@3505brenda wrote:
new pool sellers, sell 5 items, no return emails at all, bogus tracking numbers, item never shows, no feedback from any of the 5 sales and then the seller unregisters from ebay.
A couple things that will give you a hint that a transaction could be iffy is when, as you say, they are new sellers from China offering large inflatable swimming pools delivered to Canada 'free' and all for a total of only $6.50. You would be more likely to get your item if you shop using Buy it Now from sellers who have been around a while and have received feedback from other buyers of the same item.
It is true that on eBay you have to wait for the last delivery date to pass before you can file a claim. Unfortunately this makes scammers think they have time to run off with the money. You CAN, however, file a claim on PayPal well before that.
You probably already know the dates, but as a quick refresher,
on eBay a buyer has 30 days after that LAST delivery date to file an eBay claim
on PayPal a buyer has 180 days from when it was PAID to file a claim.
If the seller has been removed from eBay after you have bought & paid, it means they were a bad seller and eBay finally caught up with them. Mention in your claim that the seller is Not a Registered User. It will speed up your refund.
And now I have a question for you. Why would you leave positive feedback on a transaction you were so unhappy with?
