Received empty package from reputable vendor, he is implying someone stole the stuff in transit. Seeking advice.

Such a strange situation, and I think the vendor fucked up and is just embarrassed about it. (I consider myself a noob of 6 months on the market)

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This was a domestic order and I have made numerous from this person before. He always goes above and beyond in terms of packaging/stealth and customer service, has a near flawless feedback record. I also always go with high priority tracked shipping.

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So I get my package wednesday morning one day later than expected but still in the acceptable window becuase of black friday and cyber monday. It is a large envelope with a smaller bubble envelope inside and then a plastic case inside that. I cut it all open to find nothing inside the case like there usually is, usually he has tamper-proof tape around the case but there was no sign that tape had ever been on in the first place..

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The two envelopes appeared factory sealed and unmolested, adhesive strips were still rock solid and there would be not other way to get in to that packaging, it would be destroyed if you tried to peel it apart. The amount of skill and time that would have needed to go in to this package, remove the contents, and re-seal it makes it an incredibly tall tale, and I have never heard of products being taken out of a package by LE to be re-sealed and sent to it's destination.

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Does anyone else have any insight on this? Should I be worried? I have no reason to think I have been careless or made info available for LE as well as the fact I have never bought more than a personal amount domestically. He says he is going to reship right away, funds are in escrow, but he isn't admitting that he made a mistake and said "someone from the post office is going to have a good weekend" like an employee did this. I honestly don't know what to think and it's unsettling. Is this guy bullshitting me? Why would he be? Anyone else have a similar experience?


Comments


[5 Points] testingtestingthis:

It's shitty if he's doing a reship and still denying it. I can't but think he could be telling the truth, I mean why waste the money the first time around to ship an empty package then? I don't think you're in any legal trouble though, someone might have just fucked with it. But if it really looks like nobody got into it, then idk, the vendor is weird.


[4 Points] OnAcidButUrThedum1:

Keep your funds in escrow and see if he actually reships. If not, dispute it.

Strange that he wouldn't just admit his fuckup which leads me to wonder if he's trying to scam you and make you hold out on a reship that is never going to come.


[3 Points] iRamOldPeople:

Is this vendor a Team Trust reseller?


[2 Points] None:

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[1 Points] belizeinme:

Should have weight of mail right on postage


[1 Points] xanax_xombie:

He might have fucked up and is just covering for his own ass, I've had a vendor forget to ship something, and BS me for over a week til he could finally produce a legit tracking #

Sounds like maybe they just honestly forgot to put the product in the package, and sealed it up to send out, I wouldn't sweat it if their reshipping.