I did some further research on the vendor I had problems with. Numerous complaints about "fake" shipping status, plus a lot of complaints about providing used products when new was advertised. It seems if a vendor "prints" a shipping label-- that triggers Amazon to report the product has shipped?
With my problem vendor, I have to wonder if receiving an order touches off a search to find refurb or used items to fulfill the order. Not sure-- just seems that way.
Now for the other shoe to drop. To be helpful, I entered a review about my experience. It was rejected by Amazon.
This is how they explained the rejection:
We couldn't post your review because it focuses on one or more of these topics:
- Sellers
- Delivery
- Packaging
- Pricing
- Availability
Why isn't that allowed?
These aspects vary by order and won't be relevant to all customers.