Not very well for the buyer, obviously.
another week, another ebay thread - but this is a good one!
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Not very well for the buyer, obviously.
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Ok so what is to stop me ordering a £500 gfx card for my alienware, and just claim there was rubble/assorted junk in the box and getting a new card and my money back!?!?! I could just open the box and reseal it with selotape and claim the courier must have done it. I mean it is one thing to say it never turned up, or was faulty/not as described but to say you got it but there was not the correct item inside..... i mean there must be thousands of scammers doing this.
This is why its turning into a very risky place to sell!
I asked ebay this very question when I was on the phone. They basically said, nothing would stop you doing this, but they do make a note of everytime you do this, and if it becomes a regular thing they probably put a block on your account
Soldato
Worth it for a Titan-X surely?
Of course, there's also nothing stopping the seller coming to your house and kicking the **** out of you if you happen to do this to the wrong person
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Someone steals a £500 GPU, then you contact the police.
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Worth it for a Titan-X surely?
Of course, there's also nothing stopping the seller coming to your house and kicking the **** out of you if you happen to do this to the wrong person
could buy one from overseas I suppose
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SO who takes the hit.... i would assume the courier company, who in turn has insurance against it... so we all have higher premiums across the board because the insurance companies raise prices! lol....
Hmmmmm
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The seller, as ebay/paypal take the money out (unless you cancel your bank account, in which case I guess they do)
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Yes true but there is NO WAY to ever prove its the customer doing it, rather than someone tampering with it en route is there?
It is very possible that a dodgy driver could open a laptop looking box and do a swapsie. If this happened its unfair to just assume the customer is pulling a fast one.
Its a right pickle really, but as you say its made so easy by ebay i wouldnt sell anything i couldnt take the hit on.
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I must admit I've been using eBay for quite a few years now (mainly as a buyer but have also sold a few things) with 0 problems.
I've sold phones, G1 Transformers (gutted actually, should have kept them
), cymbals for a drum kit amongst other things and had no comeback. Guess I've been lucky.
Must be a ****** situation to be in Glen, I would be incensed if I were in your shoes! I like the fact the 'adviser' totally skipped around the question 'what's to stop me doing the same thing?'.
I've sold phones, G1 Transformers (gutted actually, should have kept them
), cymbals for a drum kit amongst other things and had no comeback. Guess I've been lucky.Must be a ****** situation to be in Glen, I would be incensed if I were in your shoes! I like the fact the 'adviser' totally skipped around the question 'what's to stop me doing the same thing?'.
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They say it's a civil matter and don't take it any further. I've had something similar done to me and the police genuinely couldn't have cared less. Yet if I'd gone and swiped £300 from someone's wallet that would be theft.
OP - sorry to hear about your troubles and this is just another reason why I simply will not sell on ebay again.
In the past I have actually gone to the extent of videoing myself opening the parcel so I have some form of evidence of damaged/missing items.
It seems places like MM and local Facebook selling pages are the safest bet for selling these days.
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This is normal? If it isn't faulty, you pay to return it. If it's faulty, eBay charge the seller for the return. Same as OcUK does, except they refund the return postage for faulty items afterwards/arrange collection in the first place.
Im sorry but the OP is a numpty.
The Buyer hadnt started a claim, so the OP told him too. (Set him self up there).
Then wonders why the Paypal balance is in the Neg??? You just started the claim mate thats why.
Your chat logs look stupid, DO you seriously not understand how ebay works?
The Buyer hadnt started a claim, so the OP told him too. (Set him self up there).
Then wonders why the Paypal balance is in the Neg??? You just started the claim mate thats why.
Your chat logs look stupid, DO you seriously not understand how ebay works?
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Paypal is just a service, not a credit agreement
The worst they can do is close your account.
Paypal is just a service, not a credit agreement
The worst they can do is close your account.
They will attempt to chase the OP by sending threatening letters, but that's all they will be.
Caporegime
You have the guys address why not go visit him ? At least verbally threaten him?
Be more Alpha !
Be more Alpha !
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Paypal is just a service, not a credit agreement
The worst they can do is close your account.
Exactly.... they cannot send baliffs etc as they are not a regulated financial institution like a bank. Its pretty much a civil matter as regards the law afaik.
I thought I read(maybe another thread on here?) that they can sell the debt on?
eBay are so so poor with their attitude for sellers.
I have just lost all selling rights on my account that I have had for 12 years, 1200+ feedback never had a neg.
The reason why?
Because I live at the same address as someone else who had their account banned.
No discussion or reasoning other than it is linked in that way.
Disgraceful, must have had £1000's in fees off me over the years for doing nothing.
I have just lost all selling rights on my account that I have had for 12 years, 1200+ feedback never had a neg.
The reason why?
Because I live at the same address as someone else who had their account banned.
No discussion or reasoning other than it is linked in that way.
Disgraceful, must have had £1000's in fees off me over the years for doing nothing.