Everything I Sell On eBay And There's ALWAYS A Problem

starfighter · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:40

This is why I never use ebay. Not worth the hassle for a few quid.

Bennie-Mac · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:41

Justintime said:
I don't have that privelege, banned yrs ago for helping someone as i do in a mm thread yet it was classed as spam

Maybe contact one of the MM mods and see if you can get it back? I believe they were hearing pleas/taking bribes a while back, perhaps they still are?

Nightglow · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:48

When I've sold graphic cards on Ebay, I always security mark the the card, & photograph the serial number on the card.

And I always mention this in my description, so far no problems, but I would prefer to sale the cards elsewhere.

Random Guy · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:49

starfighter said:
This is why I never use ebay. Not worth the hassle for a few quid.

For what its worth, in over 6 years of using Ebay I have never had an issue that could not be amicably resolved - and I have had about 1 issue in approximately 50 purchases in all that time.

linktoinsanity · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:52

Surveyor said:
What effect does the term "sold as seen" have when the buyer has never actually "seen" the item?

Sold as seen on the Ebay page. What did you think I meant?

spudbynight · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:55

I only had one issue as a buyer on EBAY. My wife bought a cream from a seller. The package arrived in the post and the cream had opened in the jiffy bag and it had leaked right through.

The seller got a bit arsey and asked why they should be penalised for Royal Mails lack of care. They also suggested we had opened it and dropped it. Thankfully we still hadn't opened the jiffy bag and could email a picture over of the unopened jiffy leaking.

deusexlumina · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:57

As a point of note, its blatantly his PSU.

He sounds like one of these people who goes and buys a £15 700W and wonders why it causes his system to crash.

Up to you what you can do, tbh, if he wants to return it, then he will end up returning it. As already said, the bay is full of morons, carefully worded listings help but are not bulletproof.

I simply have a "no returns" policy. Its visible to all who bid, and so far *touch wood* I've not had any serious problems.

Surveyor · 18 Jun 2012 at 21:57

linktoinsanity said:
Sold as seen on the Ebay page. What did you think I meant?

I know what you meant but unless the buyer has been able to inspect the item then the phrase carries no weight whatsoever.

Just posting a photograph is not going to qualify as the buyer having "seen" the goods.

Sold as seen, as is, no returns : eBay Guides

Many rogue traders use these terms when selling something that is duff, defective etc...

These terms have NO legal standing what so ever.

'Sold as seen' is innapropriate unless you've visually inspected the item which is unlikely, even then it only have moral and pehaps ethical standing, not legal. Many people put this on reciepts when they sell something unaware that it means absolutley nothing.

The Halk · 18 Jun 2012 at 22:06

I fancy boys said:
As a point of note, its blatantly his PSU.

He sounds like one of these people who goes and buys a £15 700W and wonders why it causes his system to crash.

Up to you what you can do, tbh, if he wants to return it, then he will end up returning it. As already said, the bay is full of morons, carefully worded listings help but are not bulletproof.

Then perhaps the OP might have a bit of success if he convinces the buyer that he's going to need to upgrade his PSU to sort things out, even if he does return the card?

Cleeecooo · 18 Jun 2012 at 22:06

i have been intouch with saphire and they say if it crashes at 72 oC then it has been overclocked for a long period of time and can not be recovered,

Pure BS.

The manufacturer has no way of telling the card has been OC's unless you tell them or mess around in the BIOS.

Is it not possible that the card actually is faulty?

Cleeecooo · 18 Jun 2012 at 22:08

I fancy boys said:
its blatantly his PSU.

Not really. Could be an issue with the card.

bignev72 · 18 Jun 2012 at 22:38

linktoinsanity · 18 Jun 2012 at 22:41

bignev72 said:

I liked that. Thanks for the link.

Justintime · 18 Jun 2012 at 22:53

Bennie-Mac said:
Maybe contact one of the MM mods and see if you can get it back? I believe they were hearing pleas/taking bribes a while back, perhaps they still are?

I've asked over the last 5yrs or so, apparently mods don't take kindly to being called germans, i know i was not treated fairly but its not a democracy and i'm not a butt kisser so its never gonna happen.

bignev72 · 19 Jun 2012 at 15:02

linktoinsanity said:
I liked that. Thanks for the link.

No problem.

Is there a way it imbed it so you can play it from this forum ratehr than click the link?

toon_mad · 19 Jun 2012 at 15:58

Disputes are always unfair on Ebay, the buyers are always favoured and are likely to win over the sellers, heck you cannot even leave buyers negative feedback anymore.

And then the charges for listing, selling and use of Paypal are astronomical.

muon · 19 Jun 2012 at 16:07

Energize said:
I must be blessed not to have had a single problem selling on ebay, my only problem is with the high fees.

Ditto. 200 personal sales (quite a few smartphones/tablets and computer parts) over a 5 years and the worst feedback I have got is a neutral for the box getting battered by the time it reached the buyer.

I've had more problems of missing post on MM here.