Yodel problem (again)!

Haggisman said:
Then they shouldn't be selling on ebay (or should pick a decent courier)
Click to expand...

Very true, I assume they use these unreliable couriers to save some money to make the selling price more attractive to buyers, but it does come at the cost of customers being provided with a poor service. I think generally people would be happy to pay a bit more for a quality service and more stress free experience.
 
Haggisman said:
Then they shouldn't be selling on ebay (or should pick a decent courier)
Click to expand...

You can argue that if you want reliable sellers that co-operate passed the payment screen, dont go buy on ebay :D

It is not right but it is the way of things. Its like going to a used car seller for the first time and expecting £2000 for a first car to be £2000 worth of car, rather than £700 with a £1300 premium for cleaning the thing and zipties they added to keep the dodgy bits together.
 
My only experience with Yodel involves them losing a laptop and the driver claiming he forgot where he put it but he "swears it is in this road"

I never saw it... Seller was left out of pocket because he generously refunded me.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
You can argue that if you want reliable sellers that co-operate passed the payment screen, dont go buy on ebay :D

It is not right but it is the way of things. Its like going to a used car seller for the first time and expecting £2000 for a first car to be £2000 worth of car, rather than £700 with a £1300 premium for cleaning the thing and zipties they added to keep the dodgy bits together.
Click to expand...

It is a shame though as there are sellers on there who will bend over backwards to help, but once you have a few bad experiences on there it tarnishes ebay as a whole and makes people more reluctant to use it IMO.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
You can argue that if you want reliable sellers that co-operate passed the payment screen, dont go buy on ebay :D

It is not right but it is the way of things. Its like going to a used car seller for the first time and expecting £2000 for a first car to be £2000 worth of car, rather than £700 with a £1300 premium for cleaning the thing and zipties they added to keep the dodgy bits together.
Click to expand...

Can't argue with that, but if that car then goes bang on the drive home, you (in theory) have some legal comeback against the seller (assuming trade) and they can't just wash their hands of their obligations because they "can't be bothered" :p
 
Acme said:
My only experience with Yodel involves them losing a laptop and the driver claiming he forgot where he put it but he "swears it is in this road"

I never saw it... Seller was left out of pocket because he generously refunded me.
Click to expand...

That's the thing, someone has to lose out in a situation like that and something tells me that that someone is rarely Yodel. :mad:
 
Haggisman said:
Can't argue with that, but if that car then goes bang on the drive home, you (in theory) have some legal comeback against the seller (assuming trade) and they can't just wash their hands of their obligations because they "can't be bothered" :p
Click to expand...

In theory but in reality the warranty and trade agreements are handled by another company that will argue wear and tear which is reasonable given the mileage and the fact that the 3 day college MOT course the dealer took allowed him to give the A Okay on the car before selling.

Warranties from them are literately worth the piece of paper they are written on and are just a way to get around trade laws and pass responsibility onto another person. You can chase it but in the end the vast majority of cases, it will cost far more than what you would receive and often the warranty company and dealership will get away with it.

The laws should be far stricter. When i first bought a car i went to dealerships in south London as they all seem to be located there. What crap holes they were, the guys there wanted to knock an extra £10 if i walked away without the warranty because that is how much it costs them to pass the warranty onto these third party companies. I normally take my MOT mechanic mate with me when buying to give a car a once over and the vast majority of the cars for the entry price range was just bought from an auction, ex write-offs with tons of issues.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
In theory but in reality the warranty and trade agreements are handled by another company that will argue wear and tear which is reasonable given the mileage and the fact that the 3 day college MOT course the dealer took allowed him to give the A Okay on the car before selling.

Warranties from them are literately worth the piece of paper they are written on and are just a way to get around trade laws and pass responsibility onto another person. You can chase it but in the end the vast majority of cases, it will cost far more than what you would receive and often the warranty company and dealership will get away with it.

The laws should be far stricter. When i first bought a car i went to dealerships in south London as they all seem to be located there. What crap holes they were, the guys there wanted to knock an extra £10 if i walked away without the warranty because that is how much it costs them to pass the warranty onto these third party companies. I normally take my MOT mechanic mate with me when buying to give a car a once over and the vast majority of the cars for the entry price range was just bought from an auction, ex write-offs with tons of issues.
Click to expand...

Any warranty provided (or not) is irrelevant. It's a legal protection which is part of the Consumer Rights Act. Anyway, this is going off-topic :p
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom