Hello 'mianke57',
<<sellers are marking items as shipped days before they are actually shipped>>
As 'atvds' says, it could simply be that the printing of the label causes it to show up that way.
At the same time, part of the issue may be with how you interpret the term "shipped".
Obviously you feel it means the item has been presented and checked in at a post office. For large
sellers, however, it can mean that the item has been wrapped, labelled, and tossed in a bin with several
thousand other orders to go out on the next truck.
Either way, you know you are not being forgotten or ignored and your item will be with you soon.
Me, I'm not too fussed about a little "delay". A seller has 7 days to dispatch the item, according to ebay
guidelines. Twice I have had sellers mark an item as 'shipped', but not mail it for a full 3 weeks after.
I suspect they did not know about the 21-day hold and that they are still supposed to ship the item anyway.
But I want items, not grievances, so if it eventually shows up as described I'm happy.
<<I will give low shipping ratings to those who do not ship as quickly as they say they will and they will be reported to eBay>>
That's your decision, of course, but it's a great way to end up on a lot of sellers' Blocked Bidder lists.
You may want to ask yourself what matters most to you, -- developing and maintaining good working relations
with as many sellers as possible, or kicking those sellers in the pants who are not crouched over their keyboards,
item in hand, just waiting to slap a sticker on it and get it in the mail to you.
