Returned PC returned to me

badbunny42

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for my question, but none of the others seemed quite righ either.

I bought a mini PC from an Amazon seller (in China), which arrived without a genuine copy of Windows on it.
After some Dialogue, and attempts to instal a genuine copy I returend it to the seller for a full refund (including return postage) to the address they provided.
Today, several months on, it came back to me again, uncollected by the seller.
Do I have any responsibility to try to return it again and can I be charged a second time if I don't?

HappyMJ

badbunny42 wrote: »

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for my question, but none of the others seemed quite righ either.

I bought a mini PC from an Amazon seller (in China), which arrived without a genuine copy of Windows on it.
After some Dialogue, and attempts to instal a genuine copy I returend it to the seller for a full refund (including return postage) to the address they provided.
Today, several months on, it came back to me again, uncollected by the seller.
Do I have any responsibility to try to return it again and can I be charged a second time if I don't?

You should never have been charged the first time. You can keep it and wait until they collect it.

Have you got your money back?

badbunny42

Update:
I just spoke to a former Consumer Direct adviser, who told me that since I returned it (and have proof that I did so) And that it was the seller who did not collect it, I can consider it a gift.

badbunny42

HappyMJ wrote: »

You should never have been charged the first time. You can keep it and wait until they collect it.

Have you got your money back?

Yes, they refunded fully when I returned it. The worry was that they may want me to pay again.
Thanks

HappyMJ

badbunny42 wrote: »

Update:
I just spoke to a former Consumer Direct adviser, who told me that since I returned it (and have proof that I did so) And that it was the seller who did not collect it, I can consider it a gift.

Isn't that after you've informed the seller and given them a reasonable period of time to collect...but yes I'd consider it a gift if you've got your money back.

You don't pay again. You just say the item's come back if you can organize a courier to pick it up I'll hand it over. They won't.

badbunny42

HappyMJ wrote: »

Isn't that after you've informed the seller and given them a reasonable period of time to collect...but yes I'd consider it a gift if you've got your money back.

You don't pay again. You just say the item's come back if you can organize a courier to pick it up I'll hand it over. They won't.

My Consumer Direct contact (Wife) agrees. She called me back to say pretty much the same thing. Give them an oportunity to arange collecction, but tell them that if this is not done wthin 14 days that I will consider it a gift.

zaax

Use Ubuntu as an operating system its at least as good as windows

http://www.ubuntu.com/

badbunny42

zaax wrote: »

Use Ubuntu as an operating system its at least as good as windows

http://www.ubuntu.com/

I was planning on Mint, I find it a little nicer than Ubuntu, but I haven't tried Ubuntu for a couple of years.

RumRat

They knock those mini PC's out for peanuts in China. They are probably no bothered about it being returned.

esuhl

zaax wrote: »

Use Ubuntu as an operating system its at least as good as windows

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Ubuntu's fine if you just want a load of pre-installed apps and don't want to customise or change anything. Otherwise it's a bloated, confusing mess. There are much better GNU/Linux distros, in my opinion.

It's definitely worth trying a few distros to see which one suits you best.