China Ebay Seller Check - New-comers READ FIRST POST!!

Discussion in 'Transformers On Ebay' started by ChromeMagnus, Mar 31, 2016.

  1. Jetfirer

    Jetfirer New Member

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    If your other parcel turns out to be a scam. Contact Paypal for your refund. It'll go faster.

    What is the next best way to get a refund since PayPal has closed their over-the-phone customer service? File an online claim with PayPal? (I tried calling them earlier and got a message saying their phone service was closed due to Covid-19)
     
  2. TIKnTIN

    TIKnTIN … beating a dead horse with a broken record, LoL!

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    wow, that's great… and very odd at the same time. i tried that with eBay zhhena2085 fiasco everyone else had gone through. eBay insisted i had to wait the entire shipping estimate period before they would step in.
     
  3. nebriowa

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    Can you let me know what reason you selected on the ebay return request? Also, did you add any details/comments? Looks like I will need to be requesting a couple refunds. Thanks in advance.
     
  4. Masterpiece Collector

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    Doesn’t match description or wrong item sent. If they indicated somewhere in the post that it would be shipped in X many days after purchase use that to your advantage and use doesn’t match description and put a comment that item was not actually shipped.
     
  5. nebriowa

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    Thank you!
     
  6. Masterpiece Collector

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    You welcome

    So I’m in the market for a gigapower HQ-02R Chrome grassor... anyone know a reasonably priced one from a good seller? Cheertoys has one... feels risky and the shipping is way to much. Mascot_zone also has one but again kind of looks fishy... anyone dealt with them recently?
     
  7. bakerjin

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    Showz every now and then has preorders open for HQ01R, HQ02R and HQ03R. I pre-ordered all 3 there. I think currently he still only has slots for 03R now but I see them open up now and then.
    I'm looking for 04R since each seller I bought it from on ebay has let me down (one was a scam, the other refunded me when they realized they were out of stock). I was actually looking at cheertoys; I think they are reliable but just very expensive. I think they use better shipping than other ebay sellers though as the expected delivery date on all his items are usually within a month or two, unlike some sellers who sometimes have expected delivery dates in september...
     
  8. Sanity Bleeds

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    Sounds like a lucky break! This seems like a solid strategy to consider, but sounds kinda like it hinges entirely on the seller not actually shipping the item, and not actually responding to Ebay. If the item (or whatever they send you) is showing updates, doesn't seem like it'd work. If they jumbled your address, it might not work, or if they accepted your return request and asked you to ship the item back, it also wouldn't likely work. Still, the refund possibility in under 5 days is extremely appealing to consider, especially if you're pretty certain the item isn't in transit at all!
     
  9. Sanity Bleeds

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    So, after 9 days, my shipment from Baba just did something odd. Usually it's just Tianjin->Beijing->Murica, but this time it's suddenly Tianjin->Beijing->Long dramatic pause->Beijing->ZhengZhou. Might just be random, but it sure seems like a lot of shipments have been popping in and out of ZhengZhou lately. Is this just random, or is ZZ becoming on of the few non-priority shipping hubs out of China right now?
     
  10. MagnusAfterDark

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    Seems like it has, everything I've ordered from China has gone there to have a very long rest...
     
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  11. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    There's a crapton of ridiculously cheap Siege Ratbat/Rumble sets being offered by Chinese eBay sellers right now. Some of them as auctions starting at $0.99. All of these appear to be relatively new sellers with little feedback thus far.

    Looks very fishy.
     
  12. Sanity Bleeds

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    Kinda makes sense, they're out of stock at many online retailers, and Japanese sellers are marking them up about 5x standard retail. I'm honestly surprised there isn't a longer list of sketchy new sellers offering them.
     
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    So I ordered from toyfly2015 almost two weeks ago, and I’ve sent them two messages. The item does not have tracking and they have not responded to either message.

    has anyone used them before? How long does it take them to send stuff out?
     
  14. Sanity Bleeds

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    Haven't used them in a pretty long time, but they are listed as out of ZhengZhou, so they could be having just as much fun as everyone else trying to get products in or out. Still, if they haven't responded to any messages in the last 2 weeks, you might want to just open a case with Paypal to get their attention. Shipping and transit might be chaos right now, but it only takes a minute or two for an email responses, maybe even a few more if you need to translate languages.
     
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    Oh man me too! I’m calling PP first thing in the morning. I will do no more China sellers on EBay. I gotta call them about 3 different sellers giving bogus tracking and won’t respond to emails.
     
  16. Wuggaroo

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    Thanks! I don’t want to be a jerk about it because I know stuff isn’t easy. But I guess at least a week is more than enough time to respond.
     
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  17. Cool Hand Lube

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    Didn't see shifen187 listed on the Bad Sellers list, but they should be.

    Ordered a MISB UW Megatronia from them back in late February, took them three weeks to ship and then two weeks to arrive to US (which is not unusual, let alone right when COVID hit) but then when it arrived it was a KO Lego figure in a packet. I filed my dispute and won and got my money back but I figured I'd let everyone know.
     
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  18. Sanity Bleeds

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    They've been on the bad list for a little while, they're fairly easy to spot, as they're about 5th from the bottom as of this writing, which given your timeline of late March to early April, and there only being about 4 others reported as scammers (and one of them arguably undeserving) since that time, is somewhat encouraging as of late. Still, with the bad list, it's too often just a waiting game for more to be added.
     
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  19. Cool Hand Lube

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    GAH! I must have missed them on the list.

    And it looks like shifen187 is no longer a registered eBay user so they probably just switched to a different account.
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  20. Ichibaru

    Ichibaru Supreme Commander of Pork

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    Haven't been in this thread for quite awhile...

    What's the news on mascotzone ? I saw some concern about them some pages back?

    Also has anyone ordered from zhengzhengrishang888 lately?

    Have a few things of interest when I get the next eBay bucks offer.

    Thanks!