(11-08-2012, 07:20 PM)uvaspina Wrote: What prevents someone from shipping an empty envelope to my town and claiming it was delivered? (-Not saying that's the case here, just wondering.)
buyer can file a INAD claim with ebay in that case
a real nasty trick some sellers have used to scam folks in using paypal shipping to print out a label, then scanning the label, find an address with the same zip code near the buyers house, but not right next to them. then photoshop the address and the name, and change their own sending info print it out. the dc number will show it is sent to the right town, and is proof for paypal that it arrived. the seller doesnt include the card, of course, but rather just an ad or something. of course, the person that gets the package doesnt know what it is, and usually just tosses it
if there's a will, there's a scam.
(of course, this goes both ways)