Caporegime
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Sold a fully working indesit washing machine on gumtree. Reason I was selling it was I bought a new top of the line samsung with 10kg capacity. Indesit had a 5 or 7kg capacity.
The indesit i owned for about 2 and a half years and was £300-£320 new. It's worked flawlessly in that time. However I no longer have the receipt but I believe had a 5 year warranty not sure what it covers or was registered tbh.
It was fully working when i used the machine just 2-3 days ago. My new machine is still in the wrapping. I thought why not keep using the old one until someone buys it and takes it away then I'll plumb the new one in. He saw my new machine still in its packaging. Had the old one been broken surely i would have plumbed the new one in and be using that instead?
So due to snow buyer couldnt collect on original day. I kept it for him. He picked it up yesterday and there was still 2 foot deep snow in places (I'm in Scotland). Whilst he and his mate were transporting it from my home to their car they placed it down in the snow at least 3 times. He even pushed it at one point in the snow for a foot or two. They struggled badly.
When they finally lifted it into the car and exposed the bottom by laying it on its side. The whole internal part of the machine. Motor and electronics the lot was covered in snow.
I pointed this out to them but they seemed oblivious. I then poked my head in and hand and pointed to exactly what I was talking about.
He took it home and it's now showing a motor fault. He now wants to bring it back for a refund. He seems to think he shouldn't bear responsibility for breaking it. He's citing the im poor card and can't afford to get it fixed. he says he layed it on it's back and dried it all out before switching it on, so he does admit it was covered in snow but not directly. His message was sent an hour or two after collecting it.
Its obvious he was desperate for a machine. I told him to wait until conditions improved but he insisted saying his clothes couldn't wait. I then said it was going to be difficult for me to help carry it due to snow and he said no problem he would be bringing a mate and no need for me to help. So I took zero part in the covering the motor, wiring and electronics in snow.
I've tried to indirectly tell him now 2-3 times that its his fault by saying it's clearly the snow which has damaged it. He doesn't seem to comprehend that he should take responsibility for it. Why would anyone invite someone to their home to sell them a broken machine?
I was thinking about refunding him as it's only £80 but it doesn't feel right. He knows where I live and he's seen my car's, etc. Which is why I was considering it as it wouldn't be worth the hassle should it escalate. However I do believe he needs to take responsibility for his own stupidity.
I even have a tumble dryer for sale I asked if he was interested in taking and he told me he had no more money. Oh and we agreed on £100 then when he turned up he asked best price and then when I didn't respond he offered £80 which I said okay then as I wanted it gone and couldn't bare going through the whole hassle of relisting for £20.
So it's not just eBay that you need to be careful on.
The indesit i owned for about 2 and a half years and was £300-£320 new. It's worked flawlessly in that time. However I no longer have the receipt but I believe had a 5 year warranty not sure what it covers or was registered tbh.
It was fully working when i used the machine just 2-3 days ago. My new machine is still in the wrapping. I thought why not keep using the old one until someone buys it and takes it away then I'll plumb the new one in. He saw my new machine still in its packaging. Had the old one been broken surely i would have plumbed the new one in and be using that instead?
So due to snow buyer couldnt collect on original day. I kept it for him. He picked it up yesterday and there was still 2 foot deep snow in places (I'm in Scotland). Whilst he and his mate were transporting it from my home to their car they placed it down in the snow at least 3 times. He even pushed it at one point in the snow for a foot or two. They struggled badly.
When they finally lifted it into the car and exposed the bottom by laying it on its side. The whole internal part of the machine. Motor and electronics the lot was covered in snow.
I pointed this out to them but they seemed oblivious. I then poked my head in and hand and pointed to exactly what I was talking about.
He took it home and it's now showing a motor fault. He now wants to bring it back for a refund. He seems to think he shouldn't bear responsibility for breaking it. He's citing the im poor card and can't afford to get it fixed. he says he layed it on it's back and dried it all out before switching it on, so he does admit it was covered in snow but not directly. His message was sent an hour or two after collecting it.
Its obvious he was desperate for a machine. I told him to wait until conditions improved but he insisted saying his clothes couldn't wait. I then said it was going to be difficult for me to help carry it due to snow and he said no problem he would be bringing a mate and no need for me to help. So I took zero part in the covering the motor, wiring and electronics in snow.
I've tried to indirectly tell him now 2-3 times that its his fault by saying it's clearly the snow which has damaged it. He doesn't seem to comprehend that he should take responsibility for it. Why would anyone invite someone to their home to sell them a broken machine?
I was thinking about refunding him as it's only £80 but it doesn't feel right. He knows where I live and he's seen my car's, etc. Which is why I was considering it as it wouldn't be worth the hassle should it escalate. However I do believe he needs to take responsibility for his own stupidity.
I even have a tumble dryer for sale I asked if he was interested in taking and he told me he had no more money. Oh and we agreed on £100 then when he turned up he asked best price and then when I didn't respond he offered £80 which I said okay then as I wanted it gone and couldn't bare going through the whole hassle of relisting for £20.
So it's not just eBay that you need to be careful on.