Ok. I've been ordering shoes, hats and clothing from china and believe me it is easy. You know when you're scammed because when the seller gives you the tracking number, you should be able to track it in 2 days (48 Hours). If you can't track it from atleast 3 days it is fake. Secondly how the tracking system works is straight forward. Starting at number one, when you order an item from china or wherever they send it via china post (mainly). So the first status is going to be collected, then its opening, after that if everything is clear and customs are ok with the item it gets boarded onto the plane. At this stage its either called Sent to Airline, CAN, or departure something. After this IT IS FLYING TO YOUR COUNTRY. Dont believe this china volunteer person saying it takes 2-4 weeks because it doesn't lool. It usually takes 1-4 days to reach, it may not update for a good 2 days but trust it arrives. After that you wait around 2-4 days for it to reach to your house.

This is just a summary of what China post is and what status's mean. For example let me show you how fast china post is.

2014-09-13 12:09

英国, 英国 - GB, 妥投, Final delivery
2014-09-10 23:36

英国, 英国 - GB, 到达进口互换局, Arrival at inward office of exchange
2014-09-07 10:50

北京国际, 英国 - GB, 出口总包直封封发, Departure from outward office of exchange
2014-09-07 08:34

北京国际, 英国 - GB, 出口总包互封开拆, Opening
2014-09-06 19:49

北京国际邮件收寄中心, 英国 - GB, 收寄局收寄, Collection

IT TOOK 7 DAYS, SO DONT BELIEVE WHAT THIS ADMIN SAYS ABOUT 2-4 WEEKS.

IF you want me to track your items or need advice you can leave your tracking number and ill break down the issue properly.

Very good explination. It is true about the tracking number. I am also a long term buyer from China and can tell you about the delays. Just somethimes there are really delays because of holidays or something else. And china post did not update it always so it can take 4 weeks to reach your country.