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Sold a Perfectly Good

Hey guys, 

 

I recently sold an iPhone 6 that was in perfect working condition, I took high quality photos of the item and uploaded them to the listing 24 hours before it was sold. I advertised the phone properly, took proper photos and it was shipped to the buyer in a proper package (bubble-wrapped to hell). 

 

The buyer receives the phone on July 2 and opened a return case with ebay on July 4 claiming "there was a large crack on the screen," and asking for a return shipping label and a full refund... I told the individual I shipped the phone to you in perfect condition, and tried to convey reasoning... She ends up replying with a photo of a cracked iPhone screen claiming "the crack was small and your photos didn't physically show it properly...." 

 

I asked eBay what I can possibly do, because I feel like I'm being scammed here. I shipped a phone perfectly working condition and am going to receive the phone back with a major crack on the bottom right hand corner and on top of that she begins threatening me that if I don't send her a return shipping label she is going to involve ebay!... So anyways, I contacted eBay and they told me to send her a return shipping label and to receive the phone from her to verify that it is actually the same phone.

 

What other options are there for me? I shipped a perfectly working phone, paid shipping costs deliverng it to the individual, and I have to pay return shipping out of my pocket and receive a phone with a crack on the screen now!

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@dannyduckling wrote:

 

 I shipped a perfectly working phone, paid shipping costs deliverng it to the individual, and I have to pay return shipping out of my pocket and receive a phone with a crack on the screen now!

 

Wait for your buyer to open a not as described request with ebay, before you issue a return label.

 

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Did you list the serial number of the phone in your listing as well as a screenshot of the same? If yes, you will have a chance if she returns a phone with a different serial number.

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How do you know it wasn't damaged during shipping?

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Return ,refund and block.  Best regards

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@ed8108 wrote:

@dannyduckling wrote:

 

 I shipped a perfectly working phone, paid shipping costs deliverng it to the individual, and I have to pay return shipping out of my pocket and receive a phone with a crack on the screen now!

 

Wait for your buyer to open a not as described request with ebay, before you issue a return label.

 


The return request is done under the not as described option.  That is the only way you can return something to a buyer that has no returns policy.

 

Good Luck Selling!

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Is she sending back her cracked phone?

Can you disable the one sent with the carrier?

Never sell high scam items on eBay!

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Buyer is claiming that the phone wasn't damaged in shipping, I told her to contact USPS and she refused replying "the packaging was not damaged." 

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Tell her to return for refund. That's about all you can do.
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