Paid. Messaged Seller. No Reply. Seller deleted account. Item Not Shipped. Help!
I purchased an item from a seller. I noticed the seller did not accept returns or didn't have any prior reviews. But the only reason I went ahead with the purchase was because the product was covered by E-bay's Money-back Guarantee. As soon as I made the purchase, I messaged the seller through Ebay to ship the item as soon as possible because I required it urgently - no reply.
The next day, I got an update from Ebay saying that the seller has deleted his account and the listing. Now I can't contact him. Furthermore, I can see through tracking that the item has not yet been shipped from the seller. I also browsed through Ebay to find another similar listing posted today that has the same product (description slightly changed but exact same product), and the same exact two pictures that were used in the listing that I purchased. Posted from the same exact country too (Spain). In the previous listing the seller only had a stock of 5 units, and now he has 10 or more. The seller again is a new user (created a week ago) without any prior reviews.
I reported the new listing to Ebay because it is highly suspicious. But as it stands, from my view, I have made the payment, the item has not been shipped, the seller completely vanished, and considering all what has happened, I want my money back (FYI I still have the "Cancel this order" option because the item hasn't shipped).