Seller wants to return a heavy item because they now for some reason can not afford it. | Selling

siriusrising · 2023-09-18T14:52:49.477000Z

I sold a 26 pound item. The seller contacted me a few days after delivery and said that they can not afford the item and can they return it. First of not for that reason, but I told them the bigger reason. I can not refund the 140 dollars it cost to ship it and it would cost 140 for the same shipping and insurance maybe more because I get a discount from eBay shipping. So the total cost to them would be at least 280 USD and the cost was 325 usd. That would leave little money back. I told them that it would be way more cost efficient to try to sell it on their local Facebook market or Craigslist. Not to mention that if it was damaged in return shipping they would be responsible for the collection of the insurance or for the cost of they did not buy insurance. USPS insurance is a horrible mess. I have collected one time in 20 for damages. Most times they will blow it off as you did not package it right not that your delivery guy dropped if from 6 feet off the back of a truck. My Etsy account has Etsy insurance. They have paid out every time I put in a claim. eBay offers similar things to help out. But the fact remains There is no easy way out of this by returning it. What would you do in this situation?

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