Fir the record, eBay did refund my money. They did not force me into a appeal process, or to provide any proof of my claims. The seller now has four negative feedback comments from angry customers, and one person demanded that eBay ban this sellers account entirely before other buyers become victims of this obvious fraud. I did report this seller to eBay before the resolution process began, and demanded that they start a investigation into this creepy business practice. Don't be intimidated by these creeps, take action, raise a stink, demand that eBay do something about these unscrupulous sellers.
My opinion? Ebay should require that the seller prove with a valid tracking number, verified by the carrier, that a package was sent to the address listed on the sales order. The buyer should not be forced to prove that s/he received a package, but the seller should be forced to prove that the order was sent to the correct address, not merely to the correct zip code. The post office won't tell you to whom the package was sent, but they will tell you that the package was not delivered to you. If your package was delivered to the wrong address that should be enough proof to assert fraud. The obligation to prove that there was no fraud should reside solely on the shoulders if the seller.
