ROTTEN TRAILER TENT described as good!

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:mad: maybe its just my week for a run of bad ebayers!. last night i went too pick up a trailer tent as i drove past the front of the house immeadiately you could see it wasnt as described ; the main body cover was alive with mold as was the front storeage box cover!. . turned round at the end of the road and pulled up too view ; the guy came out of the house like a flash when we pulled up and promptly offered too hook up the trailer without letting me look at it 1st."Hang on i said just let me take a look thanx . at the back the trailer tent under the trigano badge the chassis was so rotten that i stuck my fingers straight through it ! on top of the storeage cover was a big puddle of water just sitting there ; at this point my wife walked off and got in the car ; i asked the guy too take off the cover too look inside ; "why mate do you think theres something wrong with it ? i havent got the room too put it up you know" ( cheeky plonker ddeee ummm bu**er me its mankey moldy on the outside theres plenty of room too pu it up...what do you think ?) reluctantly he too the cover off . its the sort of trailer that packs by folding the left side in 1st then the right ; on a quick look and i mean quick i was horrified ;on top was one of the bed boards wet through ... and cracked when i pushed at it the canvass too the sides was moldy a good even 2-3mm all the way down its side and the smell was a cross between the inside of my wellingtons when ive left them outside and a damp muddy dog; the sort of smell that you can y
taste for ages aferwards !.i said ime terribly sorry i cant give you my money for this and walked away gutted now . wanted too go away for the bank holiday may with the kids ; havent got an arm and a leg too spend at the moment ; wifey was crying with disapointment last night ; this item is definately not as pictured nor as described ; you couldnt tow it with the certainty that the chassis wouldnt fall apart ; it was just a about as awful as you could imagine; this ; It was only £350 ish ... not alot of money i know but alot too me and mine at the mo:( gutted

RHemmings

If it ain't right, don't buy it. Disappointing, but it sounds like you would have just wasted your money.

ethansmum

Hey, don't fret- I'm sure this happens all the time. Just thank your lucky starts you didn't get stung. I'm sure another one will be listed soon.

kazwookie

Well the good thing is you still have your money.

Sounds like you did the right thing to walk away.

eeeeeee

its just so upsetting though the mrs went too bed early . i just dont get why you would do that too someone. i would be ashamed too sell anything in that condition

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i just wonder if they are going too do a relist or a 2nd chance offer

Oliver14

I congratulate you OP you checked the item before you were willing to part with any money. Threads appear on here frequently with buyers not spending 2 minutes to check an item before pick up then complaining because it wasn't as described. It's nice to see someone with some common sense.

You did the sensible thing and there will be other trailer tents some in a good condition.

Chocmonster7

Well done on you for resisting being forced into taking the item but keep an eye on the seller incase he tries anything like a non paying bidder route to get his fees back.

trukdiver

Oliver14 wrote: »

I congratulate you OP you checked the item before you were willing to part with any money. Threads appear on here frequently with buyers not spending 2 minutes to check an item before pick up then complaining because it wasn't as described. It's nice to see someone with some common sense.

You did the sensible thing and there will be other trailer tents some in a good condition.

A big disapointment but at least you've still got your money. If you'd paid by Paypal it would have taken a while to get it back.

mikey72

Good for not paying.

I've always said my money stays in my pocket, if it's not as advertised I'll walk away, in spite of all the "you bid to buy, not to kick the tyres"
The only problem is how to miss getting a NPB stike, and the seller claiming their fees back.

durham_girl

Make sure you leave a neg, so when he relists hopefully prospective bidders won't be suckered in.