i doubt, that he can.
tariffs and taxes are like “Acts of God” - unavoidable.
Yes, I can get my money back from Ebay, they favor the buyer. But, the seller states no returns, so they get screwed.
My though, offer the seller to return half my purchase price, I will not ask Ebay for a refund. This way I feel I am not screwing the seller.
Anyone have an idea about my solution?
I smell something fishy. Where are the emails coming from? It’s a pretty common scam now to tell folks they have a package stuck in customs awaiting additional tariff charges.
I would check the ebay listing under Purchased. There should be these additional charges listed in it. I’m a little confused, if ebay is asking for additional payment because of tariffs, shouldn’t it still be stuck at the border? How are they scheduling delivery if tariffs have to be paid? Shouldn’t ebay have held the item once they were ding for the tariffs and informed the buyer if they still wanted it with additional fees or cancel and return it to seller?
I agree with Dan, this sounds like a scam, which is apparently now becomming prominent with the tariffs. May not be, but sure sounds like it.
I’d ask EBay for a full refund, thereby prodding them to tighten up their anti-fraud systems. But that’s just me, after a beer…
Thanks Cliff. Here is the text I sent Ebay for the refund:
Ebay sent a request to me for tax due, $5 pay at delivery. Ebay sent second request, tax due $22? Third Ebay request, $52 more. So Item price listed with shipping was $32, add the $52 makes the purchase $84. I am thinking this is a scam? I did contact the seller. Seller told me to request a refund. This amount should have been stated clearly at the time of purchase by the selling agent, you Ebay.