eBay Dilema

2003-07-30 Thread Anton Browne
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

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2003-07-30 Thread Keith Whaley
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

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2003-07-30 Thread Mark Roberts
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

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2003-07-30 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
In like situations, I have found the full refund route (cancel by mutual agreement) to be the most successful overall solution. Not always the most profitable, but it will usually move you to high ground and often put pressure on the buyer to play it straight. My recent daily work routine

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2003-07-30 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 07:16:01 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Offer a full refund (as you did). Tell the buyer that's how you do business and there are no other options. Send it back or keep it, no partial refunds given! (Oh, and by the way, just where was that defect so I can check for myself.)

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2003-07-30 Thread T Rittenhouse
:33 AM Subject: eBay Dilema 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

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2003-07-30 Thread Mr. Kane
AB, It sounds to me like the seller is looking for a way to get 20 pounds less than he BID for it. If you can live with paying for shipping both ways, get the lens back from him and give him his refund. Relist the lens. You may even want to tell the seller you'll only refund shipping

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2003-07-30 Thread Tonghang Zhou
I wouldn't be so categorical about this. It's very common in my experience, especially with eBay bulk sellers, that they don't inspect or have the knowledge to examine the items they sell properly. Compromising a settlement is perfectly acceptable to me. I once bought a winder which had its