Ebay problems.!!

rich1000

Hi I bought a pair of speakers from ebay that was described as used, but as new.. The reason for sale is he's moving out soon and thats why he was selling the speakers..
I offered the seller a £140 for them and he accepted and he ended his auction early..
I went to pick them up from the seller who lives just 10mins from me..
I tested them out the next day and found the tweeter of the speaker wasn't working.
So I phoned up the seller and asked for a refund.. He said it could be my fault that i had damaged the speakers.. And he wants to take the speakers to test them out - But then he'll have my money and the speakers Also he told he might be moving at the beginning of the week..

So I'm asking for advice here what should I do?

Is the seller trying to bump me or shall I get the police involved.. Or shall I go round demanding my money back?

greenstreetprince

i wouldnt get the police involved, its a civil dispute rather than a criminal offence!!

take them back over to his place, show him whats wrong with them and try and work something out between the two of you

rich1000

Yeah your right -

He wants to come to mine now to hear the speakers -

shall i let him?

greenstreetprince

make sure you have someone there with you incase he tries something odd, a few baseball bats for insurance too (joke!)

if he's willing to come over to your place then he's showing a willingness to resolve the problem, that can only be good

MrsTinks

So long as you feel safe letting him in you house... I WOULD say have some friends there that can hover in the kitchen having a cuppa or something very unthreatening! Make sure you're safe but also don't create a threatening situation

If you paid cash then definitely DON'T let him walk away with them... you have NO comeback! If you paid by paypal then he can take them unless you signed a "I have recieved these speakers" receipt. Because if he doesn't refund you then you can start a "non-receipt" dispute on paypal (IF you used paypal)

rich1000

Cheers guys thanks -

I'll call a couple of mates round just incase..

Sugar_Coated_Owl

How did it go?

rich1000

Hi Razor - the guy said he'll come round on monday to sort this out as he didn't have the money on him today..

He offered to come round today but I told him wait till he gets the money and bring it with him..

I'll keep everyone posted though..

littleoldme_2

why did you not test them before you handed over the cash ??

its one of the benifits of cash on collection.

rich1000

Hi Littleoldme,

I didn't test them out as he never had a amplifier to test them out on- it's only when i got home and tested them out the next day i realised..

littleoldme_2

i feel its one of those ticky ones.
buyer saying they damaged
seller saying they were fine.

i hope it all go alright for you and you and the seller can come to some arrangement