"Sold as seen" and "untested" item was faulty - does this warrant a neg?

custardy

yup i would say nearly all untested items are known faulty.
bid with the expectation of not working and if it does its a bargain(maybe)

Bill_Badger

I suggest that you do not leave negative feedback. If you do, you will almost certainly receive the same, and this will blot what may be your impeccable Ebay record.

Once you fall off the 100% perch, you can never get back on it!

frivolous_fay

Bill_Badger wrote: »

I suggest that you do not leave negative feedback. If you do, you will almost certainly receive the same, and this will blot what may be your impeccable Ebay record.

Once you fall off the 100% perch, you can never get back on it!

Sure you can You just need 2000 positives

Presumably you'd advocate leaving a negative where it's deserved, Bill?

jasmineswhiskers

dotchas wrote: »

I'd be tempted to leave positive saying "great item ,works perfectly"
That will confuse the seller(who without a doubt knew it didn't work) like h*ll and he will realise he might have got more for it:rotfl:

LOL - definately! :rotfl:

FloFlo

frivolous_fay wrote: »

Sure you can You just need 2000 positives

Does this mean if you have 2000 positives and then someone negs you that you stay on 100%.

charlottevwa

If i was you, i wouldnt bother leaving any feedback,... but do send the seller a message saying something like:

"Dear XXXXXX.
Received the item. It didn't work, but I opened it up, and fixed the fault very easily, there was just a loose connection, and all is fine now.
Regards XXXXXX"

If you send them a message similar to that, then they will be gutted, as they have probably gone out and spent loads on a new one that works... when that one could have been fixed easily.

ormus

i for one, wouldnt go out and buy 2 batteries just to test a flash unit worth maybe a fiver.
i would just sell it as is.

Avoriaz

ormus wrote: »

i for one, wouldnt go out and buy 2 batteries just to test a flash unit worth maybe a fiver.
i would just sell it as is.

Most homes are full of batteries.

It would be simple to borrow the batteries from a remote control or something else that uses the same size and type of battery.

Jakg

FloFlo wrote: »

Does this mean if you have 2000 positives and then someone negs you that you stay on 100%.

eBay rounds feedback to the nearest 0.1%, so yes i'd imagine it's possible.

StaffsSW

FloFlo wrote: »

Does this mean if you have 2000 positives and then someone negs you that you stay on 100%.

Yep, every 2000 positives, there is 1 neg in the bank before the 100% rating is affected.

As for the OP, my thoughts on leaving negs or neutral without prior communication is well documented... :rolleyes: , but i agree with others that "untested" is nothing more than a euphemism for "I can't get it to work". If you have access to equipment and the knowledge to repair cheaply then these listings can be a goldmine - the vast majority of buyers stay well clear but a friend of mine is not far off being mortgage free from buying faulty laptops via ebay, repairing them and reselling them. Many he can repair for just a few quid and a bit of well applied solder - but he does have a few grands worth of diagnostic kit at his disposal.