Ebay dispute - Worst deal I ever had ...

[monami]

wow. you guys are inexperienced. if something is faulty tell the seller straight away. if he says return it. ask who pays postage. you'll get some crap that all ebayer sellers expect you to pay for his shoddy goods. usually they don't respond. if they don't respond they are in your trap open a dispute where they won't respond (as usual.) 20 days pass ebay gives money back and postage costs. you keep the item. don't leave feedback unless they have.

recent disputes of mine...

1. pirated guitar studio 2 and audio effects. (stupid seller wanted me to send it back after i won the dispute. which is probably illegal!) before hand he did nothing to help and said he bought it on ebay so why should i get my money back. i left no feedback as i felt he was an antagonist.
2. faulty usb phone cable. expected me to pay for a return. i opened a dispute. he promised he would pay return postage. he didn't but i knew he was a liar anyway. i left no feedback. he was an antagonist.
3. brand new psp battery from china. dead! won't charge or power on. expected me to post it back. opened a dispute. got my money back. he left poss feedback. i didn't bother.

and many many more!!!

[monami]

"It's nothing about being inexperienced, just a matter of picking the right battles. In my cases I have confronted the sellers, and all say that I have broken them myself, so it's my word against theirs, even if I would have involved ebay or not."

from where i sit it seems you are not going about things the right way. it is always your word against theirs no matter what. but paypal disputes get judged. usually a guilty man won't put his side in these disputes. thats why you get the money back if they don't try to resolve the issue. if it is faulty and you know it came faulty. it is the seller who thought "it's broke. i'll ebay it. he he!" or the postal service. you need a refund. and maybe if the seller is 100% he will try to resolve it with the postal service for you as  he should get a receipt for postage like i always do. it costs nothing. i have had about 20 faulty items in my time and of all the disputes. paypal has found in my favour. the money comes out of his account not paypal. and so doing disputes is the only way of keeping the idiots honest. because they loose out + postage...
 
don't leave feedback till you are happy.

[monami]

you mean you won a dispute and had no money back? then why did you leave it there? :roll:

[monami]

@Xamiche

no you're a little off there. :crazy:

[monami]

@doctorq

i've had them close a ebay account but even then a paypal account is still open. it seems i'd need to see all the facts in that case. don't know what you bought etc or value or they're seller ratings. i'm pretty on the ball with scammers.

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"PayPal and eBay isn't as flawless as you make it out to be."

"flawless." not my words.

[monami]

"No, not your words, but you describe it like all you have to do, is to open a dispute with eBay, and you get it like you want it. Basic fact is; that's not how it works."

it's all i've had to do! alot come down to initial communication with sellers. but scammers are scammers. did you tell paypal of the closed account and the fact you won the dispute.
also some of the people in the thread seem to be trying to punish the seller and have gotten very irrational in communications with the sellers. with experience you have to put this kind of thing behind you. and go on your rights.