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.....

[silversterio2 · Accepted solution]

I think PJ and Kopes may be looking at the other seller and phone you won, not the item number you've mentioned.

The new Seller has  sold 3 Apple  iphones, a Samsung Galaxy phone and an X Box, over $2000 worth of items and I think your concerns are valid.

The items may or not exist.

The items may or may not be stolen.

As already mentioned, you don't have to wait to open a Paypal dispute, you can log on to Paypal directly and open a Dispute if you need to.