So it's been almost 45 days since a few non poster items I bought from an eBay seller in Italy haven't showed up, and this is 45 days since the seller supposedly mailed them which was May 31st. I've already opened up a Paypal claim (didn't do it through eBay because I purchased multiple items from him and he didn't know how to combine them into one invoice with the combined shipping amount so I paid directly through Paypal) but I've yet to push it through for a decision (I've got less than two weeks left to do so). Seller has no tracking number, all he has is a picture of some kind of "bulletin of dispatch" whatever that is, didn't look like much. After my prior aggravation with eBay's dispute system I'm wondering if just filing a claim with my credit card company wouldn't be the quicker and easier route to go. The seller is not going to do anything, he doesn't think he should be held responsible, but since he doesn't have a tracking number and more legitimate proof he actually mailed it, so I disagree. From what I've read that other people have done (and this is even on Paypal's website) I can call up my credit card company and request a charge back, which is essentially a refund that there is nothing Paypal can do about it. I've never disputed a credit card charge so I don't know what that all entails, if for some reason Paypal fails to back me up would I still have the option to contact my credit card company and get a charge back? It seems like I would since according to Paypal's FAQ they cannot stop or reverse a credit card charge back. Any thoughts? This was another foreign seller who didn't bother to respond to my messages about this until I finally filed a claim against him, and even after him ignoring me I told him I'd wait another week, which is now up and still no package.
I've only had about two things in the past take this long that where actually mailed timely. One was a CD I ordered that was from someone else in the US and it got delivered over a year later... yes A YEAR! And a magazine I bought from the UK which took two months. So this could possibly be another one of those situations, but when I have no viable proof where it is or if it was mailed, the seller is ultimately responsible right?
