postage delays longer than 60 days effectively stops feedback

[themagillfamily]

I bought an item without checking the length of time given for postage.  Turns out postage was stipulated at 3 months.  So impossible to receive the item and leave feedback.

Why does eBay allow this practice?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-Color-LED-Light-Body-PIR-Motion-Sensor-Auto-Bath-Toilet-Bowl-Night-Ligh...

Here is an item from a seller that uses this method.  Today 2nd June 2020 the postage shows delivery between 8 July - 2nd Sept 2020.  It is impossible to create a resolution centre issue until 2nd September 2020 in this case. That is 3 months from date of sale.

[*vyolla*]

eBay don't allow that. Items must be in stock or available within 30 days if pre-orders.

Why would you buy an item that has a 3 month delivery period?

Surely that indicates that something isn't right?

[themagillfamily]

No it does happen. Look at this item.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-Color-LED-Light-Body-PIR-Motion-Sensor-Auto-Bath-Toilet-Bowl-Night-Ligh...

Here is an item from a seller that uses this method. Today 2nd June 2020 the postage shows delivery between 8 July - 2nd Sept 2020. It is impossible to create a resolution centre issue until 2nd September 2020 in this case. That is 3 months from date of sale.

[*vyolla*]

That's permitted, it's not a pre-sale listing and gives an estimated delivery date on the listing so that the buyer can decide whether to purchase or not.

A buyer would have to be pretty daft to buy that given the long delivery date.

[themagillfamily]

I bought it. Didn't realise the delivery was so long. If you don't need something urgently a long delivery is fine. Its actually quite clever of the seller because the later the delivery the worse the feedback is going to be. This seller cannot get bad feedback. They might loose out on sales but they give an early date and a long date. Unfortunately for the buyer the early date doesn;t count as the later date is the date that opens up resolution centre. However I must say that waiting 3 months and then your item hasn't arrived and you have to buy again is a real pain.