Ever bought anything off eBay that didn't work

Buyer says "no returns" - is there any kind of insurance when buying electrical items on that site?

Is it worth the risk to pay half the price?

Also, what do people make of refurbs?

Posted By: Charles21 on June 21st 2013 at 13:59:40

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Ever bought anything off eBay that didn't work (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 21, 13:59:40
- Guy at work bought an Iphone 4 last month (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Jun 21, 15:02:36
  - Tell to go direct to PayPal, eBay are useless (n/m) (General Chat) - oh huckerby, Jun 21, 15:41:35
- ^^ just purchased a penis enlarger ^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 21, 14:57:51
- No Backsies (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 21, 14:56:20
- "No returns" not applicable if the item is not as described in the listing. (n/m) (General Chat) - HairyBobbingManAss, Jun 21, 14:48:43
- I'd have thought you're covered by Sale of Goods Act (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 21, 14:09:38
  - easier to use against a company than an individual online (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 21, 14:12:30
- As a seller Chaz, go to ebay, they side with the buyer no matter what (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:04:36
  - checked my purchases out lately? cunt! (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Jun 21, 14:28:56
    - FUCK OFF SELWYN (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 21, 15:00:54
    - blimey, blast from the past. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 21, 14:40:13
    - Match-worn James Scowcroft shirt? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 21, 14:31:10
      - vmt^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Jun 21, 14:32:15
  - Very much this, I don't bother selling on there now it's a joke (n/m) (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jun 21, 14:13:58
    - To add some balance, i recently sold a broken-screen smartphone on there (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 21, 15:05:39
      - Yeah, when it's like that it's fine. I just seem to have had a really bad run (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jun 21, 15:17:48
    - It's possible I won't sell something over ?50 again now (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:20:39
      - Did they stop sellers leaving bad feedback against buyers? (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 21, 14:23:10
        
        yep, not allowed to say anything bad about a buyer (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:40:25
        
        That irritates me greatly (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jun 21, 14:49:26
        
        That's the other thing, ebay quite often set the postage charges. Which is fine (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 15:00:56
        
        Yeah, agree with everything you say.. It's unbelievably stacked against the (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jun 21, 15:13:27
  - I think it's too well known that this is the case too. I sold something recently (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:09:28
    - that's a disgrace (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 21, 14:13:14
      - ebay is riddled with scammers (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:14:14
    - That happened to me once (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 21, 14:11:40
      - If their line is literally that the seller is in the wrong (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:13:11
        
        Like you say, just as long as people are bidding and buying (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jun 21, 15:20:19
  - really? (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 21, 14:06:43
    - Open a dispute, you'll win it (n/m) (General Chat) - mrleelee, Jun 21, 14:15:46
      - vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:16:31
    - It probably means no returns if working (General Chat) - pants, Jun 21, 14:11:38
    - they can say no returns all they like... (General Chat) - jAC, Jun 21, 14:10:38

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