24 Hour Courier next day delivery

[abussos]

I bought an item around 9.00pm Thursday night; I paid extra for 24hr courier at the time but thought I might be lucky and get it late Friday night but should be delivered sometime on the Saturday morning. I messaged the seller at lunch time Saturday asking for a tracking number as the 24hr courier appears not to be a 24hr courier; well it’s now 8.00pm Saturday night and I’m still waiting for the courier and a reply from the seller. I have a feeling this purchase won’t appear till sometime next week. The question is can I expect the extra money I paid for 24hr service, since I didn’t get it?  We are only talking 250 miles between seller and buyer, not some massive distance.

[pixiesen2012]

it's 24 hours from the time the seller posts it,

not 24 hours from the time you purchased!

no one will have been working at the time you purchased

the distance between you and the seller is irrelevant

what was the estimated delivery date?

[abussos]

The wording was ‘’Why not use Express Delivery? Expected arrival date 11th Sep’’.

[pixiesen2012]

that is added by ebay, NOT the seller,

[abussos]

''Why not use Express Delivery?'' This is the seller's decision to advertise this component, most sellers don't have this extra. By adding this component it suggests to the buyer that goods are going to be sent immediately. They immediately informed me 'This item has been dispatched.' 'dispatched'; send off to a destination.