if he has it listed as working you cant blame him for the shipping damage. If you do end up going that route, I hope you dont rip him off and file a claim and end up keeping the A4000 and the refund. (its happened to me before..theres losers as sellers and buyers)
Do what others have posted to see if its something that needs to be reseated. I hope you know what you're doing and dont screw it up more. (I've had that happen to me also)
Totally disagree. If a seller is advertising that he will be selling and delivering a working system, that is what should be received. If he plans to pack it so poorly that you'll be lucky to get it in less than 30 non working peices, then that's what should be posted in the ebay listing and the price should reflect the fact that you may get a big pile of trash.
However, I would hope too that in a worse case senerio, the buyer would honest and return the equipment while getting a refund and not keep the money and the equipment.
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My first rule after more than 10 years on ebay.... expect a bad experience. It didn't used to be that way, but that's what it's become more and more. In the past year I've had my fill of buyers who complain for discounts and refunds. Seems to be a trend. Once they get the equipment and then say "there's a problem" how can you prove them wrong? I had one buy a laptop with a new drive less than a year old. I packed it in foam, boxed it, wrapped that box in foam, and double boxed it. You would have to drop a piano on it to think about hurting it. The buyer got it, then said the HD wouldn't boot. I found that hard to beleive, but how can I dispute it? I said fine, send the laptop back for a refund. They said "well could you just refund $50 instead and I can get a new HD?". I said fine just to end the painful deal. It would have cost me almost that to get it abck and resell/ship it, and I think some sneaky buyers relize that. This was the second such senario in a month. It's like become ebay discount shopping, get the item, complain, get a discount. Right after those last two transactions, I had one buyer who didn't even communicate at all after wining the bid. The first thing I got was a dispute from ebay. After 15 years of internet and ebay sales without a hitch, suddenly almost every transaction stinks there. Ugh, I'm through with ebay. Craigslist has been far better for me as a buyer and seller and everyone's been happy. You just have to cover all your bases. [Rant off]
Plaz
