John pye deceptive add

Grumpelstiltskin

There is another auction house in Nottingham that sells returned items, is their description better?

A set of Apple Airpods 4th Generation, original RRP £99.99 (405-71) *This lot is subject To VAT

javixeneize

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82180482#Comment_82180482

yep, at least pictures are consistent.

im not after the AirPods anymore, im worried about what happens if i dont pay

RFW

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82180430#Comment_82180430

It's unlikely to be fraud.
If you want to see what your rights are, contact Trading Standards and see what advice they give.

There are different rules for auctions regarding consumer law but there are several caveats regarding when/if items were available to be viewed in person.

In this case, they do have the actual item in the pictures and it isn't really that difficult to look at more than one pic.

I'm no Airpod expert but a quick search tells me that price is too high anyway even for 2nd Generation. They're clearly seconds/returns and the price you'll end up paying including postage would be over £90 (it's about 50% buyer's premium and VAT on the knockdown price). You can get a guaranteed working renewed/refurbished pair for about £70.

On the £135 default fee, they may very well chase you for it but it's unlikely they'd do much more and I doubt they can charge you for more than the sale price.

javixeneize

quick update. They cancelled the invoice so they acknowledged it was deceptive

thanks