Bear with me, a bit tedious:
I saw this thread:
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1191465-cool-tool.html
Decided to get the tool since I work a lot in tight spaces. It was hard to find, most sources did not have it. Finally found one from a seller in Miami and ordered one on eBay. A little later, got a message from the seller that he did not in fact have any more and I should cancel the eBay purchase, which I did.
A little later I get a message from eBay saying they declined to cancel the order because the seller had declined canceling it. Huh? So I contact the credit card company (Am Ex) and file a dispute for the charges. A little later I get a message from Am Ex saying they declined my dispute because the tool had been delivered and ebay provided a "proof of delivery." Double Huh?
It wasn't delivered of course. There may be a circuitous way to reopen a dispute with eBay or Am Ex, but I couldn't find it.
Times have changed. I've used ebay and Amex for decades and had occasional minor disputes that were handled quickly and easily. My belief is whatever the seller provided ebay was fraudulent, the item was never shipped and certainly never received. But they accepted what the seller provided them rather than the true facts that I provided.
I feel like I've lost good friends, both were services I used often and trusted. No longer.
So I'm out about $80, actually a small amount but it could have been much larger. But Ebay will never see me again and Amex has gone from my go to account to my account of last resort and soon to be my account of no resort.
I think the take home is fraudulent shipping tracking exists, and there are significant changes in the way ebay and amex handle their customer disputes.
Charles