Bought a pram last week on a buy it now. It looked smashing and said it was 'immaculate' though had been used briefly, for a few months. (She'd had another baby very quickly so using a double now).
Anyway it was £200. I was so excited, but when it arrived and I unpacked it, it smelt of smoke...not a good start...there was a stain inside the carrycot (quite big but not very obvious), the brake cable is rusted and the brake WILL not come on or go off quite a lot of the time, the handle adjuster thingy is also reluctant to move as it should, there is a rivet missing an end which is likely to tear the covers if it catches on them, plus a cable guide has fallen off it. The basket elastic (round the edges) is perished so it looks scruffy and saggy. The brake rod rattles like a helicopter quite often as well.
Everything else is fine but 'immaculate' doesn't describe it for me. I feel sad and also I've seen unused ones like this go for less in the last few days...
The thing is, we spoke on the phone to arrange a courier etc. as she had agreed to pack it for me, it was meant to be pick up only. She was lovely and I truly believe they didn't realise these faults were there. But I've spent too much on something that's having to go in for a service tomorrow and I'll be further out of pocket.
Not even sure if they can fix all that stuff. It's going to need PARTS .
It's an Emmaljunga so it won't be cheap.
Someone tell me I got a bargain and it doesn't sound worth asking her for a part refund
I already mentioned the brakes but she just assumed I had been using them wrong and told me how they work! Very sweetly!! AAARGHH why can't she be a complete cow? Then I could ask for a refund no problem.