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My understanding is that the empty box is posted to a different addres, because eBay only issues a refund when they get the confirmation that the parcel was del
by mamon 7y ago
My understanding is that the empty box is posted to a different addres, because eBay only issues a refund when they get the confirmation that the parcel was delivered.
I assume that the unsuspecting resident of 19 Acacia Avenue, B40 4XJ will sing off receipt for the parcel, then open it and find the box empty, but since they weren't expecting any delivery at all they will do nothing about it, maybe just tell the story as an anecdote next time they go to drinks with friends.
Another thing that enables the fraud is that eBay only compares postal codes, so the delivery to 7 Acacia Avenue and 19 Acacia Avenue is all the same for them.
- lozenge 7y agoEbay checks the house number as well. The problem is the package is routed to the local post office using the machine readable barcode which contains the postcode, then somebody reads the house number when they deliver the package. By photoshopping the printed address, the parcel can be deliberately misrouted. That said, Royal Mail say anything over £100 should be Signed For so why did eBay let somebody return an iPhone without using Signed For?
- fencepost 7y agoI've seen stories about similar happenings in the US, and I'm not sure a return box is even a factor - even a letter/empty envelope with delivery confirmation may be adequate.