mensachicken
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first of all, i'm in Canada and don't appreciate the slag remark. i've bought and sold many items to and from americans (on ebay and on VC) with ZERO problems.
if someone is selling you stuff from canada and telling you they can't send it via traceable packaging, they are lying. i ship via canada post but make the buyer pay the extra for a tracking number (this info is in the auction)--have done this successfully to the usa, uk, australia and finland. the cost is standard shipping for whatever size package you have PLUS C$9 (about us$5.50) to send something registered, which means it's trackable and requires a signature. insurance is included (up to $200 and $1 extra for each additional $100). canada post's tracking web site can be accessed here.
the only problem i've ever had with ebay was when i bought something directly from handspring via ebay. the idiots wouldn't ship here after telling me they would (they said yes, i bid and won auction, they then said they didn't ship to canada). they then reported me as a non paying bidder. thankfully, i kept all my emails and ebay straightened their butts out.
if you paid by paypal of billpoint, you should be able to cancel the payment (assuming the seller did not give you the option to get the package tracked or insured and you declined).
if you paid by check, the seller probably waited for it to clear (this is normal). if you paid by money order you can check if it's been cashed.
regardless of how you paid, if the seller is not responding to your emails, i would recommend attempting cancelling the payment NOW. if the package arrives, it is very easy to cancel the cancellation. (much easier than cancelling a payment after waiting too long.)
i don't recommend EVER buying anything of value on ebay from someone with zero feedback unless you pay by paypal or billpoint and maybe not even then.
finally, your package may still arrive. it's possible it's been held at the border/customs. however, i would still recommend putting the wheels in motion to cancel that payment.
(for the record, if i send something via Air to the usa it takes, usually, less than 7 days (sometimes as quick as 4). if i send via ground, it'll take 15 or so days max, not counting customs delays. how much did you pay for shipping? of course, none of this takes into consideration the time wasted waiting for a payment to clear prior to shipping.)
sorry for your situation. however, i don't think the person being a canadian has anything to do with it.
mc
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04-20-2002 12:44 AM
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