Money Moral Dilemma: Should I sell a dress back to the seller for the same price I paid?

Mr5Micawber

At the risk of being cynical I'd wonder if she has discovered she could have sold the dress for far more and will instantly put it up for nearer £120 - which would be annoying for you.  If you hadn't liked the dress for some reason and asked for your money back would you have got it?

This is the risk buyers take whether with online auctions like Ebay or through a bricks and mortar auction house.  If you'd bought at a car boot she wouldn't have been able to do this so don't be guilt tripped about 'her' dress because it isn't - it is your dress now.

istorey

Your seller may have realised she 'undersold' and is spinning you a line to get it back! Sell it for as much as you can get!

SStitanic

No sell it for what you want. It's your dress now and you can do whatever you want with it. Her wanting it back is really not your problem. If it's ebay you can block people.  If it were me I'd block her as well. 

99sparky

It’s yours to do with as you wish. I’ve bought loads of items on eBay when the listing/photos/grammar/spelling haven’t been very good, then relisted them on a different id and sold them for more. 

She’s just realised she can do just that.

MDy50n

Basically, it's your dress, you can do with it as you wish. Personally, if I buy something I don't expect the seller to come knocking on my door asking for it back, even if they undersold it. If they did, I'd tell them to jog on.

There's a legal term for when you buy from privately e.g. not from a business bound by statue laws, "Let the buyer beware", which means if they sell you something that doesn't work or for more than it's worth, they are under zero obligation to refund you, it's up to the buyer to make sure they are getting something that works at the right price.  Not sure if there's a legal opposite, but ultimately, the seller should have known that it was worth more (or found out its value - not hard considering you can just search for the item on eBay or FB or any other sales site and it'll tell you the what it sells for) and if they undersold it, it's on them, not on you.

The decision is really down to your own moral choice. For what it's worth, I don't think you have a moral duty to sell it back for the same price. 

JJC1956

Lots of posts on here assuming that the original seller wants to buy it back to sell for a higher price, that is pure guesswork, she might genuinely miss it as it reminds her of someone special or a special occasion 😇

Anyway enough of this, there is no indication that the item was bought from eBay, I personally would put the dress on whatever sight at a price below the listed price of the other dresses listed at £120, this might speed up the sale of the dress, Just because something is being sold at a very cheap price doesn’t mean that it will actually sell, I know this from personal experience buying and selling on eBay.

If you decide to auction it on eBay, you need to allow for eBay commission, so start the bidding at £30 plus postage

catprofit

If there is a lot of interest in the dress let the auction run and let her know she is free to bid along with the rest. If not if you want to sell it back at what it cost you do so. After all you don't want the dress any more you get your money back after wearing it. A win win situation I say.
Although l would make sure fees and p&p is taken in to account.

KaelaLee88

Mad. I agree with other posters - she likely wants the dress back to re-sell for a higher price. I would advise her that you've started a listing for the dress and invite her to bid/purchase x

Frockoholic

Nice try on the previous seller's part bit it's your dress now. I don't approve of emotional blackmail, she is deliberately making you feel it's "her" dress when in fact she sold it. If she liked it that much she'd have kept it. 
Sell it at whatever price you feel comfortable with. Ignore her message, she should never have contacted you with that unreasonable request. Different if she'd offered the current selling price but she hasn't. 

REJP

No. I tried to just leave my reply as "No" but told I had not used enough characters.  I don't see this situation as a "Moral" Dilemma at all.