ebay seller request - what would you do?
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10% under normal used pricing for the item. Not great but I needed (read wanted) one for the Xeon D platform.
It was not called out, but it is visible.
I am just thinking, #1 who really cares if you have two and sell either? #2 If I send back, how do I know I will get anything back? #3 I have a drive in hand and that is a very odd request.
Maybe I will throw it in a test rig tomorrow just to see if it works.
If you think it is hot have them cancel it and give you a refund.
Otherwise keep it... swapping is just asking to get screwed.
Could be a genuine mistake ... maybe he just realized he didn't erase the contents and there is personal data on there ?
IMHO, if you were to honor the request, ( and on the "bird in the hand" principle ) then asking the seller to ship you the replacement item for verification/testing along with a pre-paid return shipping label would not be unreasonable.
IMHO, if you were to honor the request, ( and on the "bird in the hand" principle ) then asking the seller to ship you the replacement item for verification/testing along with a pre-paid return shipping label would not be unreasonable.
Start a dispute with paypal and state exactly what the seller requested, and your resolution is him refunding 100% and you shipping back.
Seems to work for me when sellers want to play games. I've stopped trying to be nice, some sellers just want to drag it out and hope you forget too.
Seems to work for me when sellers want to play games. I've stopped trying to be nice, some sellers just want to drag it out and hope you forget too.
This. Also did the seller offer to pay for shipping back? IMO unreasonable that you have to delay a build because the seller sent the wrong one.
My first thought is that the seller screwed up and accidentally sent out an item that his friend lent him instead of the one he bought (and ended up not wanting). I've done this before. Lent a friend a SSD so he could see the difference. Friend ended up buying one, and gave the new one to me by accident instead of the one I lent him. I didn't care, but if there were a firmware difference between the two (new one fixed some issue the old one had) or something? Yeah. I could see wanting one version over another.
Or maybe he's a good an honest seller, and accidentally sent you the one that failed his SMART tests instead of the replacement he bought (and then decided he didn't need?). 'Course, it could be the other way around, too!
Of course, the original question was "what would I do?" Me, I'm an a-hole. I'd keep the disk I have, and either not respond or respond negatively. The seller was polite and professional, even if the request was unusual. But I'm looking out for me. I don't want to be without a disk, or risk getting something less than I paid for. He screwed up, his mistake. He can deal with it.
Or maybe he's a good an honest seller, and accidentally sent you the one that failed his SMART tests instead of the replacement he bought (and then decided he didn't need?). 'Course, it could be the other way around, too!
Of course, the original question was "what would I do?" Me, I'm an a-hole. I'd keep the disk I have, and either not respond or respond negatively. The seller was polite and professional, even if the request was unusual. But I'm looking out for me. I don't want to be without a disk, or risk getting something less than I paid for. He screwed up, his mistake. He can deal with it.
I'd say you're ok doing this even if you send back. Reasonable that you test to ensure proper working order of anything received.
If you return the item without anything written, don't expect to get a refund say if the package gets lost in transit! I'd ask for them to send you the replacement unit up-front, then you would send back the wrong item after you are happy!
Too many scammers out there! They work all angles possible these days!
Too many scammers out there! They work all angles possible these days!
I just had an EBAY seller ask me (buyer) to do this for an 840 EVO I received that had 400+ errors. He said that way he could give me the shipping label so I wouldn't have to pay. I wasn't aware that's how it worked.