Okay, so I won an auction on Ebay a couple of days ago. But I noticed right after I won the auction, that the seller had another add posted of the very same thing, or at least he was using the same picture and just had two items of it. I won the auction three days ago, and when I check to see if it's been shipped out yet, the little box icon hasn't appeared. I've heard that it can sometimes take awhile for it to appear, but I'm curious to know, what will happen if he doesn't ship it out? My time will be completely wasted, and it's not like I could order another item of it in the meantime, that'd be ridiculous. I'd be paying double for something when I only wanted one. Should I contact the seller?

Contact the seller with your concerns.

I recently purchased some earrings on Ebay. When my employer saw them, she wanted them for herself and kept trying to playfully "steal" them from me. I went back to Ebay and found the seller had another pair, using the same picture.

Yes, contact the seller and tell him your concerns. Ask when he'll be shipping it. If you don't get a response and you never get the item, open a fraud complaint with eBay/PayPal.

the reason I am afraid to order online......

might be a scam