Item Not Recieved Is It A Seller Scam?

Question

Bought an item on the 8th March to be sent by 48hr tracked RM. Item has never arrived. Nothing showing on the tracking beyond 'we are expecting it'. Contacted the seller numerous times and the responses are very poor and/or dismissive. Seller only said would to go to the PO to see if they could find out more once I opened a INR case. This seems highly unlikely to me - what would a PO do? I have held out the remote hope that they simply did not post it when they got a ticket ebay simple posting.&...

john1297576 · Accepted Answer

If already opened escalate to ebay on day four. No point in trying to work out what seller has or has not done, it is only a scam if you do nothing.   If you can get a full refund what benefit is that to the seller, who if you have to escalate gets a defect which can be very damaging for his account.