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Ebay issue

9 replies

candyflossxox · 25/06/2022 23:05

Hello. I sold a phone on eBay. A perfectly working phone. Sold as I upgraded. The buyer has received my phone and is claiming that the sound does not work. But it 100% does work. I would never sell a broken phone, and it was my everyday phone that I know the sound works because I was using it up until I factory reset it and sent it. So they are asking to send it back to me for a refund. But I'm panicking that this is some sort of scam and they are going to send it back to me broken, or send it to me and it's not the same phone (saw story's when looking up on google).
Is this a thing?
Can u deny giving them a refund? Or will eBay get involved and make me?

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ChickinMarango · 25/06/2022 23:38

Did you make a note of the IMEI number before posting? It may have been on the label on the box too.

You would need to ask that they send a video of it not working with this number shown. Suspect they have the same phone with sound not
working and are hoping for a swap.

candyflossxox · 25/06/2022 23:49

ChickinMarango · 25/06/2022 23:38

Did you make a note of the IMEI number before posting? It may have been on the label on the box too.

You would need to ask that they send a video of it not working with this number shown. Suspect they have the same phone with sound not
working and are hoping for a swap.

I didn't, but luckily on my apple account my previous phones are saved and I have managed to get the imei number from that. That's a good idea a video of the sound wouldn't have thought of that!
Yeah that's exactly what I thought they could be trying to do. Horrible people out there.

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candyflossxox · 25/06/2022 23:50

@ChickinMarango I didn't, but luckily on my apple account my previous phones are saved and I have managed to get the imei number from that. That's a good idea a video of the sound wouldn't have thought of that!
Yeah that's exactly what I thought they could be trying to do. Horrible people out there.

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AlmostAJillSandwich · 25/06/2022 23:57

Hi, if they have opened a not as described case, then you have 2 options, and refusing a refund isn't one of them.
Option 1, you accept the return and send the buyer a prepaid label to return the phone, then once you receive it back you have 48 hours to refund in full the entire original payment of item cost and postage.
Option 2, you refuse to accept and don't send a label, and after 8 days ebay step in, refund the buyer from your funds, and tell them to keep the item, losing you the item and the money.
The cases are automated and not run by actual human beings, basically you have to refund, all you can control is if you get the phone back or not.

IF you receive an item that is not the phone you sent, either a different handset or no phone at all, then you can appeal the case decision, at which point a real human will look at any evidence you provide, and either they will close the case in buyers favour, or, they will courtesy refund you from their own pocket. It helps if you get an action fraud crime number before opening the appeal in supporting your claim.
It may simply be buyer dislikes the phone or regrets the purchase, and you receive the phone back in the working order you sent it in, in which case you can report the buyer for misusing the money back guarantee, and if they are a repeat offender a mark may be put on their account, restricting them from opening further return cases.

Sadly phones are one of the big scam targets on ebay, new moreso than used.

candyflossxox · 26/06/2022 00:12

@AlmostAJillSandwich thanks for the information!!!! They haven't actually opened a case at all yet. Has just been emails so far. Which is also suspicious. I would open a case straight away if i thought somebody sold me a faulty item.

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Mix56 · 26/06/2022 08:18

Do they know how to mute/unmute?

Let them know you gave the IMEI reference & will know if its not your original if you accept the return

Moonchair1 · 26/06/2022 19:42

ive sold phones for years on eBay and there is a lot of messers involved unfortunately
even if you say no returns the buyer will always get there money back as eBay always side with the buyers
unfair I know but eBay will be favour of who they make more money from and obviously the buyers of the site
is just tell them to open a returns case return it and refund upon checking the returned item and just resell

Moonchair1 · 26/06/2022 19:44

The only way you can sell and be sure eBay will not allow a refund if it’s listed under faulty and not used

Moonchair1 · 26/06/2022 19:45

Also I would put in my listing when I sold them
“no returns as sold a faulty spares or repairs” alway won when I put that and someone tried their luck

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