Scammed by a seller who provides fake tracking numbers | Buying on eBay

roralligator · 2024-12-17T10:35:23.032000Z

First time this has happened to me in 20 years.I buy an item from an eBay seller, pay with PayPal.Of course nothing ever arrives, and after a few days the item shows as delivered with tracking.I check the tracking on the FedEx site and it shows an item delivered to another person; only the delivery city is the same as mine.I open a dispute on eBay, and after the required waiting days during which the seller does not respond, eBay closes it saying the tracking is valid for them.I open one with PayPal, and they close it for the same reason.I call FedEx, they check the tracking and tell me that tracking is for another item destined for another person and another address, different from mine.PayPal can’t do anything unless it receives a signed and stamped document from FedEx stating that that tracking does not refer to a shipment destined for me.Of course FedEx refuses to do this for privacy reasons.In short, a joke, with 20 phone calls attached and biblical wait times every single time.eBay just doesn’t respond, in fact since I opened it with PayPal they keep spamming the message that they won’t review the case because at this point it is in the credit institution’s hands.After 20 years I think I will officially stop buying on eBay and with PayPal and will go only with Amazon.Too easy for a seller to scam you if tracking and shipping labels are checked this way.Luckily it was only 50€ ...

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