Wiggers, Ebay is not equivalent to a livestock auction. In the latter,
you bid solely on the appearance of the animal. The seller does not say:
"This heifer will deliver 50 gallons of milk a day, guaranteed". If he
did, and it didn't, you would certainly have a legal basis for a refund.
On Ebay, sellers make claims about their items in order to earn a higher
bid. If the claims are false, the seller is either acting fraudulently or
at best is mistaken. Either way, it's his fault, and the onus is on him
to rectify it.
I'm sure you understand your farm auctions. You got burned on Ebay
because you don't understand Ebay auctions, or, indeed, the law of the
land.
John
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:06:01 +0100, Wigwam Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Sorry Wigwam but you have got it all WRONG. Ebay is like
any other mail order purchase.
No, it is not. You are in error.
eBay is an online auction. Auction sellers can give a warrantee if they
like - that an item will meet the buyers specifications or a refund will
be offered. Most auctions are conducted 'buy here, pay here' and 'as
is, no refunds'.
I grew up in the country, attending REAL auctions. That's how they
work. I don't understand how people don't know that.
the seller has to deliver what he advertised.
Yes. You assume an either/or condition. Either you get what you paid
for, or you get nothing. There are an infinite variety of in-between
points on that line. Examples:
1) You get what you paid for, you're happy.
2) You get what you paid for, but it is not as nice as you imagined it.
You're basically happy.
3) You get something not quite as described - perhaps a different model
than was listed.
4) You get something that has a flaw that went unnoticed by the seller.
5) You get something with a flaw that only a few experts in the world on
that item could know to look for.
6) You get something, but it is not even close to what was listed.
7) You get nothing.
1 is wonderful, 7 is fraud. There are lots of conditions that are
inbetween. You want the seller to eat:
1) His listing charge.
2) His shipping charge to send it to you.
3) Your shipping charge to send it back to him.
4) The Paypal fee he paid so you could pay via Paypal.
In the case of fraud, sure. I'm with you. In the case of you being a
nitpicky SOB, I'd say...something unprintable.
People do not understand auctions. Weird.
And yes, saying 'give me a discount or I'll give you a negative
feedback' is dishonest and extortion. My opinion. If you can do it and
look at yourself in the mirror, good for you.
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