eBay Fail thread

easyrider · 16 Mar 2016 at 11:54

doofer said:

Sometimes being in control is not always within your grasp.

lakitu · 16 Mar 2016 at 12:27

Liquidfox said:
He's wrong, he was probably in a rush and having you check is wasted time for him. When you sign it you're signing to say that you've accepted delivery and the items were in good order. We used to sign everything to say they were unchecked but even that's not good enough now.

You're well within your rights to open the package and check the contents before signing for it. It's at that point you sign it as normal, damaged but accept and then contact the vendor or refuse it and mark it as damaged. If you receive a parcel that is damaged visibly never ever sign for it before opening it and checking it, and even then sign for it as damaged in case the product doesn't work when you come to power it on/use it.

Cheers for that. These are items up to £2500, so it's good to know.

Diddums · 16 Mar 2016 at 12:36

Your biggest fail was using ebay in the first place imo. My dislike of it is fairly well documented on this forum but honestly the sooner they fail and go under the better. Ebay used to be great, but in recent years its a breeding ground for dishonesty, people expecting the moon on a stick and people who are too thick to understand the difference between "used" and "new". If ebay had some sort of vetting process to weed out the rotten ones they'd be so much better but that'd mean less revenue and we all know you cant have that.

glenimp617 · 16 Mar 2016 at 12:38

Diddums said:
Your biggest fail was using ebay in the first place imo. My dislike of it is fairly well documented on this forum but honestly the sooner they fail and go under the better. Ebay used to be great, but in recent years its a breeding ground for dishonesty, people expecting the moon on a stick and people who are too thick to understand the difference between "used" and "new". If ebay had some sort of vetting process to weed out the rotten ones they'd be so much better but that'd mean less revenue and we all know you cant have that.

I share your disgust

I've had a buyer raise a dispute on a Monday morning when they only paid the previous Sunday night. I'm not Amazon!

HaloUK · 16 Mar 2016 at 13:32

I cant believe people are so stupid as to still use Ebay. I am sick of seeing posts when people get stung.

413x · 16 Mar 2016 at 13:39

If your careful as a buyer it's find.

MassiveJim · 16 Mar 2016 at 14:00

I BUY from eBay almost daily and very rarely do I have problems.
normally disputes are resolved directly with the buyer quickly.

Don't get me wrong I have had my share of idiots to deal with but on the whole I continue to use it as it just works

Efour · 16 Mar 2016 at 14:03

413x said:
I was just about to post an eBay thread

I've just bought an item a few days ago I wish I hadn't
It's 1k and I think the seller is stupid or trying a scam
!

What did you buy and has it come yet ?

Sorry didn't read any dates.

Im very nosey

413x · 16 Mar 2016 at 15:28

Efour said:
What did you buy and has it come yet ?

Sorry didn't read any dates.

Im very nosey

ill let you know when/if it comes

lets say something is off, it hasnt come today
so it cant be RMSD
so it cant be insured
i dont care if it doesnt come - ill get my money back.
what i dont want to come is a tracked parcel with a dud item

technically i could shaft him if he sends the item literally 1st class (i wouldnt)
if a 1k item does come first class i will let him know hes been a numpty tho

WYNIR0 · 16 Mar 2016 at 15:32

Trying to pic up a R9 270x on ebay, but even second hand they are going for £80 up. Mine new from Overclockers only cost me £90!