Thread: About to get shafted?

USPS Insurance is a bad joke.

Looking at the 2 pics there seem to be differences. On the pic from the buyer there is a nick on the end of the tail that don't seem to be there in your pic, and on your pic there seems to be a pit (for lack of better word) on the first 1 in the 11 that is not there on his pic. Looking at the pin on his pic there is a flat spot on the washer at one spot that is not on yours. Idk maybe I'm just looking too close trying to find differences so you don't get screwed.

Is it wrong that I feel a little better knowing I am not the only guy who has had problems like this come up? I would like to take this moment to thank everybody for their support and advice. Its comforting to hear, and much more constructive than the "meow" I get from my room mates.

Ebay has been called. and problems noted on my account, buyer has been instructed

"If you wish a refund, please return the razor and its original box. Please ship via a method that provides delivery confirmation at the very least, Upon its safe arrival I will inspect the razor and follow all Ebay rules regarding refunds."


If he returns it, I will inspect it closely. If I find evidence of tampering, I will simply refuse the refund, and allow things to play out. I will update again, when I know more.
Again, Thanks guys. Thanks much.

Earlier in the thread I saw that someone had written that they thought the bay did not allow seller to change pictures during an auction. I believed that to be true as well until yesterday. I was looking at a razor on the bay and noticed that a few of the photos was for an Engstrom and the others were for a make I'd never seen (it was a no-name blade). In a blur of things I almost set a snipe thinking it was an Engstrom. A bit later it was nagging at me since someone had already bid so I sent a message to the seller letting them know there were pics of 2 different blades. The seller responded today that he'd deleted the pics of the Engstrom. I went into the auction and looked and sure enough he had revised it and also sent me a note agreeing he'd messed it up. So apparently (from the Ebay message) a seller can revise the text as well as pics during an auction. Here's what I got from ebay...

The seller has revised the following item information:
Date Time Revised Information
Oct-19-13 13:30:15 PDT
Gallery
PictureURL: Pictures Added/Deleted
Description

The seller may make revisions during the listing period. However, the seller cannot change some of the information, such as format or duration of the listing. Learn more

As a buyer, you can see the item you purchased from the Purchase history page. Learn more

Either you misunderstood what was being said, or you are posting in the wrong thread. This was not about my changing a photo in my auction, it was about the person who bought the item, claiming it arrived broken, and sending me a photo of a broken scale on a razor. The contention is whether or not the photo they supplied me was a photo of the blade I sold, or photo of some other blade NOT the one I sold. They still have some time left to the process, so I am waiting patiently before I do a final update on this matter.

Sorry 'bout that - wrong thread.

Final Update

Time has run out for returns on the razor. As much as he complained that I shipped him a broken item, and asked for me to work with him on a refund of some of the monies, he never shipped the razor back, and he never filed a claim with Ebay or Paypal. I can only assume that he knew he would not get away with it once I had the razor in my hands to examine, and so decided to quit while he was ahead.
While I am sad for the razor, I am happy that in the end, I did NOT get shafted!
Thanks for all the input and feedback and support guys!

Hope you're right. Last I knew a buyer has 45 days to file a dispute, and then 10 days to escalate to a claim. Since he hasn't returned it, or communicated further with you, he probably won't. Perhaps he was hoping you would respond to the overture for "working something out" with an offer of a partial refund ? Anyway, all's well that ends well.