BankruptCollector
Freaked Out
first, i'd like everyone's help with an issue ive encountered over Evil-Bay. i purchased a shock trooper helmet made by MR off the bay. the item was shipped to my friends address in the states (only US shipping). my friend received numerous packages for me during that time frame, so he THOUGHT that he received the item. he didn't want to open up and pack back every individual item, so he didn't thoroughly inspect the shipments. he brought the items back to me two weeks ago, and to my dismay the helmet was not there. i checked my ebay account and the seller sent me a message that i did not receive until recently (he sent it about a month ago, i did not see it until a few weeks ago and the item was purchased 2 months ago). the message stated that he received the helmet returned to him in the mail, he requested a new address to be shipped to. i tried messaging him back but to no avail. i tried opening a dispute over ebay but it stated that the time frame for all items was 60 days, thus resulting in them being unable to rectify this problem. i called ebay and they advised me to open up a internet fraud claim over ic3. i did so....but it doesn't seem like its doing anything! has anyone encountered something like this? i know it was probably my responsibility to check into my ebay account periodically, but checking into ebay isn't always good from a economical stand point, i usually use the out of site out of mind approach. what do i do now???? any advice would be greatly appreciated!