Correct, I've never been asked even once to testify, and there's no reason I need to if the postal service has solid evidence of a crime being committed; such as the case of the buyer who tampered with the return label, changing the address on it.
When USPS convicts them, they will typically order them to pay restitution to every victim involved, and most don't defraud a single seller, and this is how they typically get caught.
In one case the buyer filed a chargeback after purchasing hundreds of dollars of games from me. The courts ordered them to pay it all back and they did. They also defrauded 6 other sellers according to the documentation I received.
This is why sellers need to do their part and report these scammers. The postal service isn't psychic, they only know what you tell them, and they dont catch every instance of fraud on their own.
Something else to note, you wont always get your money back, even if they're prosecuted. Such is the case when the perpetrator is deceased or serving a lengthy prison sentence.
Its unfortunate ebay does so very little to combat fraud on their platform. But where ebay falls short, the postal service can certainly help.
