If it went through the eBay international shipping program, then any
returns go back to their shipping hub, not to the seller. Perhaps it's a
seller mistake?
What "defect"? It is not against the rules to decline a cancelation,
that's a courtesy from the seller. You're allowed to decline even if
it's requested the second after a sale was completed. Of course, it's
not a good idea and could cause unnecessar...
Thanks for the insight, I just realized that even if you let the
cancelation expire it will simply count as if the cancelation was
declined by the seller.
You could recreate the same listing and put it up for sale while you
wait the 96 hours for the option to show up in the cancelation.
Keep in mind that if the buyer ends up purchasing that you will have to
take down the other listing, so only do this...