Help with ebay seller!!!?

Question

I got a bargain on an item in ebay and the seller was looking to get more money for it... They said that someone colored on the screens with sharpie when he wasnt looking. So i said i would still take them and he said that he was afraid to ship them??? (i can get sharpie off it...) So now he keeps asking me if i want a crappier version for more money... when i said no, he said he wanted to refund my money. Then i asked if i could have a picture of the damged ones and he said he didnt have a camera that he knew how to use. I would believe this, if in his last message he hadn't offered to take a picture of the more expensive version! what should i do. He is practicly begging me for to let him refund my money and not ship the item. I have never had this problem and dont know what to do!

Answer 1

sam s,

if you were smart, which i'm sure you are, you'd take the refund immediately.

how did you pay him? did you use a CREDIT CARD through PAYPAL?

once you are SURE you have the refund, report him as a Non Selling Seller.

and never bid on his items again.

if you leave him negative feedback, rest assured he will do the same for you.

leave NO feedback and move on.

if you are buying on ebay, ALWAYS
pay through PAYPAL and fund it with a CREDIT CARD.

then if anything goes wrong and PAYPAL can't get you a refund, you then have the option of filing for a CHARGEBACK through your CC provider.

PAY SAFE, STAY SAFE!

Answer 2

I have dealt with a bunch of people on ebay that have tried to screw me over. You can either file a claim with paypal saying what is happening and that usually scares the seller into fixing the problem or you can just let him refund the money. It depends on how you feel about it and the item itself. He seems like he just doesnt want to hold up his end of the bargain. So I would file a claim and that has always worked for me but they may just force him to return the money which he already offered to do.

Answer 3

sellers are oftentimes extremely advantageous yet some are horrid, i offered a digital camera off ebay for £20 it wasn't acceptable notch so I wasn't watching for lots even nevertheless it got here broken, I contacted the seller and he suggested it became into advantageous to deliver it back yet I had to get it to him by ability of Friday (this became into on the Wednesday) or he would not replace it. to return it by ability of then i could no longer deliver it recorded delivary (i be attentive to i became right into a fool) so sent it regularly occurring, on saturday I emailed him and asked if he have been given it and he suggested no, I asked him on the Monday and nonetheless no longer, yet he reported if I had sent it recorded a minimum of i'm going to have tracked it, (i did no longer tell him I hadn't) I reported him because of the fact I have been given not greater touch from him and not something became into finished because of the fact he hadn't broken any regulations as he hadn't suggested it his description 'finished working order'. no longer often ever use ebay now, and in basic terms with sellers I definitely have used till now and have confidence.

Answer 4

I'd take the refund, then after it was safely stashed in my bank account and had cleared, I'd leave him bad feedback. You'll have to condense it some, but can get the idea across.

Face it, he's lying to you obviously, but you aren't going to get the item for the price of your winning bid.

Answer 5

Ask him if he can take a picture of both sets of screens at the same time so you can compare them.

Answer 6

You need to explain this situation with eBay staff; they are the knowledgeable people who will assist you.

Answer 7

just move on and never bid on his stuff again.

dont leave him bad feedback or he will retaliate and give you bad too.