I just bought a PB from a member here that is a newbie and everything went well until I got the PB which it had a dent near the firewire port. Now before anything was talked about I asked him for some pictures of it and I looked at them and saw no dent on it. I did pay him with PP and I also said I would include a firewire drive in the deal and would ship when I got the PB. Do you think I should send him the drive? Even though he did not tell me about the dent and the missing restore disks he a said he would include.
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There is a reason why you have to have 100 post before you can sell stuff in the marketplace.Reflow said:
Don't give him the drive.
Not yet anyway.
See if he has an explanation first.
Discuss it with him. I recommend the Paypal dispute method. It pisses people off but it gets there attention.
It doesnt harm them in anyway, it just allows paypal to have a record of the proceedings in case there is a problem.
If he gives you trouble escalate it to a claim. If you work something out simply close the dispute.
Explain to him what it is for in the first message so he knows what is happening.
It doesnt harm them in anyway, it just allows paypal to have a record of the proceedings in case there is a problem.
If he gives you trouble escalate it to a claim. If you work something out simply close the dispute.
Explain to him what it is for in the first message so he knows what is happening.
Reflow said:
Yeah it sounds like it was that way from the start, or he did it will boxing it up.
Ask him to get you the reinstall disks. If he can't then ask for some money back on the sale for the dent and the disks. Once that is done. Send him the drive.
The seller did not represent the item as "new", 'Like New" or "flawless", did they? It was clear it was a used machine?
Two possibilities.
1) The dent was there in the photos; you didn't see it, and accepted the deal as presented. Assuming the seller did not intentionally hide the dent, and that the dent is cosmetic and doesn't interfere with operation, this is your oversight. You should keep your end of the bargain.
2) The dent was not there when the seller shipped it, but was damaged in shipping. Regrettable, difficult to prove to the shipping company, virtually impossible to collect on, and assuming it was adequately packaged, then NOT the sellers fault. You should keep your end of the bargain.
A remote third possibility.
3) The PB had no dent when the pictures were taken, but the seller damaged the machine prior to sending it. (or the seller intentionally hid the dent in the photos) The seller should make some accommodation to you.
Two possibilities.
1) The dent was there in the photos; you didn't see it, and accepted the deal as presented. Assuming the seller did not intentionally hide the dent, and that the dent is cosmetic and doesn't interfere with operation, this is your oversight. You should keep your end of the bargain.
2) The dent was not there when the seller shipped it, but was damaged in shipping. Regrettable, difficult to prove to the shipping company, virtually impossible to collect on, and assuming it was adequately packaged, then NOT the sellers fault. You should keep your end of the bargain.
A remote third possibility.
3) The PB had no dent when the pictures were taken, but the seller damaged the machine prior to sending it. (or the seller intentionally hid the dent in the photos) The seller should make some accommodation to you.
