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AMLinington

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WBC valuations are a joke, they valued my old Merc at £130 ( not even scrap value ) and I sold it for £650

 

I have sold 4 cars on ebay over the last couple of years.

 

MK1 Golf (1.3i Converted )

Volvo V40

Merc C230

Mondeo TDCI

 

All 4 sales were totaly painless, easy and I got what I wanted for the cars.

 

The secret is a full long honest description with lots of detail, good photographs, etc.

 

Too often you see listings for cars with.. " Focus, Good for age ring 077678437634" and no other information what so ever.

 

Rob

 

Indeed. The quote from WBAC was a joke - I got £900 for the Vectra in the end.

Gibbo

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Its sellers I'm having a problem with at the moment - three purchases from private sellers (not businesses) and all lousy:

 

First was the F1 2013 game for the XBOX. Listed as being the more expensive "classic" version with the extra tracks. When it arrived it wasn't. Seller claimed it was Ebay's fault because it wouldn't let her update the listing. Got my money back but had to go through Paypal to get my return postage refunded.

 

Second was an XBOX controller - missing the cable. Seller claimed they didn't know it was missing (all they sold was retro gaming stuff) and as far as they were concerned was complete. completely ignored me and the resolution centre. Ebay gave me a full refund and let me keep it.

 

Final one was another stab at buying the F1 game again. This time the seller lived two miles away, he was quick to reply to my questions and happy for me to collect and pay either cash or Paypal. When the auction ended he changed his mind and said he wanted paying by Paypal. This caused problems because of the integrated postage. I said that I'd pay the full amount and he could give me the postage cash back. Once I'd paid he stopped responding or answering his phone. Ebay made me wait a week before cancelling the transaction, they wouldn't even give me his address so I could pop round and give him a smack, erm I mean discuss it in person.

 

But Ebay business sellers - mainly ones for selling car accessories - completely faultless.

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unixman_again

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Me too. I won some dumbbells from a private seller, which were obviously pay on collection. I contacted them and asked for their address, and received a reply "Text me". There are two problems here, which I pointed out. Firstly they didn't give me a phone number, and secondly I don't have a mobile phone. I said that I would be round on a specific evening, which they agreed to, and again asked for their address. Same reply as before. This went on for a bit, until they raised a non-payment case with ebay. At this point, I decided it just wasn't worth the effort and forwarded all of the emails to the complaints department, explaining that it was hard to pay when they wouldn't give me an address. Heard no more and AFAIK the non-payment case has been dropped.
fiza

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I've only had a problem with a seller once. I won a Cross Trainer. Local pickup- cash on collection. I stupidly trusted the person selling. tested the thing for all of 10 seconds and put it in the car. When I got home and set it up I found that after 10 minutes it started making a clunking noise on the right side as you pedal. Looked at the pedal, it has sellotape on it. clearly someone had tried to repair the clunking noise. Sent a message to the seller. No sorry didnt know anything about the sellotape or clunking noise and besides I tested it before I took it away. As I paid cash and didnt use paypal that was that!!!

 

I now have the damned thing sitting in the bedroom collecting dust as its too noisy to use. I shudder everytime I look at it and think of the money I wasted. I would put it back on Ebay but wouldnt want to do the same thing to someone else.

AMLinington

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I buy a LOT of fabric on Ebay for my various cosplay endeavours and have never had an issue. I always prefer to buy from businesses rather than individual sellers and other than fabric, I never pay more than £50 for something. @fiza You could relist it with photos and full details of the fault - someone with more expertise in Cross trainers might be able to fix it or get a spare part. If you are up front in the listing and people know what they are getting, you might at least get a bit of money back for it.
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LosOjos

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If you are up front in the listing and people know what they are getting, you might at least get a bit of money back for it.

 

^^^ This - I quite often scour for electrical items listed as broken first as there are some real bargains to be had if you know what you're looking for (e.g. I got a DS for £5 with a broken screen, cost me less than £10 for the screen and 20 minutes work, this at a point when a second hand DS averaged around £50)

jinnantonnixx

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I've only had a problem with a seller once. I won a Cross Trainer. Local pickup- cash on collection. I stupidly trusted the person selling. tested the thing for all of 10 seconds and put it in the car. When I got home and set it up I found that after 10 minutes it started making a clunking noise on the right side as you pedal. Looked at the pedal, it has sellotape on it. clearly someone had tried to repair the clunking noise. Sent a message to the seller. No sorry didnt know anything about the sellotape or clunking noise and besides I tested it before I took it away. As I paid cash and didnt use paypal that was that!!!

 

I now have the damned thing sitting in the bedroom collecting dust as its too noisy to use. I shudder everytime I look at it and think of the money I wasted. I would put it back on Ebay but wouldnt want to do the same thing to someone else.

 

Is it just the pedal? You can get a new set of bike pedals for under a tenner. (Watch the thread sizes, there are two common sizes).

fiza

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Is it just the pedal? You can get a new set of bike pedals for under a tenner. (Watch the thread sizes, there are two common sizes).

 

No it seems to be on the inside of the orange round bit (whatever you call it), see here Pro-Form 280 Razor Crosstrainer - Fitness-Superstore.co.uk

 

 

When the right pedal gets to the bottom its like its hitting something on the inside as it goes around. It doesnt happen if my daughter uses it but then again she weighs almost nothing!!!

AMLinington

AMLinington

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No it seems to be on the inside of the orange round bit (whatever you call it), see here Pro-Form 280 Razor Crosstrainer - Fitness-Superstore.co.uk

 

 

When the right pedal gets to the bottom its like its hitting something on the inside as it goes around. It doesnt happen if my daughter uses it but then again she weighs almost nothing!!!

 

Is it worth undoing a few screws to see if there is a loose bit somewhere? If it's useless anyway it can't hurt...

fiza

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Is it worth undoing a few screws to see if there is a loose bit somewhere? If it's useless anyway it can't hurt...

 

I did have a quick look by undoing some screws but the whole peddle and hand grip is all connected. I would have to disassemble the whole right side. I might attempt it over the christmas break as that is the only proper time off I get.

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jinnantonnixx

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Reheating the thread, but it's still very much on topic, so here goes.

 

Knock on the door this morning, large parcel at the feet the postie.

"What's this?"

The postie says it was returned.

A vintage computer I posted to an ebay buyer was returned this morning three weeks after sending it. I checked the tracking log and two attempts were made to deliver, on the third it was refused and returned to me. It wasn't opened, my packing tape is still in place.

 

So, if I understand this, the buyer paid for a vintage computer, I sent it, he refuses it, I keep the money and the computer? Or have I overlooked something?

 

Why on earth would somebody buy a very collectable bit of old tech and simply refuse delivery? This makes no sense at all.

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mjs_mjs

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I had one a few years ago when a buyer arranged for their own courier to collect, then took up a case with ebay when the courier delivered a damaged parcel - the pictures he sent me and ebay support the fact that it was damaged by the courier. They wanted a refund from me for the damage by their courier. now i let him take the case to ebay as it was his courier who damaged it and therefore not my responsibility. Ebay sided with me in the end but they still froze £400+ from my paypal account for 3 months which meant that I was in the poo for a bit.
Arthur

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write "refused" on the 3rd time, therefore it looks like the parcel gets returned, buyer gets a refund, and keeps the package.

How does a buyer refuse a parcel *and* keep it at the same time? Surely the courier wouldn't hand it over to the buyer if they refused delivery? :confused:

 

Usually the buyer accepts the parcel, removes whatever they purchased and then sends it back to the buyer filled with some old rubbish to make it look like the item has been returned and then get a full refund from the seller since eBay always sides with the buyer.

featured_spectre

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No, when they sign, they write "refused" in the signature, and when it comes to checking, the delivery company checks the signature, it shows as refused. Only way to prove that the person took delivery is a dashcam/film proving it. Amazon started having cams on vans to prove people are accepting deliveries now, because the fraud is getting worse.
Arthur

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No, when they sign, they write "refused" in the signature, and when it comes to checking, the delivery company checks the signature, it shows as refused.

That doesn't make any sense though. I could sign for a parcel as 'Mickey Mouse', but that doesn't change the fact the courier has successfully delivered the parcel. The tracking number would also show the address it was delivered to when entered on the couriers website.

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