I think I got scammed by a seller sending it to the wrong address

[comaci-11]

I ordered a item and it said today out for delivery on the Canada Post app only it was in Alberta when I'm in Ontario. What makes me nervous is when I look up "seller sent item to wrong address" a bunch of Reddit posts come up about eBay siding with the seller because it says delivered and they provided tracking. I opened a item not recieved case and they said I have to wait til October 15 now before I can ask them to step in. I honestly had no idea there was so many scams being run on eBay but after a simple Google search it's clear it been happening for years and it a bad problem. Completely different address on my profile that it should have been shipped 2. Will they see it got delivered to a different province? It's a occulus quest 2 so I'm kind of worried I'll lose all the money. It's not like it was a 10$ book. Any help would be great

[flipistics]

I would just add that it's entirely possible the seller got two tracking codes mixed up (especially if they purchased them over the counter at the PO). Your item could still arrive in a few days.  An item going to a completely different province doesn't feel like a scam to me. I can't see it ever being successful. Regardless, you should be fully protected.

Most complaints you'll read about likely correspond more to things like the delivery company taking it to the wrong address or porch pirates (or the more interesting one of USPS marking items as delivered before they actually are in order to avoid penalties for late deliveries).

[femmefan1946]

Open an Item Not Delivered dispute, and put the correct address into it.

Have you ever lived in Alberta?

Most of these "false address" scams come up in the USA because their pioneering zipcode system is badly out of date.
The zipcodes cover much larger areas than Canadian postal codes, which cover a single "postal walk".  A letter carrier may have several postal walks to complete in  single shift. But the zipcode can take in dozens or even hundreds of walks.

Put your own postal code into the Dispute.

You might also want to open a Chat with one of the eBay employees who cover social media (the phone clerks are subcontractors) to get your concern on the record early.  You will get a transcript.


https://www.facebook.com/eBayForBusiness/ — Message button in upper right on landing page.
https://twitter.com/askebay?lang=en
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/How-do-I-contact-Customer-Support/m-p/32016431#M1783851 -> Automated Assistant, type AGENT -> enter. You will then get more options.

The four day delay puzzles me. I wonder if the Alberta address is a typo. It usually is not a good idea to watch tracking, since it does nothing to protect the buyer.

Another poster may have more information for you.