I thought Burberry would enjoy having it for purposes of educating their staff, or just to see what the fraudsters are up to these days. I don’t want to donate it for fear it will end up back on eBay again. I could tell someone had torn open the package, but whoever opened it didn’t keep the scarf. Like a bad penny, it was back again!Īfter some thought I’ve decided I’m going to call Burberry and ask them if they would like it. Weird, huh? I wondered why eBay sent me a label with an address that apparently wasn’t valid. And that was that–or was it?Ībout two weeks later that same package appeared back in my mailbox with this label on it. Umm, I figured they would have me return it to some address where eBay collects fraudulent merchandise. So, I slapped the prepaid label on the package, took it to the post office and sent it on its way. I printed out the label and was surprised to see they were having me return it to an actual person in Tennessee. They emailed me a prepaid return label and asked that I mail the scarf to the address on the label. I immediately called eBay and they assured me I had been credited for the scarf. I hadn’t expected to receive anything at all. What? This was apparently the scarf I had purchased on eBay via what had turned out to be a hacked eBay account. The exact same day my scarf arrived from Burberry, this scarf below arrived in the mail. So here’s where it gets really interesting. I’m hoping when I’m gone one day, my son or dil will enjoy this scarf and that maybe the monogram will make it even more special to them, although I may have bought one for them by then. I can see how Burberry scarves become heirloom pieces that get passed down to a son or daughter. I’ve had cashmere sweaters before and even cashmere scarves, but none have ever compared to the softness of this scarf. Words can’t adequately describe how soft it is. It completely lived up to all the wonderful things I’ve always heard about Burberry scarves. The following Monday my scarf arrived from Burberry. I didn’t think anything else about it and decided to just wait until I received my statement to verify I hadn’t been charged, or if I had, it had been credited back. They told me that chances were the charge would never be submitted since it usually takes 24-48 hours for eBay purchases to be submitted for payment. Since I always pay immediately when purchasing something on eBay, I called my credit card company to make them aware of the situation. If you have ever sold anything on eBay, make sure you have a really strong password!
I didn’t know that it was even possible for a bad guy to take over someone else’s eBay account.
I’ve never gotten an email like this from eBay. So between the seller’s excellent feedback and return policy, and eBay’s Money Back Guarantee, I decided to order it.Ī few hours after buying it, I received the following email from eBay. I wasn’t worried about purchasing it on eBay because I paid via PayPal, and I knew eBay would stand behind the purchase with their “eBay Money Back Guarantee.” I’ve been shopping on eBay for many years and so far I’ve never been left with defective merchandise. Since the scarf was such a good deal, I decided to order it to give as a gift next Christmas. When I visited eBay, I was surprised to see a “Buy Now” auction for a “New” Burberry scarf that looked identical to the one I had just purchased, only for much less. The seller had excellent feedback after many transactions and accepted returns if an item was returned within 14 days. Do you ever do that, purchase something online and then out of curiosity check eBay to see if the item is also available there?
Since Burberry was still offering the free monogramming they had offered during the Christmas holidays, I decided to go ahead and have them monogram it.Īfter I placed my order, just for fun I decided to see if there were any Burberry scarves on eBay.
Welcome to the 372nd Metamorphosis Monday!īack in early February, I decided to add an iconic piece to my winter wardrobe, something I’ve been wanting for many years: a Burberry scarf in the classic heritage check.