Re: Dodgy Ebay seller - what to do?

Lionel wrote:

> >So how about you put aside the cosmetics, work something out and take some
> >****-hot photos.
>
> I'm just waiting for the guy to meet me halfway. So far, he's claiming
> that his description was accurate, that it never had a rattle, & that he
> has no obligation to me.

The ding in it is, to me, a prior event. The rattle is a very possible result
of the postage process. It could easily pick up a rattle without the packaging
showing any signs of damage. Ever seen how parcels are thrown around?

> Call me stubborn, but I don't like it when
> people try to scam me, & very few of them get away with it.

ok Stubborn, but imho it's not a big scam, although you didn't take a great
number of steps to prevent this, as I've outlined in another post.

> The bit that I'm really kicking myself about is that he only lives about
> a 20 minute drive from me, so after winning the auction, I asked to come
> take a look at the lens (before paying), & I stupidly let him talk me
> out of doing so. He obviously knew I'd back out of the sale if I got a
> look at the lens before paying.

q.e.d.

Cheers,
Andrew.




ahennell