Another douchebag on ebay.

[rezinn]

I'm sure he broke the pins off trying to bend them back and now he wants a refund because it didn't work. You made money selling junk but now you're going to get negative feedback for it. I wouldn't refund his money based on what you've told us.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Lesson learned. Don't try to off your junk on eBay. It's junk, throw it away!

 

[envy me]

Originally posted by: 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?

not at all...

Just saying that either way, whatever decision I make will negatively impact me.

some people are saying refund, some are saying no refund. In the end I've stated that I will refund because of my negligence to check for and mention missing pins.

Don't flatter yourself either, I don't need a pat on the back from someone with 30k posts on a message board.

 

[waggy]

knowing how these usually turn out. the ebay auction is a major scam and now the op is whinning ab out it.

 

[olds]

Yell me again who the douchebag is?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: envy me

Originally posted by: 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?

not at all...

Just saying that either way, whatever decision I make will negatively impact me.

some people are saying refund, some are saying no refund. In the end I've stated that I will refund because of my negligence to check for and mention missing pins.

Don't flatter yourself either, I don't need a pat on the back from someone with 30k posts on a message board.

lol, your thread title is more correct then you know

 

[cyclohexane]

Originally posted by: 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.

wow, which chip is it?

 

[Q]

Give him half back, keep the rest.

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Lesson learned. Don't try to off your junk on eBay. It's junk, throw it away!

I wouldn't throw it away, but eBay probably isn't the place for stuff like this.

Maybe list it in the Anandtech freebies thread. Even broken pins don't necessarily make a processor useless, if they're power or ground pins the chip should work fine if only a few are missing. Also, somebody skilled with a soldering iron may be able to reattach them, or another solution is to just stick short wires in the CPU socket where the missing pins are -- sometimes this works. For $0 + shipping, somebody may be willing to mess around with it. Or if all else fails, keychain.

But if I put something like this on eBay, I'd definitely err on the side of caution and just call it non-functional.

Also, where's the link to the auction?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: 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

who the hell bids that much on something described the way you described the item?

 

[AdamK47]

Missing pins and bent pins is huge difference. If I were the buyer, I would have expected to fix bent pins once I received it. Bent pins can easily be fixed. Missing pins... not so much.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: envy me

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.

Since you don't know one way or the other about the missing pins, you may unintentionally have misrepresented the item. As others have said, missing pins is a big difference from bent pins.

Since you aren't sure, a refund is the ethical choice.

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: 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

who the hell bids that much on something described the way you described the item?

That's what I was thinking as well. I'd like to see the auction, but OP hasn't provided a link yet. Maybe it's incriminating.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: envy me

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.

Since you don't know one way or the other about the missing pins, you may unintentionally have misrepresented the item. As others have said, missing pins is a big difference from bent pins.

Since you aren't sure, a refund is the ethical choice.

This...

More than likely he may have broken the pins trying to straighten them out, but since you aren't sure, you should refund. Next time be alittle more careful and take good photos.

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: A Casual Fitz
Trust him or don't. It's your call and I'd respect the decision either way.

why? are you his mom?

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Farang
should've mentioned the missing pins

You screwed up, refund his money. A CPU with bent pins might be servicable, one with missing points can only become a keychain.

 

[fatpat268]

*hugs his pinless lga775 cpu*

 

[Pepsei]

what kind of cpu was it?

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: grrl

Originally posted by: Farang
should've mentioned the missing pins

You screwed up, refund his money. A CPU with bent pins might be servicable, one with missing points can only become a keychain.

Unless the missing pins are something like power or ground, in which case there are multiple redundant pins. The chip might still be unusable with some redundant pins missing, but it's not nearly as clear cut as "missing pins = useless".

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Put me down as one of the "stop selling garbage on ebay" people.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: envy me



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.

You did indeed misrepresent the item. Big difference between bent pins and missing pins. You disclosed one and not the other, therefore implying that there were no missing pins. Despite the fact that you said "as is" you did not accurately describe the item. You owe a refund.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: 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?

I like your topic title...says it all....so when are you getting off ebay???

 

[lupi]

WTF bids $40 on what is probably junk.

 

[dlx22]

skimmed the thread so not sure if someone suggested this but why not ask the buyer to take a pic and send it to you as a condition for the refund. That would end all doubt wouldn't it?

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: grrl

Originally posted by: Farang
should've mentioned the missing pins

You screwed up, refund his money. A CPU with bent pins might be servicable, one with missing points can only become a keychain.

what about one with a small chip on the corner of the die? i have one like that lying around