Current Events > Am I being tricked? (Amazon Marketplace order)

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So I've ordered a videogame from a third party seller on Amazon a few days ago, and supposedly it got shipped on the 10th but my card was only billed the same day I decide to contact the seller on the 14th, asking about my order, because by then I hadn't been notified by the postal services/whatever company was supposed to deliver it. Bit of a coincidence I say? lol What do you think? I've asked him/her already and I'm waiting for a reply.. And I' still waiting for my item.

Contact Amazon if you dont get a response. Double check their shipping method first.

I did already and I'm waiting, but I find it really odd that my card was charged only on the 14th when the item supposedly shipped on the 10th, I highly doubt the seller would charge my card days after shipping, an on the same day I contact him about the delay.

DingytheMan posted...

I did already and I'm waiting, but I find it really odd that my card was charged only on the 14th when the item supposedly shipped on the 10th, I highly doubt the seller would charge my card days after shipping, an on the same day I contact him about the delay.

If he's processing card payments by hand it could have taken a few days.
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As long as it's not past the date that it's supposed to be delivered, then I wouldn't really worry about. Amazon comes down hard on 3rd party sellers, and you're covered by Amazon's policy regardless if you buy from Amazon or some no name seller.
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According to Amazon it will charge your card only when the items ship so I'm left thinking that seller must've sent the items on the 14th only (amazon gives seller 2 days to ship) and talked to me pretending that it was taking longer than usual for a number of other reasons. Hopefully I'm wrong.

there was also a massive snow storm in the NE area over the last few days, so maybe that had something to do with it?

Fam_Fam posted...

there was also a massive snow storm in the NE area over the last few days, so maybe that had something to do with it?

Nah.. I'm in Europe. I order from amazon.es or co.uk from time to time and usually get everything in 4/5 days max, I think this seller is being dishonest. This was the first and last time I order from the marketplace. And I think Amazon should provide customers an option to simply block third party sellers from the shopping lists.