Ebay Shenanigans

[crapstang]

A week or so ago I sold an eaton m112 blower casing on Ebay. Buyer had solid feedback, gave me the money right away, etc. A couple days after the blower case arrived, he files a complaint to the Ebay resolutions center demanding a refund due to the item being broken upon arrival. No big deal, I ask for pics of the damage to confirm it and get ready to deal with the USPS insurance. As soon as I get the picture, I notice it's a completely different blower casing. Mine was in great condition with minimal dust/grime/oil on it. The one that he sends had RTV, dust, etc covering it. Also, I packaged the casing exceptionally well (tightly wrapped in pillows, Saran Wrap, etc), and the damage that it has is obvious blunt force damage, not a crack from a drop in the mail.

What is the best move here? I've heard that Ebay sides with the buyer 99.99% of the time, even with solid evidence on the seller's end. I'll attach pics shortly.

[IHaveAMustang]

You are screwed my friend. Sorry to tell you this.

I had a buyer do the same thing for an original AK wood stock set. Offered nearly double what I wanted through a legit eBay "Buy it now" auction.

Once it gets to him, he immediately opens a case and claims there is a "crack" in the forearm. I fight it with pictures and state that this has happened to me before.

They sided with him, I got a different stock back and lost $100.

I refuse to sell on eBay now.

If you transferred the money out of your PP account, then you will just have a negative balance from there on out. But if your money is still there, they have already put it "on hold".

[JC316]

In my experience ebay fucks the seller six ways from sunday. The seller gets charged all of the fees and gets zero protection from asshole scammers. I've had a few cases go my way, but the majority of the time they side with the buyer.

Best thing you can do is explain it and show pics of your item and pics of what he sent back and hope for the best.

[crapstang]

That's what I'll do. I've never liked Ebay for this exact reason...

nismo_fairlady_zx is his user name.

http://www.ebay.ph/usr/nismo_fairlady_zx?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

[talisman]

You're boned.

[crapstang]

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.180731,-77.762029,3a,75y,13h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1svyFfdCgpJky_EE-EYvs0qQ!2e0!6m1!1e1

There's his house. You can definitely tell it's his, lol.

[inline 6]

Was is serialized in any way that you can prove for 100% even to an idiot that its not the same case? Reguardless, the first thing you do with paypal is pull any and all funds IMMEDIATELY and ALWAYS. Do this as soon as the payment hits even before the item is shipped. People have found ways to fuck people through the same channels that ebay has setup to prevent the fucking in the first place.

[crapstang]

^found out the hard way, ha. All funds are being removed now, however. Luckily, it's not much money, but it just pisses me off that the guy has to pull a fast one for a $200 part..

[GT Fanatic]

Was is serialized in any way that you can prove for 100% even to an idiot that its not the same case? Reguardless, the first thing you do with paypal is pull any and all funds IMMEDIATELY and ALWAYS. Do this as soon as the payment hits even before the item is shipped. People have found ways to fuck people through the same channels that ebay has setup to prevent the fucking in the first place.

if you're not a big seller, you have to wait up till 3 weeks before funds are available.

[GT Fanatic]

still try to file a claim through ups. last chance to save money.

[inline 6]

if you're not a big seller, you have to wait up till 3 weeks before funds are available.

That's simply not true.

[crapstang]

http://m.imgur.com/WFZImaX,0UvIQyB

Crappy pic he sent and only pic on my phone of the case prior to shipping it.

[shumpertdavid]

Looks like his case has been cut on where the ribs and bolt boss are more so than a break.

[DON SVO]

http://m.imgur.com/WFZImaX,0UvIQyB
Crappy pic he sent and only pic on my phone of the case prior to shipping it.

Looks like UPS drug the box holding your blower under a truck for a mile or so...

[Roscoe]

Maybe he needs to get a moving quote....