hmmm. Weird that she would reach out to me on FB though. The thing is, the seller would have noticed the item was delivered and she would have reached out to me on Ebay saying she didn't get the bag. Then I'd tell her that is her own fault. haha.
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I realize that the seller sent the prepaid label and you just shipped with that label.Beenburned, I replied in red.
But having you ship to an address that's not her address on ebay or paypal record might cost you the case. (Where is your seller located? What state?) I'm concerned that if she claims non-receipt but tracking shows delivery to a zip code other than her own, you'll be stuck. the seller created the shipping label herself and said, on the label, her name was "Nancy Bxxxxx" I'm not saying her full name for security reasons. The real Nancy in New York reached out to me via FB and said she got a purse and doesn't know why. Which tells me the scammer on Ebay is just using a random address and name and saying it is her address, when really the seller is living in Hong Kong and trying to scam buyers with fakes. She couldn't return the bag to Hong Kong or wherever this scammer lives probably because her fake address was used on Ebay for return purposes.
For this reason, I sure hope you funded the payment with a credit card because for the wrong shipping address, I'm not sure you'll win the dispute unless ebay sees a pattern in the seller's behavior. I sure did. AND I shouldn't be punished for returning a bag to an address that the SELLER provided me. The shipping label was pre created and all I did was print it out. That is her problem, I returned it to the address provided by her. Ebay also said this was a first time seller and the money I paid has not been issued to the seller. New sellers will have a hold on their money until 21 days pass and everything is cleared. In this case, it wasn't cleared because I requested a return. So, technically Ebay has my money since Ebay has not released the money to the seller.
Next, regarding Nancy who is freaking out about her name and address being "known," she's unnecessarily worried. Without knowing Nancy's last name, I'm guessing that it's not an uncommon name and the seller probably googled (for examplar purposes) "Nancy Smith, Albany, NY" and used that name and address as the shipping address. They gave me Nancy's full name, I just didn't mention it here because I don't think that it is right to say her full name. Nancy's full name was uncommon, it's a long last name, not Smith. haha
I'd use that and keep repeating the mantra, "the seller sent the prepaid label through ebay with that name and shipping address" if ebay denies the claim.
My comment about the seller being able to google a name and address was just pointing out that one can find an awful lot of what one might consider to be private information in a google search.
I would call ebay and have them notate the seller's account that the seller misrepresented the item location as NY but it came from Hong Kong and when you returned, she gave someone else's name and address in NY to return to.
If she has done this in the past and if other buyers report it, she might not be long on ebay. (What does the seller's history look like? Any chance of seeing the listing?)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/332144605681?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Good idea. I have called Ebay 6 times in this whole process! haha I let them know right away when the seller shipped that it came from another country when her listing said Derby, NY because in that moment, I knew I was getting fake. And then I called them when I got the purse and found out it was a fake. Called them again when the seller took forever to respond for a prepaid shipping label. And I called them today when the real Nancy from FB contacted me and said she got a package and not sure why. Ebay still insists that I wait till Wedneday for a refund. I can bet my life that I won't get one from the seller. If Ebay has the money, why can't they give it to me?
I called Ebay and they said to reach out to seller. and I have. No response. This was marked deliver on Friday. It's weird how the seller hasn't reached out to me to say, "hey, it was marked as delivered, but I didn't get it"
Sorry you are going through this! A side note, that font of the username over photos in a listing is extremely common for mass produced fakes. I've noticed that every VCA item listed for $500-1000 BIN (obvious fake for the price) is from a zero feedback user and they have their name typed over the photos with that exact font.
There certainly were red flags.
1. New user (< 6 months)
2. No history of selling anything at all
3. Highly faked item without adequate pictures for authenticating.
Sent a PM.
1. New user (< 6 months)
2. No history of selling anything at all
3. Highly faked item without adequate pictures for authenticating.
Sent a PM.
I thought you don't have to return a fake on eBay but you need to provide an official authentication report. I personally would go this way, so that this seller will be banned for good. official report costs $$ but it will save your time and energy.
It was pretty funny! I ended up matching the price to make the sale.Just tell her that and explain that the price is higher on Tradesy because the commission is higher. If she wants the lower price she can just buy it on eBay.
It was under $20! I was pretty amazed someone would ask for a few dollars off on such a cheap item. After she received it, she sent me a message telling me how much she loves it, and that she'll be sure to buy from me again. I don't think I have anything else in her price range.
I've always returned fakes on ebay. I think in all my cases, the seller accepted the return.
Thanks! I called and they said it just so happened that 3 sales in a row the buyers put down different delivery address from their credit card address so they needed call tradesy to confirm...of course in the meantime one buyer already changed her mind
