Seller Has Supplied Fake Tracking Number

[*maddie*may*]

Hi all,

I purchased an iPhone from a new seller a couple of nights ago and paid for it through PayPal.  The next day the seller marked it as posted and provided a tracking number - or so I thought.  I then noticed that they've actually entered the item number -  252194315680 - in the tracking number field, which seemed very suspicous to me. I've contacted them a couple of times asking for the correct number but have had no response.  I've also alerted eBay that this person has given me a dodgy tracking number and they're 'looking into it'....

I'm not overly concerned by this, as I know I'm covered by PayPal if the phone doesn't arrive. I'm also aware that I have to wait until the last day of the estimated postage time frame before I can lodge a dispute.  My question is, as this person is reasonably new to eBay and has no feedback as a seller, will PayPal hold their funds for 21 days?  If they are running a scam, it would be nice to know that they've wasted their time because they'll never see the money   Thanks for any help you can give me.....

[kopenhagen5 · Accepted solution]

There money will more than likely be held but marking it as posted and putting a tracking number can expedite the funds to the seller.

It's possible it's a genuine error seeing as it's a newbie seller.

The listing looks ok, real photos but no description apart from the stock specs.

And seller has sold some shoes and a dress but no similar phones, so I think you'll get your item.