Another douchebag on ebay.

[envy me]

So I ended up auctioning an AMD processor on ebay, the processor was not tested and had bent pins.

This was stated in big bold letters on the second line of the auction, it was also a .99 cent auction (not expecting to get much for it)

It was also stated in my auction that the chip was as-is and no warranties were implied or intended.

Some douchebag from texas ends up winning it, I send it off to him, and he starts complaining that it doesn't work and there are 2 missing pins.

I did not notice any missing pins when I had shipped it out, however I was not looking for any missing pins, all I stated is that many of the pins were bent, which they were.

So now the buyer wants a refund.

I'm in a bit of a dilema because I did not mis-represent my auction, I did not say 100% working when I wasn't sure, I said untested, and stated the condition of it.

The only thing is the missing pins fiasco... I did not see any missing pins on the processor before shipping it (however I could have missed that), and for all I know he could have removed them.

what would be the best way to deal with this situation?

 

[Baked]

Refund his money and stop selling trash on eBay.

 

[Farang]

should've mentioned the missing pins

 

[PottedMeat]

?

 

[AVAFREAK182]

Originally posted by: Baked
Refund his money and stop selling trash on eBay.

 

[Gothgar]

if you sold it as is non tested.... I don't think he has anything to complain about

 

[natenut]

what do you want here? sympathy? do the right thing and next time post that it doesn't work.

 

[Kyle]

How much did he pay? If it was just a few bucks, send the $$ back...not worth the headache

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: Baked
Refund his money and stop selling trash on eBay.

If he described the item correctly, including the missing pins, then there isn't a problem. Not including the fact that pins were missing though is a pretty big deal.

 

[envy me]

For all I know it could have worked.. I did not have a motherboard to test it. If someone were to bend the pins back into place the processor might have been fine. I have decided out of good faith to refund the money less the ebay fees only because I am not 100% sure if there were missing pins on it or not.

 

[envy me]

Originally posted by: Kyle
How much did he pay? If it was just a few bucks, send the $$ back...not worth the headache

it came to $40 US + S&H

 

[mugs]

Link to auction? These threads are always good.

 

[I4AT]

Link to the auction? Why would you even list an item like that to begin with?

 

[envy me]

Originally posted by: natenut
what do you want here? sympathy? do the right thing and next time post that it doesn't work.

no.. I wanted advice from others.



Didn't know you would get so worked up over it, sorry man.

 

[jefa]

while it would have been ok if it simply didn't work (if you really did not know), you failed to adequately describe the item (missing pins which you admit it could have had) so you should refund him

 

[Capt Caveman]

I can't believe someone would even buy it.

But you did not mention that pins were missing. Refund.

 

[Baked]

I know he said he wrote "as is" in his auction, but was the chip working or not? Just 'cause he put "as is" in the description doesn't mean he can skip the part about whether the chip's working or not. My guess is he didn't put whether the chip's working or not in the description to keep the buyer guessing. 'Cause I sure's hell not gonna buy it if he put "dead chip" in the description.

 

[frostedflakes]

$40? Is the guy stupid?

It's possible he broke some pins trying to bend them back, but I'd just refund the money -- not worth the headache IMO.

 

[envy me]

I wasn't about to go and buy a motherboard to test if this was working or not. It was something I had lying around and thought I could get a few bucks for it.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Trust him or don't. It's your call and I'd respect the decision either way.

 

[halik]

link to auction

 

[envy me]

well either way this dude is probably gonna leave negative feedback even if I do refund his money.

 

[DayLaPaul]

If you didn't advertise the missing pins, you owe the man his money back. He paid for an item with bent pins, banking on the outside possibility of it being in working condition, since you didn't have a test bench to confirm. What you sent him had another entirely unrelated problem that pretty much made the item worthless to just about anyone.

 

[clamum]

Jesus, he paid $40 for an untested chip with bent pins? Hahaha. You failed to mention the missing pins (if in fact they were missing and the buyer didn't end up breaking them off or something, unintentionally or not) but considering you said the processor was untested, had bent pins, and was being shipped "as-is", I probably would not refund the money. But that would also be the last time I sell crap like that on eBay.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: envy me
well either way this dude is probably gonna leave negative feedback even if I do refund his money.

If that's the justification that you tell yourself to make it ok in your head then why did you even make this thread?

Were you hoping that we'd all pat you on the back and tell you that you did the right thing?