Selling a phone on Ebay

Turned out to be ok in the end, buyer seems happy with the phone (Xperia Ray) so no problems really.

Just need to be cautious when dealing certain items etc.
 
toon_mad said:
Actually I think it would be, I removed the battery from the phone and the IMEI and other serial numbers etc are are set in which I took photos of.
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As NatTheCat says, the only actual way to prove that you sent actually that particular phone would be to film the whole process right from boxing it up to handing it over to the post office counter staff.

The seller could quite easily send a faulty phone out and then when the buyer complains, produce photos of an identical handset, claiming that the phone the buyer reports is faulty isn't actually the one they sent out.

There is a reason why why Paypal don't always side with the seller even when there is "evidence" to prove otherwise.

Glad your transaction went smoothly though..despite the large quantity of eBay problems, I'm sure the good transactions far outweigh the bad.
 
scratch said:
As NatTheCat says, the only actual way to prove that you sent actually that particular phone would be to film the whole process right from boxing it up to handing it over to the post office counter staff.

The seller could quite easily send a faulty phone out and then when the buyer complains, produce photos of an identical handset, claiming that the phone the buyer reports is faulty isn't actually the one they sent out.

There is a reason why why Paypal don't always side with the seller even when there is "evidence" to prove otherwise.

Glad your transaction went smoothly though..despite the large quantity of eBay problems, I'm sure the good transactions far outweigh the bad.
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Very true. A good idea would be to provide Ebay/Paypal the IMEI number of the phone or something before you send it, at least then they have a record before you send. Not saying all Ebayers are bad, but the few idiots on there make the whole selling process a little nervy and wary at times.
 
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