I've only been "bit" once. Seller disappeared. EBay covered it.
When I bought an item from a Canadian, it was broken. He had been unable to
determine that. When I informed him of the problem, he refunded my $, and I
kept the defective item rather than incurring return shipping costs.
Other than the seller that "skipped", the only difficulty I've had has been
with an incompetent seller who didn't know what she was dealing with.
It is likely that your seller didn't realize what was in the box and assumed
it was a 2-4 screen. Things are hard to see anyway!
Inform him politely and all will likely be well.
Brian P. Huber
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Garth Wood
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:16 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Focusing screen disappointment
>
>
> At 12:28 PM 11/3/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi list,
> >I recently bought a 2-4 screen off eBay, from Canada ($40 U.S.
> dollars + $10
> >insured shipping), represented as new in box. It finally
> arrived today, and
> >I was very disappointed to find that it was a 1-13 in a 2-4 box. Very
> >frustrating, since I was trying to replace my 1-13 in my OM-4Ti.
> We've had
> >discussions in the past about buying and selling off eBay from other than
> >one's native country (U.S.A. in my case). In this particular
> instance, I'll
> >probably get burned. How can I prove, besides having good
> feedback, that I
> >didn't switch the screens myself? If the seller agrees to allow me to
> >return it for a refund, I'll probably be stuck with $5-$10 more
> in shipping
> >costs. Any thoughts on this? This is my very 1st international
> deal out of
> >about 75-80 eBay deals. Also, does anyone out there want to
> sell me a real
> >2-4, new or used?
> >James Kiker
>
>
> James:
>
> Speaking as a Canuck, about all I've ever done on eBay is
> "international deals." They are no more nor less fraught with
> peril than "domestic" ones. The only eBay deal I've ever been
> screwed over on was to a fellow Canuck out of Montreal.
>
> Contact the seller by e-mail. Be polite, but inform him/her that
> he/she either mis-understood or mis-represented the item on
> offer. This, basically, is fraud (if it was intentional).
> Explain to the person that you'd like your money back, and that
> he/she will be expected to pick up all associated costs. Also
> explain that you wish to see the money *before* you ship the item
> back. If they balk, tell them that, besides negative feedback on
> eBay itself, you'll also lodge a formal complaint through eBay's
> Customer Service unit, which could result in the seller being
> barred from ever using eBay in the future.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Garth
>
>
>
> "A bad day doing photography is better
> than a good day doing just about
> anything else."
>
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>
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