Sale or Goods Act/Consumer Rights (Part 2 to avoid hijacking Feeks thread)

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bought an adaptor to allow me to use Apple Carplay wirelessly from the following website

https://cplay2air.com

It seems to have been shipped from a UK Address based in Reading and whilst it is priced in dollars, it auto converts the price to GBP when browsing.

I have since changed my mind and decided that using the cable isn't an issue, the box hasn't been opened and so i emailed about the returns process, accepting i would be liable for the return postage.

They have come back stating they charge a $25 restocking fee and given me a returns address in China and advising me to put a declared value of $15 for customs purposes.

I'm just trying to work out what my rights are before getting into a discussion with them. I'm not sure whether i can argue against the restocking fee due to them not being UK based and whether the above legislation applies.
Similarly i'm not sure if i have grounds to complain about the return address being in China. At no point on their site does it mention China and the fact it's been shipped from somewhere in the UK seems like that should be an option for returns postage also.

Any help would be great.

Cheers
 
It was probably shipped from a fulfilment warehouse that deals with lots of companies (like 3rd parties fulfilled by Amazon). They just hold the product on behalf of the 3rd party and ship it to where the 3rd party tells them to.
 
Their return instructions sound shady
Asking for you to vaue the item at $15 and only refunding when they receive the ite back.

What if it goes missing and the item. Is worth more than that, yer stuffed surely
 
Would probably be less hassle to sell it on.

Haha it's tempting!

Fortunately i bought through Paypal so can reclaim the return postage and i figure providing i have tracking info any issues with not being refunded in full should be taken care of.
 
T&Cs doesn’t mean it’s legal.

I would say on my T&Cs that I don’t accept returns, that doesn’t make that legal either.

The question is whether they are in scope of U.K. consumer law or not.
 
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