Bloody ebay!

dsgrnmcm · 17-04-2009, 10:31

just sold my gf's blackberry storm, and the buyers trying to pull a fast one, giving it the phone dosent work blah blah, and they want a refund, so i'm now waiting for them to send it back!

Has anyone had this sort of thing happen?

I have heard about scams where people buy stuff swap bits or break it and send it back as faulty.

bloody flea bay!

lacroupade · 17-04-2009, 10:43

If they paid via Paypal then you are stuffed as they will complain and get refunded.

Make sure they have checked everything and you're clear about whats not working. Is it dead? Have they removed and replaced the battery? Can they not get a signal? etc.. etc.. That might decide the next step.

But if it IS knakd, make them ship it back for inspection before you issue a refund and get a clear statement from them as you might need to claim on the shipper if its been damaged.

Can you post the link to the auction and we'll have a butchers at the buyer?

extreme-4x4 · 17-04-2009, 10:44

yep happens all the time.
ebay is killing itself, well paypal part of ebay is killing ebay

you will loose this time,
but why not try it on someone else buy a winch or something. paypal the payment then collect it, dont get it posted. then when you get home cancel the paypal payment....

simple really they base everything on the seller proving the item has been delivered ... if you collect they cant and wont have your address to persue you. if your clever you will have changed your ebay contact details by then.

im sick of ebay i try not to sell there any more. if i do its wheels or something then its cash on collection

a new winch will save you 250-300 quid and all of a sudden your a winner

im down roughly 400.00 on paypal paymet refunds . so sod them ill have a winch . and ebay / paypal can rot

lacroupade · 17-04-2009, 10:50

My missus nearly got robbed last night - bid up a poxy (and frankly hideous) gothic-look TV cabinet from £50 to £126 and won it. Then noticed (she's only just started doing it herself!) that (i) it was a private auction (for a bloody TV cabinet?), and (ii) when she mailed eBay about potential shilling they told her the only other bidder had only been registered for 24 hours....how convenient...and the seller mailed her immediately to ask when she was bringing the cash round.

I dictated her a polite mail which said, let me think, oh yes. "F*CK OFF"..and she never heard a thing back!....

dsgrnmcm · 17-04-2009, 13:11

hi lads

here is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=200327784361

the buyer is:
layance19

the item no is:

200327784361

"only 5 weeks till i get the t2!"

extreme-4x4 · 17-04-2009, 13:28

i guess at 250.00 you sent it recorded delivery. so have tracking details and insurance
not sure how you would stand with paypal on damaged / faulty goods . but id guess you will loose

dsgrnmcm · 17-04-2009, 13:44

think i will get it maybe tomorrow, then put in th eroyal mail paperwork, have to give the refund, hopefuly get the insurance back, and because th estorm is still under contract, (vodaphone dont know we sold it) change it for a working one. bugger

tezzer · 17-04-2009, 13:56

hi dsgrnmcm

change your ebay details, because if ebay find in his favour and you dont refund him they WILL deduct it from you account, there was a guy on our local radio station who sold a laptop for his son, and 43 days later complained to ebay that it did'nt work, ebay found in his favour, but the seller did'nt go into his account for a few weeks after the sale, when he recieved his BANK statement pay pal had taken the money back. i know some of you will say they can't do that, i know they can't. but they did and thats why it was on the radio, and is going to court, i hav'nt heard the out come as yet.

ebay sucks

tezzer

17-04-2009, 10:31	#1
dsgrnmcm Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Devon, Bideford Vehicle: T2 97 2.7tdi SWB Posts: 313	Bloody ebay! just sold my gf's blackberry storm, and the buyers trying to pull a fast one, giving it the phone dosent work blah blah, and they want a refund, so i'm now waiting for them to send it back! Has anyone had this sort of thing happen? I have heard about scams where people buy stuff swap bits or break it and send it back as faulty. bloody flea bay!

17-04-2009, 10:43	#2
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	If they paid via Paypal then you are stuffed as they will complain and get refunded. Make sure they have checked everything and you're clear about whats not working. Is it dead? Have they removed and replaced the battery? Can they not get a signal? etc.. etc.. That might decide the next step. But if it IS knakd, make them ship it back for inspection before you issue a refund and get a clear statement from them as you might need to claim on the shipper if its been damaged. Can you post the link to the auction and we'll have a butchers at the buyer?

17-04-2009, 10:44	#3
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	yep happens all the time. ebay is killing itself, well paypal part of ebay is killing ebay you will loose this time, but why not try it on someone else buy a winch or something. paypal the payment then collect it, dont get it posted. then when you get home cancel the paypal payment.... simple really they base everything on the seller proving the item has been delivered ... if you collect they cant and wont have your address to persue you. if your clever you will have changed your ebay contact details by then. im sick of ebay i try not to sell there any more. if i do its wheels or something then its cash on collection a new winch will save you 250-300 quid and all of a sudden your a winner im down roughly 400.00 on paypal paymet refunds . so sod them ill have a winch . and ebay / paypal can rot

17-04-2009, 10:50	#4
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	My missus nearly got robbed last night - bid up a poxy (and frankly hideous) gothic-look TV cabinet from £50 to £126 and won it. Then noticed (she's only just started doing it herself!) that (i) it was a private auction (for a bloody TV cabinet?), and (ii) when she mailed eBay about potential shilling they told her the only other bidder had only been registered for 24 hours....how convenient...and the seller mailed her immediately to ask when she was bringing the cash round. I dictated her a polite mail which said, let me think, oh yes. "F*CK OFF"..and she never heard a thing back!....

17-04-2009, 13:11	#5
dsgrnmcm Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Devon, Bideford Vehicle: T2 97 2.7tdi SWB Posts: 313	hi lads here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=200327784361 the buyer is: layance19 the item no is: 200327784361 "only 5 weeks till i get the t2!"

17-04-2009, 13:28	#6
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	i guess at 250.00 you sent it recorded delivery. so have tracking details and insurance not sure how you would stand with paypal on damaged / faulty goods . but id guess you will loose

17-04-2009, 13:44	#7
dsgrnmcm Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Devon, Bideford Vehicle: T2 97 2.7tdi SWB Posts: 313	think i will get it maybe tomorrow, then put in th eroyal mail paperwork, have to give the refund, hopefuly get the insurance back, and because th estorm is still under contract, (vodaphone dont know we sold it) change it for a working one. bugger

17-04-2009, 13:56	#8
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	hi dsgrnmcm change your ebay details, because if ebay find in his favour and you dont refund him they WILL deduct it from you account, there was a guy on our local radio station who sold a laptop for his son, and 43 days later complained to ebay that it did'nt work, ebay found in his favour, but the seller did'nt go into his account for a few weeks after the sale, when he recieved his BANK statement pay pal had taken the money back. i know some of you will say they can't do that, i know they can't. but they did and thats why it was on the radio, and is going to court, i hav'nt heard the out come as yet. ebay sucks tezzer