I sold a old Panasonic video camera (vhs).. very nice, worked perfect when I had it tested a few months back. I sold it for $228 on ebay. Well I had one ebayer ask if I guarantee no DOA, so I said that it works fine and that if he'd like we can put shipping insurance on it so he/they agreed and they won for the $228 + shipping. Well after they get it they claim that white balance isnt working "I think"..so I asked them "do you know what you're doing" to which they replied they've used these cameras for "14 years"...so they take it to a shop which said " the CCD Board and the video amp circuit need replacement" and the cost is $260, well they want to keep the camera and paid $260 for it to be fixed.
So I said basically they should have contacted me so I could have had it fixed for basically parts cost (a local shop owner is a friend of mine) but I also said since the camera checked out fine here AND my auction stated AS-IS with no warranty expressed or implied that I wasnt inclined to help with anything at all. They said pay $114 (half the auction) and they'll be ok with it. I said that it had to have been damaged in shipping because it checked out fine here but they said, no the repair shop said it wasnt damaged in shipping. Kinda got me to thinking that, did they have a camera like this one and are trying to pull a fast one on me?
Comments, suggestions...
PS. and just because i'm a moderator dont say the politically correct thing. need honest opinions.
