I'm with Frank on this one! You did offer a refund and he refused to do it, right? Either - - or. No in between. Give it back in exchange for his expenditures, or keep it as-is.
keith frank theriault wrote: > > Hi, Anton, > > Did you sell the lens "as is"? If so, you have no legal obligations to him. You > described the lens as accurately as you could. > > That being said, I think you've offered to do the honourable thing: a full refund > (including his postage back to you. That way, you get the lens back, you can > examine it, and re-list it if you want. > > No way would I offer the guy a discount. Sounds like he's trying to scam some money > out of you, after he agreed to a price. You have no way of finding out if this guy > is on the up and up - even a "report" from his repair shop can be faked. In fact, > I'd wait until I have the lens in my hands before I send him his money back. > > If he wants to keep the lens, well, he paid for it, he's got it. > > I say refund, or keep the deal as is. > > regards, > frank > > Anton Browne wrote: > > > I recently sold a lens on eBay, when the buyer received it he said there was a > > tiny bit of fungus on the front element which could only be seen at the right > > angle and that if he sold the lens he wouldn't get what he paid for it (a strange > > thing to say in my opinion). I checked had the lens thoroughly when I first bought > > it and before listing it on eBay and didn't notice anything at all... it is > > possible I missed it of course. I immediately offered a full refund including > > postage costs for the return of the lens. I got a reply saying that he'd taken the > > lens to a camera shop and they said it wasn't fungus but a slight parting of the > > elements and that it wouldn't affect pictures. The buyer then said if he sold it > > he would still get less that the bid price, clearly indicating that he wanted me > > to give him a rebate of �20 or so. > > > > What should I do? I usually notice the tinniest marks on things and maybe this is > > a scam; simply a way of getting some money back. On the other hand I could have > > missed it and the buyer is being genuine. > > > > AB
