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Been buying more stuff off ebay lately, trying to reduce Amazon use. In the last few weeks I've had a book described as A1 condition arrive absolutely shagged, a pair of new kids sunglases arrive as well scratched up adult specs in the kids box, and today an adult hat arrive in kids size in wrong colour.
When I've complained they just issue an immediate refund. But they must make money. Do most people just shrug and let it go?
The book will likely be a professional seller doing thousands of books a day. Every so often one will be graded wrong or the wrong one will be sent. The margin in second hand books is tiny it's not worth the time let alone cost to do more.
Ditto the hat.
Glasses, who knows though difficult to know what you bought in comparison with what you received from that description.
Glasses were advertised asbrand new kids cycling glasses. Includex a fuzzy image but went off brand, model and box shown. What arrived was the box with well used adult glasses of different brand. Bizarre!
Ah, 100:1 that's an unopened return and someone has scammed the seller.
Bought kids glasses.
Claimed via ebay.
Returned crappy old adult ones.
Refund issued on receipt
Item resold.
Probably the sellers are the same ones you'd be buying from on amazon just through a different fulfilment centre.
Probably the sellers are the same ones you’d be buying from on amazon just through a different fulfilment centre.
this, seller on Amazon wouldn’t ship to my location (N.I), same seller on ebay did…
I get it the other way, second hand item on Facebook listed at £25 or best offer, 6 times I've offered them £20, each time turned down, each time zero other offers or bids, each time just relisted. Give it to me for £20 you nob.
I had it recently - bought an iPhone that was advertised as having 'original Apple box'. It arrived with an Apple box, but it was for an SE, not an 11 so the phone wouldn't even fit in the box. I spoke to the seller and they said 'tough, it was shown on the photograph' – yes there was a photograph of a phone next to a box but how I was supposed to know it wasn't the correct box is beyond me.
Anyway, I involved Ebay and did actually get my money refunded.
how I was supposed to know it wasn’t the correct box is beyond me.
who even wants the box?
Give it to me for £20 you nob.
eventually someone will pay £25. not you though it seems.
I used to sell bike bits on Ebay back in the early days - I always turned down offers to sell at £xx on 2 principles 1) it is an AUCTION sight, how hard is that to parse 2) it is a massive time suck dealing with the admin and negotiations and worth the hit of perhaps the odd time making a couple of pounds less.
Vinted is hilarious too. I have stuff listed at £2. No, I will not take £1.50 for it. Have some dignity!
who even wants the box?
It was just because it was a present (you a premium for phones off Ebay when they are all boxed up with accessories so there was no way I was going to let that one go).
My brother buys and sells a load of stuff on eBay and has been through similar - bought stuff advertised as perfect condition etc for it to arrive knackered. He actually had his eBay account suspended a few years ago for the number of disputes he was raising... no come back to the sellers flogging crap but as a buyer expecting something as described, he got punished.
I bought something a month ago that was described as Excellent++
When I questioned why the item had scratches and marks on it he pulled some condition categories out of his arse. Apparently no scratches or marks = Mint, some signs of use = Mint- and this item was therefore Excellent++
Basically don't trust the sellers appraisal of condition...
Ultimately ebay will force them to refund you if you are not happy with it.