cambyses Offline Upload & Sell: On
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Well, I guess the 400 is not destined for me Again, the eBay transaction status changed to "Shipped", and a seemingly valid, yet bogus, tracking number was posted which was showing the package as already delivered to my correct zip code but it had shipped even before the auction had ended! The seller contacted me quickly and apologized that he had posted the wrong tracking info, and said he was on a short business trip and would ship the lens next Monday and would send me the correct tracking info.
I cannot think of any good reason how a private seller (i.e., not an eBay store with many transactions) could possibly obtain and somehow mistakenly post a bogus tracking info that happens to show the correct destination zip code! So I asked the seller to either ship the lens on the same day and send me the correct tracking info, or just cancel the transaction, and refund my payment. And so he did the latter and I got my money back.
Perhaps, I overreacted but this bogus tracking info is exactly what had happened last time, and I felt like the seller was just trying to buy time, and no longer felt comfortable with the transaction.
It is a pity that one can no longer buy expensive items on eBay with confidence. Of course, there is the triple buyer protection by eBay, PayPal, and the Credit Card. So I wouldn't worry about my money but it is just unnecessary hassle...
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