CIP not collected because seller creeps me out, "too late to cancel" | Buying

sagr2519 · 2026-04-19T22:54:04.058000Z

I ordered a set of textbooks for collection in person.The seller somehow realised that I'm the same buyer who two years ago expressed interest in a different set of textbooks that they listed on a different site. On that site the seller gets my full name, email and city but no other details. Here they get full name, address, phone number. The seller contacted me straight to my email even before contacting me through eBay. The collection in person location was a car park. The email profile photo is of a girl who looks too young to be selling university textbooks.All of this made me wary of the seller and I requested to cancel. Ebay's automated email said "We've informed the seller that you'd like to cancel this order.You should hear back from the seller by 20 Apr, 2026.The seller may not be able to cancel this order if they've already posted your item(s). However, if the seller approves your request, you should receive a refund for the purchase price and original postage, which should be made to your original payment method."The seller didn't reply to my message asking how they know I'm the same person.Now eBay says "This order wasn't cancelled Hi Sarah,We couldn't cancel your order because it's too late to cancel. You should receive your order by 26 April 2026. You may contact the seller to return it once you receive it.View your order details for the latest order status.See order details"

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