Gaznazdiak wrote:
Many times a seller claiming to be in Australia is actually in bloody China.
It's becoming more prevalent I noticed. I bought something recently, filtering down to Australian sellers and the nominal delivery ( 3-4 days) from a suburb in Sydney to Canberra.
Two weeks later the item still hasnt arrived. I asked them if it's coming from China and the seller said "No. It's coming from our warehouse in Sydney"
Then I asked why does the tracking show it cleared customs ?
Last time I checked there is no border or custom control between Sydney and Canberra.
..silence from his end...
Ive experienced this half dozen times in the last few months from dodgy ebay sellers
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So story goes, get shafted with lies and deception, leave negative feedback and threaten Paypal intervention. They offer a 50% refund. You say "nup" and claim full refund if you want your neg feedback lifted. They offer full refund and you get to keep the goods.
They play the percentages game , gambling on the fact that not everyone will complain. With the amount of stock they move, they could afford to lose 5% - 10% of stock.