Buying on E-bay problem

Yes they are. I've ordered more than a few items from them. During covid in fact. Then all of the sudden my last 2 orders are awol.

Its just weird. No BS.... ive probably ordered and received at least 20 coins from foreign nations while ive been waiting on these. Probably more than that honestly.

Anna says she cant refund with out me opening a case.... says ebay won't let her. But ebay wont let me open a case until estimated expires... I'm just a chump in this one. They've both got they're money.

 

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All I know for sure is that a label was created and am sure the postage was fine for shipping 1 large cent. E-bay labels have both sender and recipient addresses on them. Seller claimed to have put 4 separate envelopes in collection bin at the same time. All 4 have issues with not showing acceptance by PO.

 

This is why you don’t drop anything that needs to be scanned into a collection box. You either schedule a pick up from your home or business (done online) or you take them to the post office. At the post office you can get a receipt. At home you can’t but you can watch the carrier scan them.

 

If it's only been a week, I say give it more time. With Covid, USPS is claiming some serious delays (employees out sick?). In today's world, people have a tendency to want things yesterday. Have patients and work with the seller.

 

I told the seller if he refunds my payment and then somehow I do receive the coin someday that I will contact him and pay him back. I have used e-bay hundreds of times over the years and have never had this issue before. Just lucky I guess.

 

I had a commemorative go missing and the seller happily refunded my money. Two months later, it showed up! I told him and he said to just keep the coin for my inconvenience. Good seller for sure.

 

I am very fortunate. I have never had a problem with my purchases from ebay. Now the Post Office is a different matter. My house is on Wayne Avenue. The next street over is Watauga Avenue. The residents of the house on Watauga Avenue gets my packages and sometimes I get theirs. When this occurs, we just pussyfoot over to each other's house and put them in a designated location. Recently, they had to move. When the new owners moved in, I told them about the problems we had with the Postal Carrier (for those of you that are 65 and over, that's the Mailman.) Evidently, the new owners did not like the system that had been set. They said that they would just write on the envelope "Not at this address." It's a valid process, but not good for neighborhood relationships. When I started getting their mail at my home and did "What's good for the goose is good for the gander". After a couple times of this, my neighbor came over and was livid. He yelled at me at the top of his lungs and told me if I did it again, he would report me to the police for theft. About that time I busted out laughing. I couldn't believe this jerk. Once he called down, I told him about the process I had with the previous owner. He asked who told me that they wouldn't bring misdirected mail to my house. I told him it was his wife. (By the way, he is about 5'6" and couldn't weigh more than 120 pounds wet. I'm 6'2" and weigh 208 pounds.) Anyway, he apologized and told me he would correct his wife. I still get their packages and leave nice notes to accompany the package. They have been very good to take any packages of mine over to my house. All's well that ends well? 6 months later they got a divorce and I had to go to the new owners of Watauga Avenue.
As for the misdirected mail and packages, I've talked to the Manager of our Post Office and reported it to him several times, but to no avail. They seem to change their "letter carriers' about every year.

 

“Not at this address” is the worst thing you could write on the misdelivered mail. The best thing to write is “wrong address, try again.”

 

Most of this is not accurate. Sellers can buy their labels on eBay. You enter the weight and the price and tracking number are generated and uploaded to eBay automatically. Then you can a) put it in your mailbox with the flag up, b) drop it in a blue collection bin, or c) take it to the post office and either drop it in their package box or ask them to scan it. If you ask them to scan it, all they do is scan it and print out a receipt. They don't ask you any questions. Theoretically all these processes are equally valid, but taking it to the post office and getting it scanned is the only way you can prove you mailed it. Of course it doesn't protect you from loss from that point on.

 

I went with neutral because I think ebay will be less likely remove it if he tried. I literally just got my refund on one of these like this the other day. Same thing, won auction, paid immediately. Label generated within an hour. 3 days go by no acceptance i sent a message asking what's up and he canceled and refunded saying item missing from safe. Left neutral saying warning seller will cancel the auction if he didn't get the price he wanted. BEWARE!

 

if it is after 5 pm, and the packages are small, i sometimes stuff em into a box, and on occasion leave it in my mailbox with the flag up, it does happen...

 

But it shouldn’t.

 

Over the last few years I've had the same issue many are describing. The shipper generates the postal label and puts it on his package then it sits there until it's either picked up by the post office or dropped off at the post office or collection box. I've where it could take a few days before it's actually checked. BTW this doesn't only happen with coins. The US Mint is great for doing this. The first time it happed to me was about four years ago. I was notified my coin was shipped. Label generated and given a tracking number. The post office didn't actually get my package for about a week. The mint has gotten better but, one time it took close to 3 weeks from the time the told me it was shipped until I got it. So it's not always the seller that's the problem. I've had it happen with coins I won in a Heritage auction. I've seen them sit at Heritage 3 or 4 days before the post office actually got it. So don't assume the eBay seller is screwing you. Notify the seller your concern and see how they respond. Give them the benefit of the doubt before hitting with a bad review. You will learn fast what type of person your dealing with.

 

Sounds like a potential Post Office issue. I've had packages take weeks to be delivered

 

With international shipping, everything is just out of control. What used to take 2-4 weeks has taken up to 3 - 4 months!

Any faster and planes need to be flying at light speed to meet your expectations. With money tied up, understandably it's normal to be anxious. But if you can change the world by being anxious or stressing, stress hard! Obviously it doesn't work that way.

 

YTA ... eBay's timelines are based on extensive experience with how long delivery takes. Assuming the seller is lying instead of having one deposit at the collection box go astray is a stretch.

Do you have any idea of how many questions a large eBay seller gets? Most of them have entire teams who just answer questions.

 

I'm with @Hiddendragon ...the mail is still inconsistent at this point and there is no reason to rush to judgment. Worst case scenario, eBay will make the seller refund the buyer if the item isn't delivered (so there isn't much to worry about). Most likely, the item is somewhere in the postal system and will be delivered eventually.

 

As long as the seller offers a refund, eBay will remove non-positive feedback on the transaction at the seller's request. I've got mixed feelings about that policy -- it whitewashes a lot of bad behavior, but there are a lot of psycho buyers out there, too.

 

I had this situation four years ago in 2017 before the PO got really bad. Bought a 1935 New Zealand Half Crown paid via PayPal. Tracking number issued but seller insisted it was mailed. Went to PO after two weeks they verified it was never picked up. Left negative feedback immediately contacted seller called him a thief and a liar He promptly refunded. Must have been the same seller.

 

Every single coin I sell gets shipped the next business day. I package up the item and go directly to the post office. That way there is absolutely no chance for pickup error. I've never dropped any e-Bay sold item in a "blue box". Why take the chance? Get your derriere in the car and go directly to the post office. Give me a break!