, it was scanned the first time on November 9th.

[albertabrightalberta]

I think the buyer is returning it at her own expense.

[mikepwnzsnes]

See that's what I was thinking too, but I can see that it's an eBay return label and not a label they bought from the post office or something. So yea, it's just kinda weird.

[coolections]

I messaged a seller years ago about an INAD. They refunded me and told me to keep it. I did not think it was right to keep the item and the $$.  I returned the item anyway being the seller was nice about it. Figured the seller could still relist it at a lower cost so it is possible the buyer was just being nice.

[lepke1979]

Getting charged can be random. Have had one charged in initial scan. One after it was delivered. And one about a week after delivery.