Right now, I could buy a computer here on Ebay and once I get it, open it up, take out afew of the components, maybe put in cheap replacements though that's not necessary, then bypassing the seller, contact ebay and tell them the item does not match the description and with the seller having zero say in the matter, Ebay will tell them to return it. Once the seller gets it back, even if he sees the computer has been scavenged, there is absolutely nothing he can do about it, Ebay doesn't even give him a place to contact them and tell them what happened.
The ONLY way to contact them at that point is to call them on the phone, in the meantime, once that tracking number shows the item as being delivered back to the seller they are given their money back.
Come to think about it, the buyer doesn't even have to return the computer, they could box up a teddy bear and send it back - everything is computerized, it shows the package having been returned, the buyer gets his money back and the seller now has a teddy bear and more importantly, has absolutely no way to contact Ebay except by calling them - good luck with that, but even if you can figure out a way to talk to a real person eventually, the buyer already has his money back, do you think Ebay will reimburse the seller?
Christmas is coming - I once had a buyer return something after 58 days, might have been 59, was either 58 or 59. So while you are selling on here just trying to make a litrtle extra money to get by, the buyer doesn't care, to them you are Ebay so buying a toy for their 7 year old that's meant for those 14 or older, when that 7 year old breaks it after 30-40 days, you'd better hope they aren't aware that they can return it, you will even have to pay the return shipping
That expensive unopened bottle of perfume you bought your wife or girlfriend. Guy notices after a month or so she's rarely wearing it, finds out she doesn't really care for it. In fact, she let her daughter play with it and she must have used a 1/4 bottle of it. Guy tells her you should have told me, just give it to me and I'll send it back and you can pick out something you like.
Absolutely nothing you can do about it.
I could sit here and write these all day - with Ebay's current policies, everyone of those can very well happen.
As people start figuring this out, chances are you know someone who would have no problem doing this, there are always those that all they care about is the bottom line.
You could even sell a power amp to someone and after they get through abusing it foir about a month, maybe just long enough to put together a stereo for the big party they were having, they don't even bother to put newspaper in the box, they throw it in a box and send itr back to you.
Woner how long it will be before they figure out the way to get your money back PLUS keep the item is just find those items that are really expensive to ship. Keep it for a few weeks, then contact ebay, leaving you with a choice of whether or not you want to pay the return shipping. Great chance if you have them send it back it's coming back broken, either because they just threw it in a box or very probable the buyer broke it on purpose just to "prove" it wasn't as described.
Yea, I'm sure no one would do any of that.
Ebay put me out of business, I'm just selling stuff I already have trying to get rid of it and since putting "No Returns" in your listing doesn't matter, Ebay will take it back without question (why not, isn't their money),
I guess from this point forward anything I list will be sold as parts whether it works or not as I'd hope it would be a lot more difficult to say it wasn't as described but then again, chances are I'm giving Ebay too much credit. Best I canm hope for is by listing it as parts at least the buyer will think they can't return it
