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Faulty items from an Auction?

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,928 Forumite
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    I have bought from auctions a few times. I was warned about the pallets of electrical stuff. Unless your handy with electronics then dont touch them with a bargepole.

    I bought a toy recently. All appeared to be in good condition and unused. I thought 40% of the retail would bring me close to 50% with fees.

    Got it a bit less than that. When i got it home i noticed the battery charger wires were a bit dodgy. Plugged into a circuit breaker and switched on. POP!.

    Oddly it didnt trip the breaker. Cut the battery connector off and used my universal smart charger that will do almost anything.

    Only spend what you can afford to lose.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

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