(August 30, 2017 at 2:13 pm)Court Jester Wrote: That's not uncommon in business. Once a shipping label is created (in many computer systems anyway) the pick up is scheduled with FedEx, UPS, etc. Items are considered shipped before they actually leave the docks. About the only time this could get sticky is around the end of a company's fiscal year when taxes, costs, and earnings can come into play based on the "shipment" and how financials changes hands. Even then, it's not a huge deal as long as things are properly documented and trackable on paper.
Pretty much this. ^^^
The issue here is not so much that Amazon considers it shipped once the shipping information has been tendered by the seller, it's that the seller takes his sweet ass time actually getting the box on the truck.
Personally, when ordering from Amazon, I avoid third party sellers anyhow, because that's where approximately 100% of the fraud occurs.
