Refund and shipment received question

[microshroom]

Hello, I shipped an item out on May 11 and it seems to be in shipping limbo at the moment. Tracking for the item has not been updated since May 19. Buyer is requesting a refund which I have no problem with.

My question though is what if the buyer eventually receives the item after I have already refunded their payment? Just politely ask the buyer to send it back and hope for the best? Or is there a precedent for this that ebay has a policy for? 

[rebell45]

If it was sent USPS, when you issue the refund, ask the buyer to refuse the shipment if it does arrive. Hopefully, they will be honest about it. In the mean time you can also ask USPS to put a trace on the package, sometimes that will shake it loose.