Would you bother?

TheBlueRaja · 04-05-2006, 20:03

Sold an item on Ebay recently, an old Mp3 player boxed and in great condition for which a guy picked it up for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£6.50 inc delivery.

Anyway - i get an e-mail from him saying that the rechargeable battery wasnt included in the sale. And im thinking - hold on - there wasnt one.

So i look at the listing again and it said, because i had copied the spec from another site, rechargable battery and charger included.

Doh!

However, this guy now wants the AA battery from me.

I mean - why? Would you bother, is this guy a total <insert expletives here> or am i wrong in thinking he's a <insert expletives here> for asking.

I would understand if it was some fancy rechargeable battery or the like, but a AA rechargeable when he's picked up an MP3 player for 6 quid is a bit of a joke IMO.

I should add he's getting the oldest crappiest piece of crap AA rechargable battery know to man sent to him second class tomorrow.

jellybaby · 04-05-2006, 20:09

I can see what you're saying, and I agree, but at the end of the day, it was listed.

Paul · 04-05-2006, 20:13

Unfortunately you listed it and the sale is a contract of sorts

Send him a junker "sold as seen" so he can't complain when it refuses to hold charge after a week

TheBlueRaja · 04-05-2006, 20:23

No - you missing my point, i realise i made a mistake in the listing and he's getting his battery.

But im asking - would you bother?

jellybaby · 04-05-2006, 20:24

in short...no

04-05-2006, 20:33

I'd bother, he has searched ebay for a bargain and found your mp3 player complete with rechargable battery. that could have been the deciding factor for him to bid, if your description had not said with rechargable battery, he may have decided to look elswhere? When I buy anything on ebay I expect whatever it is to be sent to me as described in the listing.

04-05-2006, 20:37

And as to why it's in current affairs .... ?

TheBlueRaja · 04-05-2006, 20:38

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

I'd bother, he has searched ebay for a bargain and found your mp3 player complete with rechargable battery. that could have been the deciding factor for him to bid, if your description had not said with rechargable battery, he may have decided to look elswhere? When I buy anything on ebay I expect whatever it is to be sent to me as described in the listing.

An AA recargeable battery was his deciding factor - i really, really doubt that.

04-05-2006, 20:49

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

An AA recargeable battery was his deciding factor - i really, really doubt that.

I doubt it too. Maybe he just didnt like the thought of being ripped off?.

martinlindley · 04-05-2006, 20:59

let me see would i bother about a rechargable battery with a 6.50 mp3 player eh no i wouldnt you can get about 20 for a pound from the pound shop lets focus on reality people and if you want to ask him for the mp3 player back if he aint happy i will but it from u for 7.50 ha ha

Jules · 04-05-2006, 21:16

I have to admit I wouldn't have bothered to be honest

NitroNutter · 04-05-2006, 21:16

To be honest I wouldnt bother even selling something like that on ebay that might fetch me a tenner if I was lucky. Way to much hassle for such a pathetic return, by the time youve had your ebay fees and paypa; fee took out, the local skip seems a better place if it really must leave your grasp or some charity shop.

04-05-2006, 21:22

hang on tbr, is it really the battery the buyer wants

Quote:

rechargable battery and charger included.

- I hope not, of course, but it would seem less petty???

me283 · 04-05-2006, 21:33

I had a really funny thing happen to me, selling an item on ebay. It was an old mobile phone, tatty, but still working. You know the sort - great as a backup if you ever need one.

Anyway, I listed it just like that, and a guy buys it for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£16.50. Then I make the mistake of sending it out before the cheque clears. He then sends me an email to say the screen doesn't work. Well, I check him out and it seems he is a bit of an amateur phone dealer/repairer, so I tell him that I checked it the day it was sent, and it DID work. Anyway, then he says that it does, but "not well enough", and it needs a new screen! And guess what, he wants me to pay him back ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 to do the job!

Anyway, I refuse, he threatens to stop his cheque, I advise him not to, but he does anyway. So I write to him (debt recovery was my job for a long time). He ignores it, and I sue him... and win. But here's the catch - I then apply to the court for what is called a Third Party Charging Order - it kind of freezes an amount in the bank account; you see, I had his bank details on the bounced cheque.

The end result: I end up being paid back the original amount, plus fees - ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£99.50... AND he had to pay the bank an admin fee of ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£55. What a tool!!

Now, in answer to the opening question, I would not bother. Similarly I didn't think my buyer would bother. But when he tried to take the p*ss it became a matter of principle, and an expensive one for him.

TheBlueRaja · 04-05-2006, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by homealone

hang on tbr, is it really the battery the buyer wants

- I hope not, of course, but it would seem less petty???

No its definately the battery, he said "unfortunately the rechargable battery is not in the box or the player".

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Originally Posted by Doger444

I doubt it too. Maybe he just didnt like the thought of being ripped off?.

So you think he's being ripped off? Even though he's getting the MP3 player on the cheap and the battery for 6.50?

Okay...

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Originally Posted by me283

I had a really funny thing happen to me, <snippy>

Class!

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