Got tricked, too late to open a claim for item not received

[dehavillanddave]

I bought an item from China, which is often late but always arrives.  This time, the seller claims a problem with the "delivery guy", and asked for extra patience while he re-ships it via a faster, more reliable method.  Now the deadline to get a Paypal refund is past, and the seller no longer answers my messages.  This seller gained my trust from previous transactions, and now scammed me by the looks of things.

After 45 days, what can I do??

[heidilynn0_3]

Hi .. i just responded to a similar China issue here...

http://community.ebay.ca/question/Packaging-Shipping/I-Paid-For/4000005249

[scifan57]

For future transactions,remember this.Under no circumstances whatsoever delay opening an item not received dispute past the 45 day time limit for opening the dispute,no matter what the seller may tell you.Scammers are experts at stringing along buyers until the dispute deadlines have passed.Your seller had no intention of shipping Your item and was out for the sole purpose of stealing your payment. Follow heidilynn's advice.

[dmil8030]

After 45 days there is not much you can do, unless you used a credit card and can try for a chargeback.  I hate to say it, but when you start to get pleas for 'more time', that's when you need to seriously think about starting a claim.  And absolutely open your claim by day 43, - no matter how earnest the seller sounds.  You can always close it if the item arrives and repay any refund to the seller.  If you have not already had a good look at the Item Not Received policy, here it is:

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/buy/item-not-received.html

[reallynicestamps]

You have 60 days to leave feedback and Detailed Seller Ratings.

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