Why so long for shipping estimate?

[stanley613]

I purchased an Ireland 1922 Overprint set from a seller in Beverley, United Kingdom, on Saturday July 22, 2017 and they say on Ebay that the delivery estimate for delivery is Wednesday August 16, 2017 to  Monday Sep. 4, 2017 is that not way beyond the number of days that you can make a claim if the stamps are not received?  Why are they asking for nearly one month and half delivery date?  I do not think it is right and why is Ebay letting them getting with this shipping period?

[ypdc_dennis]

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@stanley613 wrote:

I purchased an Ireland 1922 Overprint set from a seller in Beverley, United Kingdom, on Saturday July 22, 2017 and they say on Ebay that the delivery estimate for delivery is Wednesday August 16, 2017 to  Monday Sep. 4, 2017 is that not way beyond the number of days that you can make a claim if the stamps are not received?  Why are they asking for nearly one month and half delivery date?  I do not think it is right and why is Ebay letting them getting with this shipping period?

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Your 30 day claim period for Item-Not-Received (INR) on eBay would be September 4 to October 3.

It's based on the last estimated delivery time, not when you paid.

The seller either is shipping surface mail to Canada (4-6 weeks), or has a really long handling time, or is using a generic shipping term (in which case the estimate is just a vague guess). Odds are strong that it arrive well before those dates.

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I can see the estimated delivery times before I buy. If it's too long I don't bother purchasing.

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[momcqueen]

If you used paypal to fund the purchase, their Buyer Protection is valid for 180 days from point of payment. 

[reallynicestamps]

The seller chooses the 'handling time' for his listings.

Given the time of year, and how quickly stamps usually arrive, I would suspect that the seller is either very very cautious, or has left his listings live, while he is away from home on vacation.

I hear the Lake District is lovely in July.