I ordered an item online from a US vendor via a credit card. It arrived to me one month later, but it was the wrong item. I informed the vendor of this, and they offered a partial refund. This is not acceptable to me as a customer; I was sent an item I did not pay for, I want a full refund. The vendor refuses to provide this to me. Can I have my bank cancel this transaction since the vendor charged me and then delivered a different item?
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2Did you offer to return the item with the vendor paying the shipping, or did you insist that you don't return the wrong item and keeping the full refund?– base64Sep 18, 2020 at 8:06
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2Is vendor also in the USA? And have you paid by credit card, PayPal, wire transfer?..– MołotSep 18, 2020 at 8:50
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@Mołot the vendor is in the US and I paid via credit card– Runeaway3Sep 18, 2020 at 12:30
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@base64 I insisted for a full refund– Runeaway3Sep 18, 2020 at 12:30
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1That wasn't the question that base64 asked. Did you offer to return the item or did you insist on keeping the item?– Tanner SwettSep 19, 2020 at 13:55
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Yes. You can file a chargeback with your credit card company. Call their customer support line and tell them that the merchant is refusing to offer a refund and they can reverse the transaction. The merchant will then need to decide if they want to dispute the chargeback.
The credit card company will just want to know if you've made an effort to work things out with the merchant first, and it may be worth mentioning this to the merchant first to give them one last chance to issue the refund. Chargebacks can hurt the merchant's reputation with their CC processor if it's a recurring problem.
Note that chargebacks should be used appropriately. This sounds like an appropriate instance. If your CC company believes you are filing too many chargebacks and trying to commit fraud, they will cancel your account.
answered Sep 18, 2020 at 15:15
