I would love some advice on 2-3 Qs (at the bottom of this post). Background:
I ordered a pair of shoes off of eBay from an Australian seller on 04/02. Shipping was around $30 USD (which is fair). Listing says, will ship within 3 business days of payment. No indication in the description that there would be any delay at all. (Est. arrival was 4/12 or so, but I don't know whether eBay was accounting for the international shipping, or presuming Australia.)
A few days later, the seller was kind enough to message me and tell me that postal only comes in the third week of each month, so I would receive the shoes in May. She said that she would upload tracking as soon as it shipped. I was a little annoyed because this was not previously disclosed, but I also wasn't in a rush, and I appreciated her reaching out to me about it.
A few days ago, I checked in to request the tracking. She confirmed that the package had been picked up, and she would give me tracking once she herself received it from the postal company.
Early morning yesterday, I followed up with, that's great, thank you, just following up re: tracking number. No response as of yet.
I do keep saying "she," but the seller is a storefront / consignment business vs. selling from a personal closet.
I'm hoping she sends the tracking my way soon, but I also read a lot of posts about purchases starting like this and then going awry. She was nice enough to reach out a few days after the sale to let me know that there would be a delay - but I had to follow up, and still no tracking. I'm not usually particularly picky with regard to my eBay purchases, but I'm starting to get a "funny feeling."
The questions:
1. Am I being paranoid, or is this the usual mode of business with int'l sellers? Maybe best tact is sit tight and lay off the internet horror stories
2. If it ends up INR, I have heard that those are best filed via PayPal -- but what if you file INR with PayPal, they scurry and get tracking uploaded, and when you receive the item, it is seriously SNAD (fake, very beat up, etc.)? I remember reading stories about sellers who intentionally waited until a buyer filed INR to send the item, and this somehow prevented the buyer from being able to then file SNAD once received.
3. If I never receive tracking, should I file INR now to push things along / grab seller's attention, or just hang on until end of May, when it would actually be INR?
Whew! Sorry so long! I appreciate any advice anyone here may have.
I ordered a pair of shoes off of eBay from an Australian seller on 04/02. Shipping was around $30 USD (which is fair). Listing says, will ship within 3 business days of payment. No indication in the description that there would be any delay at all. (Est. arrival was 4/12 or so, but I don't know whether eBay was accounting for the international shipping, or presuming Australia.)
A few days later, the seller was kind enough to message me and tell me that postal only comes in the third week of each month, so I would receive the shoes in May. She said that she would upload tracking as soon as it shipped. I was a little annoyed because this was not previously disclosed, but I also wasn't in a rush, and I appreciated her reaching out to me about it.
A few days ago, I checked in to request the tracking. She confirmed that the package had been picked up, and she would give me tracking once she herself received it from the postal company.
Early morning yesterday, I followed up with, that's great, thank you, just following up re: tracking number. No response as of yet.
I do keep saying "she," but the seller is a storefront / consignment business vs. selling from a personal closet.
I'm hoping she sends the tracking my way soon, but I also read a lot of posts about purchases starting like this and then going awry. She was nice enough to reach out a few days after the sale to let me know that there would be a delay - but I had to follow up, and still no tracking. I'm not usually particularly picky with regard to my eBay purchases, but I'm starting to get a "funny feeling."
The questions:
1. Am I being paranoid, or is this the usual mode of business with int'l sellers? Maybe best tact is sit tight and lay off the internet horror stories
2. If it ends up INR, I have heard that those are best filed via PayPal -- but what if you file INR with PayPal, they scurry and get tracking uploaded, and when you receive the item, it is seriously SNAD (fake, very beat up, etc.)? I remember reading stories about sellers who intentionally waited until a buyer filed INR to send the item, and this somehow prevented the buyer from being able to then file SNAD once received.
3. If I never receive tracking, should I file INR now to push things along / grab seller's attention, or just hang on until end of May, when it would actually be INR?
Whew! Sorry so long! I appreciate any advice anyone here may have.