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Ebay rant

I've been stalking and bidding on the J.Crew turquoise bubble necklace on Ebay for weeks now. I narrowed my search to U.S. sellers only, to avoid fakes from Asia. Well I finally won an auction at a good price and paid the seller. All good, until I get tracking information that shows it's coming from China, not Michigan, where it was supposed to come from. 

I'm super annoyed. I called Ebay this morning, and they said my options are to either contact the seller and ask them to cancel the transaction and refund my money if they didn't send it already, or wait until it arrives and then submit a claim that the item isn't as described, since it shipped from somewhere different. Bets on my chances of success in dealing with this? I'm guessing not very high.

Bubble necklace 

Re: Ebay rant

  • I'd be so angry.  I always look for US sellers and never really considered that the item might not actually get shipped from the US. 

    I'm guessing you might be out of luck. I'd try contacting the sellers and go through those channels first, but realistically I'd be willing to bet the only recourse you'll have is to leave negative feedback. 

    Hopefully when you get the item it is genuine. 

  • Ugh, sorry this happened. It's just one of the many reasons I no longer use eBay.
  • That is total B.S. I think eBay should do something more for you since the sellers were deceptive about their location.
    "Never go with a hippie to a second location." ~ Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
  • Do you think it's possible that the seller is in the US, and he/she just purchases the items from a Chinese company/place when you bid, puts in your shipping address and never even has possession of the item? 

    That to me is even more sketchy of a situation, because the sellers really would have no first hand knowledge of if the item was authentic of not.  

  • imageMaineWifey:

    Do you think it's possible that the seller is in the US, and he/she just purchases the items from a Chinese company/place when you bid, puts in your shipping address and never even has possession of the item? 

    That to me is even more sketchy of a situation, because the sellers really would have no first hand knowledge of if the item was authentic of not.  

    I would say it is unlikely. Either way, not okay. I paid through Paypal so I can probably file a complaint through them as well. 

  • Ebay sides with the buyer 100% of the time. it's definitely fake. Open a claim and they'll refund your money. Send the seller an angry email saying you Know it's fake and will leave a negative unless they refund in full immediately. Don't accept less. You'll get all you're money back no matter what.
  • SHOCKINGLY, I threatened to file a claim with Ebay and the seller refunded my money. I seriously can't believe it. Phew.

    Lesson learned. 

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