eBay Scammer is idiot? Help with moral dilemma

[AndyCr15]

So 'scammer' is probably a be a bit strong, but here's the story -

I sold my DDpai M6 Plus Dashcam on eBay. They're usually around £90 (new, but coming from China) but I'd been sent a free review replacement unit, so was happy to let it go at a good price, it sold within an hour or so for around £64. (Buy It Now)

A month later the buyer gets in touch saying he just can't get his phone to connect to it. I send two or three messages of tips of things to try, saying I will refund it if he really wants (thinking I can probably sell it for a slightly higher price to cover my lost postage costs (both ways, maybe £8 in total)

So, today it arrives back, just as I'm leaving for work. I come home and of course I can connect to it immediately.

Then I realise he's left the MicroSD card in it. A Samsung UHS-I 64gb card.

I'm thinking, oh well, I guess I should message him and ask if he wants to pay postage, I'll send it back.

Then I think, 'well lets check what's on the card'...

... him filming himself, watching himself film himself on his phone... that he said he couldn't connect to it. You see various glimpses of his monitor, with my eBay message on the screen.

The next day there's 10 minutes of him testing it in his car for a position. Again there are glimpses of his phone in a mount with the camera display showing.

So, come on GD, what should I do?

A) Message him, ask for him to pay postage and send it back.

B) Message him, ask for him to pay postage and send it back, but then report him to eBay and ask for my postage costs back.

C) Message him, ask for him to pay postage and send it back, only if he pays me back the postage costs of him returning the Dashcam to me.

D) Screw him, it cost me £8 just cause he changed his mind, I have his £17 of MicroSD card.

 

[AndyCr15]

I've stopped using it for phones. But for other smaller things I often list on here and then on eBay after a few days if there doesn't look to be any interest. Terrible as eBay is, you can sell pretty much anything on there.

And no, I know it doesn't matter. I thought it was quite amusing though that he sent me the evidence that he'd lied to me. Thought people might enjoy it.

Lighten up.

 

[AndyCr15]

For the record, I have over 700 transactions, this is only the second time I've had any kind of issue. To be clear, I should post each time I have a successful, trouble free transaction now?

 

[AndyCr15]

wouldn't the normal course of action be to consider them outliers and to ignore and move on?

Yes, I will. As I said, posted for the amusement of others. Doesn't amuse you, fine. Might amuse others. I didn't realise the world revolved around you. Sorry.

 

[AndyCr15]

Surely the only course of action to take is to pause his videos, take screens and then message him pictures saying that you are nearby and watching him.

Ha ha, this is my fav.

Have you refunded him yet, has he left feed back?

Refund given last night. He's not left feedback.

 

[AndyCr15]

Just to ask, are you actually able to the date that these videos were taken on? Because they for all you know could be month ago videos.

Yes, there is the date the file is created, the date recorded on the actual footage as well as a big 'DDPai M6 Plus' in the corner so you know it's from this device.

In fact, I just checked and I got this -

I am not home at the moment but will try again over the weekend and see if any different and let you know. Thanks for all the help though, would like to keep but no good if wont connect.

I can see 4 minutes previously I have video of him clearly sitting at his own computer desk, recording himself pulling odd faces, looking at it on his phone.

 

[AndyCr15]

Move on and sell it again. Chances are he'll leave you negative feedback if you don't and eBay will refund him anyway.

I've already refunded him. Going to give the spare to my mum for her car now anyway.

The M6 is the chinese version.

there is an M4 which is the European version and is cheaper to buy but it comes without chinese voice indicator, etc. It's built for English markets.

I know... I have the M4 too... and the Mini 2...

With ebay I never offer a refund. If they don't like it they can sell it on.

That's not an option if he's claiming it's faulty though. I can't prove it's not faulty until I get it back.

Option D. If he asks about the card....what card?

That's what I'm thinking at the moment. Funnily enough, I almost bought another MicroSD card in the morning, as I kinda need another.

 

[AndyCr15]

Looks like the eBay idiot might have the last laugh. I'm just testing the card, having had a corrupt video file on it and looks like it's damaged or fake. After 3.8GB it's throwing up errors...

 

[AndyCr15]

You're too nice, I personally wouldn't of offered a refund after a month.

I don't think I would have a choice. With eBay involved, they would just give it to him anyway. The money had even already gone from Paypal and I was owing them, so they bounced about the only annual subscription I have already.

Possibly I could have argued it was simply too late, but I think eBay would still side with the buyer.