I think you should be covered
I just read through parts of Ebay return policies. The part that seems applicable here is :
"Extensions
In some limited situations, we may extend the time frames specified above for buyers and/or sellers to take action and meet eBay Money Back Guarantee requirements.
In individual cases, extensions may be offered to take into consideration factors such as the buyer's location, the shipping service used, whether tracking is available to show the status of a shipment, a seller's extended return window, or other circumstances such as fraud"
In all 3 cases "Fraud" could be claimed as each of the items was represented to be something it was not. The only question becomes what was the sellers intent - did they know?, etc. In practical reality I would think Ebay would side with you - though haven't encountered a situation like this as a buyer or seller.
I would start by contacting each seller and see if they will accept the return, if not I would get in touch with Ebay customer service and let them know that the reason for the timing was simply the time it took to get the items back from the authenticators.
I would definitely "out" any sellers who don't make this right for you without needing to involve Ebay.
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