Ebay Dispute

[Beach Hut]

I am currently into week 4 of a dispute where I purchased something (MP3 player) and it was cheap chinese rubbish and not a Samsung as described in the brand name.

The seller stupidly gave me positive feedback for paying straight away and he got negative from me - doesn't answer messages etc.

Anyway the dispute is actually being dealt with by paypal as I used them to pay and Ebay directed me their way.

The goods have been returned and it currently says reviewing case.

Anyone any idea how long this takes till I get my refund ?

 

[Uncle C]

This is a fine example of life's equilibrium.

On the one hand you boast about making vast profits on shares (elsewhere) and on the other, how someone has turned you over.

Its the way life works, I'm afraid you'll have to get used to it.

 

[Mendoza]

it took about 3 days for ebay to come back to me to say that my dispute was in my favour, then it took about 2 weeks after that for my money to be refunded.

but i never got my goods posted to me, maybe thats why the process was quicker for me

 

[Beach Hut]

This is a fine example of life's equilibrium.

Absolutely that I will win

 

[Mrs Coach]

It can take up to 6 weeks, but eventually you'll get the refund.

I hope you kept the proof of posting for the returned goods, it may be something they ask for evidence of.

 

[Beach Hut]

It can take up to 6 weeks, but eventually you'll get the refund.

I hope you kept the proof of posting for the returned goods, it may be something they ask for evidence of.

Naturally as they wanted a tracking number to check it was signed for back but thanks for the tip (as I double check where it is)

 

[Gully]

A bloke at work was trying to expose exactly this type of practice on e-bay, but he went to war with Chinese people flogging fake electric guitars, not quite sure how well his efforts have worked though.

He kept bidding ridiculous amounts and then renaging on the sale, again I am not sure of the legality of this, he kept getting e-mails from vendors with lovely messages like: "you plick, you f**k up my sale"...charming.

Sounds like the problem might extend further than people trying to flog hooky fenders.

 

[Beach Hut]

It is a scam as they show a picture of a Samsung called it a Samsung but supplied a piece of cheap shit.

Seller sounds Asian and in Glasgow

 

[Gully]

A lot of people flogging fakes will change the name slightly, you could end up with a:

Scamsung
Bolex
Pony

 

[bhafc4eva]

Beachy did you pay paypal via a credit card?

 

[Ernest]

You should have stuck to TRIED and tested ENGLISH sellers

 

[Springal]

this happens alot. so much fakes on ebay.

Basically if <big corp> use a tiny factory in China to produce the stuff for a year, the contract ends but the factory carry off and just sell them off cheap. Either that or the ones that arent fit for sale, go in a big bin. This big bin mysteriously gets stolen every day and they end up on ebay

 

[Icy Gull]

Surely the feedback of dodgy sellers is a good enough warning? If they are dodgy the feedback will be shit no?

 

[Beach Hut]

Beachy did you pay paypal via a credit card?

Yes I did which is why they are handling the dispute

 

[glasfryn]

Ebay=shite

anybody who tries and sometimes succeeds to sell live animals on the internet is shite some companies will do just about anything for money.

 

[bailey]

It is a scam as they show a picture of a Samsung called it a Samsung but supplied a piece of cheap shit.

Seller sounds Asian and in Glasgow

I'm pretty sure this sounds like the same person I bought a USB hard disk from. The picture showed a VAIO logo on the casing and when it arrived it was a cheap knock-off that clearly had little to do with Sony. On opening the flimsy case I was pleased to discover a genuine Hitachi hard disk. On looking back at the eBay ad it was exactly as described and it didn't actually say anything about Sony. A bit naughty I suppose but they hadn't done anything really wrong.

Overall I like eBay, on the whole the sellers are good and where stuff like this does happen crappy sellers quickly get identified and sorted out. I'd rather buy from eBay and Paypal than create yet another user ID and hand over my credit card details again to another website from which I'm only ever going to make one purchase.

 

[Jimbo26]

I bought a PS2 controller a while back from a 'Power Seller' and within weeks it had packed up. The thing didn't have SONY on it when it arrived. Wankers out there !!. Power selling wankers!!

 

[DC Rules]

Beach Hut - what was the feedback on the seller when you bought it? Had others had problems before or do you think it was maybe just a one-off mistake? I'm not doubting that you checked it first, just wondering.

 

[Gully]

I guess it just depends what you buy, I would be reluctant to buy anything electronic from overseas and in particular somewhere like China, the website has kept me in razor blades and car aerials for the last couple of years.

 

[adrian29uk]

Ebay is crap. I wish the site would close down tommorow.

You are better off buying your goods from proper retailers on the web, not people that sell their shit after work.

If an Item is £10.00 more on Amazon I would still pay this than going through Ebay simply because of the customer service, delivery and guarantee.