Just because you paid for airmail doesn't mean
it went by airmail... mistakes happen. I live
in the US and once something I sent airmail took
almost 6 weeks to reach the UK.
It is kind of brainless of the buyer to request
overnight shipping on something that was already
sent ~_~ I don't think it should be
considered 'lost' until about 8 weeks passed, so
the buyer will have to wait. It's up to you if
you want to offer any compensation if it is
indeed lost, but I would give it much more time
to arrive first. Unfortunately, if the buyer is
uninformed about the way the mail sometimes
works and is pigheaded about the whole thing,
you might not be able to avoid a neg.
I would calmly explain to her (without insulting
her intelligence) that sometimes mail gets
delayed. This can be for many reasons - customs
holdup, temporarily misplaced in some postal
facility, or being sent by sea even though you
paid for air. It is not rare for things to take
longer than they should, and she should not
start considering it lost until at least 8 weeks
have passed. Was this sent to the US? Because
the US mail is being very whacky lately which
probably will not help the process. Over the
past month I've had priority mail take 7-10 days
to arrive rather than the 2-3 days it should
be. Very odd. But anyway, she should go check
out the eBay shipping forum if she doubts this -
im sure many people can tell her that mail gets
delayed all the time.
If she is convinced you are a scammer, then she
probably wont believe a thing you tell her. But
I still wouldn't let that corner you into
refunding $195 when only a few weeks have
passed. |