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Damn eBay!
- Thread starter Mudfoot
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I have had a couple issues recently (selling and buying) but so far I'm willing to hang in there. Was your ebay post "as-is" or "used"?
Good Luck Mr. Mudfoot. I would fight it if I were you. You have documentation that nothing is wrong with the unit - and just changing your mind (buyer) about wanting to keep and item is not a valid reason for a return .... much less falsifying a return.
Several years ago I sold a Tweety Bird D104 that I made and the guy tore into the Tweety Module wanting to ..... whatever. So the Tweety stopped working because he messed with it and he wanted to send it back. eBay let him of course - but then I made a Counter Claim that the guy messed with it and I sent in pics showing how I send them and how I got it back. eBay refunded my money back to me and let me keep the mic, which I already had back. So I fixed it and sold it again ..... made Double the money on that item.
You have to be extremely shrewd and careful on eBay now. Examine sellers carefully before buying looking for bad feedback/scams. Also, this past year my state made internet cos. pay sales tax so now there's tax on what I buy there which makes eBay and Amazon less attractive.
Yeah eBay has pissed off a lot of people and has been losing business for years ..... I sell far less often on there but still do some buying. Almost always will be a new item and not taking too many chances on used stuff.
Several years ago I sold a Tweety Bird D104 that I made and the guy tore into the Tweety Module wanting to ..... whatever. So the Tweety stopped working because he messed with it and he wanted to send it back. eBay let him of course - but then I made a Counter Claim that the guy messed with it and I sent in pics showing how I send them and how I got it back. eBay refunded my money back to me and let me keep the mic, which I already had back. So I fixed it and sold it again ..... made Double the money on that item.
You have to be extremely shrewd and careful on eBay now. Examine sellers carefully before buying looking for bad feedback/scams. Also, this past year my state made internet cos. pay sales tax so now there's tax on what I buy there which makes eBay and Amazon less attractive.
Yeah eBay has pissed off a lot of people and has been losing business for years ..... I sell far less often on there but still do some buying. Almost always will be a new item and not taking too many chances on used stuff.
Well it sounds like he bought this amplifier with the intention of violating FCC regulations. HAM radio operators are well within their right to purchase and sell RF amplifiers. It does not have to be certified for ham radio use if it is bought as used equipment. Radios might be held to a different standard.
Oh how well I know this, just had this happen to me as well.
Listed a Galaxy 93T on eBay. Had recapped it with quality caps, full alignment, new faceplate & bezel, knobs, meter & light, LED’s for the channel and frequency display. Totally reworked this radio as I planned to keep it for myself but needed some cash so I listed it.
Listed it totally cheap, was losing money. This punk makes me an offer, I’m in a bind and accept it. Well, 2 weeks go by and he filed for a refund, mind you it was listed as parts/not working and no returns or refunds. Ebay didn’t care. I also have flawless feedback from many radio sales.
So I go through a huge debate with eBay and they say to accept the return. I cave in and do that, pay for return shipping but first I contact the punk buyer. Tell him I have video of the radio working flawlessly and photos of all my work, no answer.
A month goes by and no radio. Contact eBay and tell them it’s time to close that crap, the game has been played long enough. They tell me I have to wait and refund the buyer when I receive the radio.
Much cussing at eBay. Nasty return emails to them and some threats. I tell eBay I’m not refunding him no matter if he sends it or not. I move my money out PayPal, cancel the credit card backing my account, move my money out my checking account and laugh at eBay. I tell them to refund him and I’ll enjoy my radio. I told eBay where to go and that I’d never sell there again.
Next morning I get an email from eBay saying the case was closed without refund to the buyer. I’ve not seen the radio yet, been 2 weeks. Sorry for the long reply.
You put the DARKSIDE mumbo jumbo on his little Ewok ass!
In all honesty, if it did show up, I’d send it back to him as long as I was positive money wouldn’t be taken from me. And since I changed all that, I’m pretty sure. I wouldn’t keep it even though I should just to teach him a lesson, two wrongs don’t make a right.
Then again, the Dark Side does have a way of changing your perception of what’s right and what’s wrong. Just saying...
Then again, the Dark Side does have a way of changing your perception of what’s right and what’s wrong. Just saying...
Ebay is a good place to buy and sell. They just need to get rid of / weed out the A-hole's that are ruining it. Unfortunately, that looks like it is never going to happen.
Their fees are ridiculous. Seems they offer little seller protection where it’s more towards the buyer.
I agree with this well. A couple of months ago my monthly charge was over $400.00. I had enough of that.
Absolutely. I think the fees are crazy. I've been trying to sell locally. It's difficult, though. The COVID crap has been shutting down hamfests. My most favorite fest is next month. I imagine it'll be canceled.
