Ebay advice

[Jack]

Long boring post alert lol

Having a couple of problems on ebay at the mo, would appreciate some advice...

1 - Bought some nova parts back in April, and after not hearing anything for about a week I then had an email from the seller saying the item was damaged, would I like a refund. Said yes, and since then all I've had is a couple of replies to email reminders saying he'll look into it the following day, then nothing. No replies to recent emails - I'd give him the benefit of the doubt thinking he might not have access to a PC at the mo, but he's currently active on ebay listing more items! Paypal/ebay won't help as its over 45 days old, although ebay will look into it but charge me ?15 - the value of the items was only ?17! Anything else I can do aside from let it go and write the money off?

2 - I bought a "dvd game" when over in Oman, but when I got back to blighty realised it was in NTSC format (wouldn't work, so checked the box - says NTSC lol). D'oh! So I sold it on ebay. The winning bidder now says it won't work on his american PS2, has accused me of selling pirated games, and wants a refund - in the ebay listing I made it clear that it wouldn't work on any of my UK equipment so was sold as untested, and that I assumed it to be NTSC as thats what it said on the box. Although I put PS2 in the title, I hadn't explicitly listed it as a PS2 game; it does have the PS2 style info panel on the back (dual shock compatible, 1-4 players etc) but said on the front "DVD game" - so thats how I listed it. Full detail of the front and back of the box was shown in the listing. So do I give the guy a refund? For all I know it could be fine, he's just copied it and is trying to pull a fast one; but it could genuinely be duff - I don't know as I have no NTSC stuff to test it with!

[Stuart]

1. write it off, lifes too short to worry about ?17

2. sounds like you listed it explicitly as you could... therefore this guy is a chimp and shouldnt be using a US ps2 in the uk. Also in order to run a US ps2 in the uk it need chipping to run PAL to output to a TV here correctly... so his US ps2 isnt a NTSC one.

[Riggy]

1. send the boys round

2. send the boys round

lol just kidding mate , as stu said id forget about the ?17 but maybee leave bad feedback if you can still do

as for the game , id tell him to get stuffed as you advertised it as untested etc etc

[Jack]

What concerns me about the game one though is if he goes crying to ebay about it - saying its pirated - they'll probably take his side, force the refund, then remove my account as they don't allow pirated stuff to be sold... :mad:

...not saying it is pirated mind you as I bought it in a legit shop when abroad. But I don't have the equipment or knowledge to find out whether it is or not, let alone even play it (hence selling it!).

[Stuart]

umm refund the twunt then and relist with a huge disclaimer in the ad....

[Kinky Monza]

Have you got any kind of reciept for the game?

As said, write the ?17 off, or hassle the guy til he eventually replies and leave bad feedback lol

[Jack]

Yeah, somewhere, lord knows where though. It'll show up on my bank statement as I paid on card but that won't show the item.

Might just refund him, get the item back and relist it. Been told its a rare game anyway hence why it went for ~?40, so might be lucky and get that again.

[Stuart]

have you asked him if he can play NTSC games on his ps2 in the uk?..... odds on he cant (unless its been chipped, then he can get right off his tall horse)

[ade]

if you used paypal for the 1st item you can log a dispute with them - the ones I've logged I got a full refund less a couple of quid.


Who was the seller so we can avoid it in future...

[Jack]

Its over 45 days old so paypal/ebay refuse to do anything

Had an email this evening though, seller has at last refunded the money and apologised for the delay :)