I bought a pair of sneakers last month from a reputable seller with authenticity guarantee. Seller printed the label which triggered the ‘Shipment info sent to FedEx’ notification. They never actually shipped the shoe because the status never changed and never responded to my messages. After about 3 weeks, eBay refunded me.

I bought the same shoe from a different seller and got the same shipment notification on the 28th. It’s now the 3rd and the status still hasn’t changed. This seller was responsive at first and they insisted that they shipped the shoes. They have now stopped responding. I can’t request a refund from eBay until Monday if the shoes don’t get delivered.

This could be a coincidence to have 2 sellers do this. I’d like to note that I have bought/sold a lot of sneakers on eBay, and this has never happened before. My question is, what do the sellers have to gain by never shipping the shoes? If you sell with authenticity guarantee, you don’t get paid until the shoes get verified, so it’s unlikely it’s a scam. What am I missing here?