@commercialvoice wrote:
I smell scam. Ebay did not logically review the situation before starting the return process.
Correct, eBay didn't logically look at it. An eBay bot automatically decided for them so a real human didn't have to spend any time on it. That's how claims work here now. First a bot decides (99.99% of the time in favor of the buyer) and then you appeal so a real person looks at it. If you get a rep that looks at it objectively, they will reverse it and send you your funds. Unfortunately the odds of getting a rep that looks at a case with an objective eye are about 50/50.
Still, if you guys have been selling for 20 years under two different accounts (40 years collectively) and this is the first time you have gotten hit by a scammer, you are extremely fortunate. Most seller get scammed at least a few times a year! I get scammed at least once a year and I still wouldn't close up shop because of it. That is just part of being a seller. Every store gets ripped off either by shoplifters if you have a real B&M store , by fraudulent CC chargebacks (both online or B&M) or by outright lying to an online rep. Heck when I was in construction being ripped off was just part of business and when it happened it was in the 10's of thousands of dollars most every time. A $75 rip off is nothing in comparison.
