Re:eBay, Etsy and Other Markets Now Have to Disclose Seller ...
by brudgers on Monday December 26, 2022 @05:48PM
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The current scam on eBay is to provide a tracking number to the same Zip Code as the purchaser.
These tracking numbers are attached to the sale after the tracking number shows delivery.
By default eBay will close undelivered item cases because the tracking number shows the item was delivered.
Appealing the closed case is possible, but the link to appeal is difficult to find and the level of proof required is high.
I know because it happened to me and it took going to my local post office, talking to the postmaster, and getting the USPS internal tracking log. And that required convincing the postmaster I would not try to recover the package from the home where it was delivered.
I assured the postmaster that this was a scam, and it helped my post office serves an affluent zip code,
It was a ridiculous amount of time and effort for the amount involved.
This is not to dig on eBay. I still prefer it to Amazon. But that’s the scam you can use if you are so inclined.
These tracking numbers are attached to the sale after the tracking number shows delivery.
By default eBay will close undelivered item cases because the tracking number shows the item was delivered.
Appealing the closed case is possible, but the link to appeal is difficult to find and the level of proof required is high.
I know because it happened to me and it took going to my local post office, talking to the postmaster, and getting the USPS internal tracking log. And that required convincing the postmaster I would not try to recover the package from the home where it was delivered.
I assured the postmaster that this was a scam, and it helped my post office serves an affluent zip code,
It was a ridiculous amount of time and effort for the amount involved.
This is not to dig on eBay. I still prefer it to Amazon. But that’s the scam you can use if you are so inclined.
Not that I am suggesting you are.