Seeking Advice on Damaged Sofa Purchased Off eBay - But Stupidly Paid Outside...

[bigmike20vt]

on the bright side if you do not get it sorted, hopefully that will be repairable. We had a similar issue with our sofa and it cost £100 to get a local person come out, collect it and take it back to a workshop to repair and then drop off again . Some may even repair it on site.

i know its not ideal, but if you have offered £120 to reject it then in the end there may not be much difference to you anyway. I know you have said the seller has offered to try to get fixed which is great but just in case not, at least you can consider a repair.

a lot of sofas its as simple as a piece of continual S shaped wire which is clipped from the back of the sofa to the front, there are probably 4 or 5 of them, and 1 or more has snapped. you can even fix yourself if you have a look and this is the case.

something like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metre-Flexcord-Upholstery-Covered-Springs/dp/B09GG18JLP

 

[rIcK]

Op did your wife sit on the left side at any point? Just wondering.

This made me laugh.

 

[the shadow]

Looking good so far.

 

[Maccy]

Looking good sofa.

Fixed

 

[Jono8]

If you're spending that much, why not just buy something from a proper retailer where you'd have a lot of come back?

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

If you're spending that much, why not just buy something from a proper retailer where you'd have a lot of come back?

I think the 700 quid is for the sofa not the potential repairs or delivery. That's the cost for the sofa. Have I misread this whole thing? LOL @me if true :/

 

[rIcK]

If you're spending that much, why not just buy something from a proper retailer where you'd have a lot of come back?

Hindsight is a great thing... Trust I me know at this point.

 

[rIcK]

I think the 700 quid is for the sofa not the potential repairs or delivery. That's the cost for the sofa. Have I misread this whole thing? LOL @me if true :/

That's right. But he's saying £700 is too much for a second hand one.

 

[adam cool dude]

Crack on with life. Find a carpenter or something to come out and repair it and get on with life.

This world is full of grifters. Get their address and put a brick through their window as compensation .

 

[Haggisman]

I think the 700 quid is for the sofa not the potential repairs or delivery. That's the cost for the sofa. Have I misread this whole thing? LOL @me if true :/

That's their point - if you're paying £700 (which is new sofa money) for a sofa, then get it from a proper shop, not dodgy Dave Emma who is "not a shop", and clearly a scammer trying to circumvent Ebay buyer protection.

 

[adam cool dude]

Is that picture of Emma the same as the person who delivered it to you?

 

[jpaul]

if the communication is not already acrimonious - re pursue getting them to take it back for a agreed positive feedback on ebay;
otherwise what was declared transaction value in ebay full amount - just the bank transfer ? were they trying to reduce tax liability (take it off the books) , to offset delivery - could be an angle.