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<p>[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1760034, member: 20480"]The MO here is <b>EXACTLY</b> the same as in a case I had over a year ago. </p><p> </p><p>The seller provided me a UPS tracking number originating far from the point of sale, and when the item did not arrive, I followed UPS tracking information, called UPS to locvate the recipient of the package, called to find out of it was my coin, and found out it wasn't what I was expecting. It had been shipped by a mail order clothing outlet.</p><p> </p><p>I contacted the seller again, and was told that the wrong tracking number was entered. A new tracking number was then provided, which originated in a third location, and that package headed to NH again, but again to a different destination. When that package was delivered, again to an address other than mine, I assumed the seller is stealing legitimate tracking information for merchandise destined for the buyer's locale, and buying time for payment to clear before skipping with the funds.</p><p> </p><p>Thankfully, I was made whole by PayPal in this case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1760034, member: 20480"]The MO here is [B]EXACTLY[/B] the same as in a case I had over a year ago. The seller provided me a UPS tracking number originating far from the point of sale, and when the item did not arrive, I followed UPS tracking information, called UPS to locvate the recipient of the package, called to find out of it was my coin, and found out it wasn't what I was expecting. It had been shipped by a mail order clothing outlet. I contacted the seller again, and was told that the wrong tracking number was entered. A new tracking number was then provided, which originated in a third location, and that package headed to NH again, but again to a different destination. When that package was delivered, again to an address other than mine, I assumed the seller is stealing legitimate tracking information for merchandise destined for the buyer's locale, and buying time for payment to clear before skipping with the funds. Thankfully, I was made whole by PayPal in this case.[/QUOTE]
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