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I have hundreds and hundreds of transactions on Ebay. I think I was scammed over a phone back in 2001 or 2002.

Anyway, I bought a Pool Robot on Ebay for about $1000. Guaranteed delivery by July 29th. I contacted the seller on the 27th asking for the shipping tracking information. They said it hadn't shipped yet but they would send tracking soon.

On the 28th, I send a note, asking if it has shipped yet. They respond it is on back-order. Do I want to cancel. I agree to cancel the order.

On the 30th, I ask when they will refund my credit card. Well, it looks like the warehouse is going to ship the item. And low and behold, here is a tracking number.

I responded, I cancelled the order. They said, well, we tried to cancel it and filled out the form...Just return it and we'll refund your money.

Today, an item arrived. A cheap Pool Float. At first, I thought it was a late birthday present from my sister. She said it wasn't

I checked the shipping information: It was the Ebay item tracking number. Instead of a more than $1K Pool Robot, I have a cheap pool float.

The only fortunate thing is I paid with a good credit card. I have to wait until Saturday to open the dispute (15 days). Not worried. But crap!!! And the seller has a 100,000+ reputation.