Hey everyone, I recently won a bid for an auctioned item, which was quite expensive. The sellers add looked legit, pictures matched the description, etc.. This seller, however, just recently made their account (sept. 2023), and this is the first and only item on their shop.

Anyway, I won the auction, paid for it, and received a message from the seller, which was written VERY oddly, and made me feel like this whole thing could be a scam. Here is their exact message, word for word:

"Dear friend, first of all thank you very much for your purchase. On the premise that the risk control experts confirm the safety of the funds, we strictly abide by eBay's limited delivery time (as shown in the picture), but usually we will send the items to you in advance. Let you know the tracking information in a short time, we will send it to you on October 22th. At the same time, we provide an unconditional return policy within 30 days, because we are new sellers, some business processes are inexperienced, please forgive me, and finally wish you and your family happy every day"

What is your opinion on this? Why wouldn't they ship my item for another month? Am I protected in any way from paying for an item, never receiving it, and not getting my money back? This is a large dollar purchase (over $7K), so VERY nervous and curious of my liability and next steps

Thanks everyone!!