Recourse after 6 mos

[dowel_8523]

I purchased 4 phones in anticipation of an office expansion. I made the mistake of shelving the box when it arrived, and just opened it this week, 6 mos later, when the phone tech came to expand my phone system.  I had received completely different phones than had been pictured by the seller and the ones I received are too old to be compatible. I sent a message to the seller but have not heard back. Do I have any recourse?

[stainlessenginecovers]

None through ebay.

6 mos through Paypal if you paid that way

Otherwise, contact credit card company if you used one. 

[donsdetour]

How did you pay??

Try that for relief...

 6 months??

Also I don't believe any one would do as you say by the way.... Could: but very abnormality....

If so, well expensive way to learn.

[umccars]

Your bad. Should have checked when received. 

[simba6]

Always inspect purchases as soon as they arrive.   Seller could have mixed up the packages. It happens now and then.   Paypal allows 6 months from date of order to file a case. Credit cards often allow longer. You might have an issue with waiting so long however.

[Anonymous]

eBay - 30 days

PayPal - 6 months

VISA /MC Cardholders have 120 days to file a chargeback for issues related to:

• A discrepancy in the transaction amount
• Lack of cardholder authorization
• Fraudulent processing of transactions
• Canceled recurring transaction
• Late presentment
• An incorrect currency code
• Questionable client activity
• Credit posted as a purchase
• Product not as described
• Goods or services not provided
• ATM dispute
• Credit not processed
• Chip or PIN liability shift
• Any other unclassified cardholder dispute

The time limit for MasterCard chargebacks drops down to 45 days for:

• A warning bulletin file
• An account number not on file 

A lot of people on these boards say that CC chargeback times are longer than PayPal but this isn't the case.

[forward-motion]

Do you really thing you are owed anything? Put yourself in the sellers shoes and then re-read what you wrote. 

[Anonymous]

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@forward-motion wrote:

Do you really thing you are owed anything? Put yourself in the sellers shoes and then re-read what you wrote. 

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This here is the bottom line.

"Do I have any recourse?" Realistically, you are not entitled to any.

[dogchow747]

You need to inspect your upon arrival!

Honestly, complaining 6 months later would bring up lots of red flags.

You could use expensive items for months and simply blame the seller right before the window closed.

I am not saying you would do that, but many would and do in other circumstances.

I sold a used Polycom teleconferencing unit several years ago here, good item at the time.

Got a mail a few months later stating that lightning had struck their building and it was not working right.

He was nice about it, but it was not my bad. I am not a warranty house.

If they are business phones cant you write them off and move on?