02-17-2025 08:13 AM
I sold a $60 vintage phone to a buyer in Buenos Aires via eBay Standard Delivery. The tracking said it was delivered and picked up by an individual at Carol Stream on February 3rd with no updates beyond that date. Luckily, the buyer was very cooperative, and we discussed the usual process of how eBay delivers packages internationally, and that they can file an INR claim if they don't see any tracking updates in a week.
Later on, they did file an INR claim, and I provided my tracking information in response to the case. I asked eBay to step in and determine what was actually going on with the package. eBay sided with me at first with a CS rep saying that I had shipped the package professionally and that the tracking said it was delivered. However, two days later, they switched in favor of the buyer and added a defect on my account because I did not offer the refund that was agreed upon. However, I did not make such messages that I would agree to the buyer's refund request. All I said was that they can ask eBay to step in if their package gets lost on the way.
What should I do?
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02-17-2025 06:56 PM - edited 02-18-2025 01:34 AM
@lugiasphones wrote:Yes, ESID is what I used for this order.
Read the info on this page:
There is information about who to contact about lost shipments.
The USPS Tracking would stop at Carol Stream, a new tracking number would be assigned for the journey to Argentina. It's likely it is already enroute to your buyer, International Standard is deferred service, it doesn't move very quickly especially to less common destinations.
02-17-2025 03:20 PM
Can you post the tracking info?
GSP no longer exists, it's now called eBay International Shipping and it's located in Glendale Heights IL not Carol Stream IL.
02-17-2025 05:37 PM
Something doesn't sound right.
'tracking said it was delivered' but buyer opened a INR claim...'provided my tracking information in response to the case'(was this added in the 3 day time frame?)...'in favor of the buyer' by eBay.
I am guessing it was either a 'freight forward' from a USA address or a direct address to Buenos Aires from you?
02-17-2025 05:40 PM
Here's the tracking info. It was sent through eBay Standard Delivery. It was supposed to be delivered to Buenos Aires but it instead got stuck at Carol Stream.
02-17-2025 05:42 PM
And yes, the tracking information was provided in the 3 day time frame when the case was ongoing.
02-17-2025 05:47 PM - edited 02-17-2025 05:48 PM
@lugiasphones
As said, the GSP (Global Shipping Program) was replaced in the US by Ebay International Shipping (aka EIS). I would suspect for some reason you may have used Ebay International Standard Delivery (ESID).
With the latter, you are basically "shipping on your own" without the protections of the EIS program, and you must show delivery in the destination country. Was shipping a phone to Argentina not allowed by EIS?
02-17-2025 05:52 PM
Yes, ESID is what I used for this order.
02-17-2025 05:54 PM
'Freight forward' to Argentina I would assume.
Why you get a 'defect' when it was 'delivered' in the scan and buyer got a refund.
Just a wild...really a wild guess...it could be a dispute with a buyer's credit card in which buyer wins a refund whether you respond in a timely manner or not. Just a guess.
02-17-2025 06:56 PM - edited 02-18-2025 01:34 AM
@lugiasphones wrote:Yes, ESID is what I used for this order.
Read the info on this page:
There is information about who to contact about lost shipments.
The USPS Tracking would stop at Carol Stream, a new tracking number would be assigned for the journey to Argentina. It's likely it is already enroute to your buyer, International Standard is deferred service, it doesn't move very quickly especially to less common destinations.
02-17-2025 07:08 PM - edited 02-17-2025 07:10 PM
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02-18-2025 06:42 PM
UPDATE: I filed an appeal to the case and eBay reversed their decision!