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Buyer claiming item has holes etc

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Wolfofallstreets · 02/03/2024 21:19

I recently sold a nice, excellent quality, probably worn three times max Boden dress. I set the auction price quite low and only one person bid so they basically got a bargain less than £10 including postage sent off immediately had a message from the buyer saying thank you for the speedy dispatch and they were delighted. Today, I’ve got a message from them, saying they washed and ironed the dress and have discovered a hole in it, with a photo of a tiny hole, I have no recollection of this – I guess I could’ve missed it, but unlikely. Then a second message saying oh dear, the sleeve has fallen off. Accompanied by pix of garment with loose sellers ( it was not loose) looking quite pilled, which it wasn’t when I sent it. I’m very dubious about this – there is no way this sleeve was about to fall off, I don’t remember this hole. The whole thing smacks to me of someone who either messed it up in the wash and/or or has purposely damaged it, hoping for a freebie. I’m very tempted to either ignore the message and see if she is just trying her luck, or reply saying you spent £10 what did you expect. What I don’t want to do is say she can return it because then I will get back a damaged dress that was in perfectly good condition before plus be out of pocket. I don’t have any rights here, do I?

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Stressedoutdogmum · 02/03/2024 21:42

I sell on eBay frequently.
I am guessing you still have photos of the dress from the original listing, it would definitely be noticeable if the sleeve was falling off before you sold it so my advice would be to immediately call eBay customer service and tell them you think the buyer is trying to be dishonest, plus you are 100% positive there were no holes in a nearly new dress, hopefully they will be able to help you.

Good luck

Wolfofallstreets · 03/03/2024 01:54

Thank you! I’m abroad at the moment and can’t make a call like that - am going to wait until my return n ct week and if she’s got back to me will do as you suggest. I’m done with eBay - to sell in good faith and get all this grief is just not worth it

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