It looks like his ebay account was hacked and a nearby address was put in for his details. The fraudster logs in as the French chap, orders lots of items ( not just a Nixie clock ) Receives the goods and then re-delivers the empty parcel to the correct address. It is an apartment block so I suspect a Neighbour. The French guy never ordered the clock, and has had several empty boxes arrive, and quite a few sellers asking him what is going on. Paypal I must admit acted promptly and honoured the sale from my point of view, I had my funds released within 12 hours of phoning them and they verified that there was fraudulent activity on the French guys account. Does seem like quite an elaborate scam though. I shall be watching eBay to see if the clock in question re-appears!
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