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I've been permanently banned from ebay since I was 14.
Sold an original Alpha set of MTG cards for over $1k. Shipped it without tracking like a moron. Buyer disputed, claimed they never received it; ebay immediately refunded them and came after me for the funds. I said f that and walked away. They didn't do much to try and collect (not sure they even can against a minor in Canada), but banned my account.
Since; I've tried to make a couple other accounts once or twice, and buy or sell stuff. Those got removed and orders cancelled within 24hrs.
So... You got some more mtg alpha cards kickin around...?
That was well over 15 years ago now; I do not. I'd imagine the price has also risen a tad, not something I've looked into in quite a while. (I had sold at a similar price to comparable sets on ebay at the time)
Shipping without tracking is pretty dumb though. I can't speak for Canada Post but in your neighbour to the south, USPS in my experience has lost about 3% of letters with handwritten addresses and about 1% of those with a computer-printed address.
Yup, that was really stupid. A hard lesson learned for literally the first package I'd ever shipped myself.
If I remember correctly though; ebay took the buyers side and refunded them before even informing me of the dispute. While I didn't have evidence to refute it besides a receipt for shipping, they hadn't really given me the opportunity to even try... Plus at 14 I wasn't willing to lose $1k and the cards. :/
While it does sound unfair, eBay policy requires you to upload a tracking number by policy. If there is no tracking number eBay will treat it as having never been shipped. This is laid out in their policy pages. You can only satisfy the shipping requirement by using a tracked service and the one indicated by the buyer.
It's a strict logical operation. eBay sides with the buyer unless all of the following are satisfied:
If you fail any of the requirements, you are at the buyer's mercy. It's strict but it's fair.
Note, this was over 15 years ago; their policy has shifted in that time. I don't believe the shipping requirement was that strict at the time.