New and sealed? How about NOT?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=3335544 017

or

http://tinyurl.com/h0rp

Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the reason I
(and others) went higher for it. Ordinarily, this goes on eBay for £9 - £10
secondhand, and £10 - £11 if sealed - I checked closed items before. Turned
up OK, in good condition, but DVD box has faint scratches on sleeve
plastic - sure sign of secondhandedness, is this bait and switch? It is also
possible that the DVD has been copied - with the seller keeping the copy -
one reason why I don't usually buy DVD's from eBay, although this is
unlikely, as the seller had three for sale. My main reason for posting here
though is because I paid over the odds for the item, plus he said in his EOA
e-mail that if I wanted recorded, it would be £1 extra, fair enough, as I
didn't want it "going missing in the post"

So, before I do anything, I thought I would ask the group's opinion.

Do I :-

Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just leave
positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should not advertise
it as "sealed" if it is not."?

Marcus

Marcus Fox wrote:
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=3335544 017
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/h0rp
>
> Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the
> reason I (and others) went higher for it. Ordinarily, this goes on
> eBay for £9 - £10 secondhand, and £10 - £11 if sealed - I checked
> closed items before. Turned up OK, in good condition, but DVD box has
> faint scratches on sleeve plastic - sure sign of secondhandedness, is
> this bait and switch? It is also possible that the DVD has been
> copied - with the seller keeping the copy - one reason why I don't
> usually buy DVD's from eBay, although this is unlikely, as the seller
> had three for sale. My main reason for posting here though is because
> I paid over the odds for the item, plus he said in his EOA e-mail
> that if I wanted recorded, it would be £1 extra, fair enough, as I
> didn't want it "going missing in the post"
>
> So, before I do anything, I thought I would ask the group's opinion.
>
> Do I :-
>
> Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just
> leave positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should
> not advertise it as "sealed" if it is not."?
>
> Marcus

Ask him for a partial refund at least, explaining what you've said here and
then play it by ear according to response.

I like the bit that said:
REGISTERED DELIVERY FOR SAFE FAST POSTAGE!!!

Not quite up to date with his facts there - so is there anything else he's
not 100% on?

Gran

Marcus Fox wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=3335544 017
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/h0rp
>
> Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the reason I
> (and others) went higher for it. Ordinarily, this goes on eBay for £9- £10
> secondhand, and £10 - £11 if sealed - I checked closed items before. Turned
> up OK, in good condition, but DVD box has faint scratches on sleeve
> plastic - sure sign of secondhandedness, is this bait and switch? It isalso
> possible that the DVD has been copied - with the seller keeping the copy -
> one reason why I don't usually buy DVD's from eBay, although this is
> unlikely, as the seller had three for sale. My main reason for posting here
> though is because I paid over the odds for the item, plus he said in his EOA
> e-mail that if I wanted recorded, it would be £1 extra, fair enough, as I
> didn't want it "going missing in the post"
>
> So, before I do anything, I thought I would ask the group's opinion.
>
> Do I :-
>
> Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just leave
> positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should not advertise
> it as "sealed" if it is not."?
>
> Marcus

I would start by emailing him and politely bringing to his attention thatyou bid
on a sealed DVD and received a non sealed one. Maybe he sent you the wrong one.
I'd base my actions on his response.

Carol

Carol Ann wrote:
> Marcus Fox wrote:
>
>>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=3335544 017
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/h0rp
>>
>> Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the
>> reason I (and others) went higher for it. Ordinarily, this goes on
>> eBay for £9 - £10 secondhand, and £10 - £11 if sealed - I checked
>> closed items before. Turned
>> up OK, in good condition, but DVD box has faint scratches on sleeve
>> plastic - sure sign of secondhandedness, is this bait and switch? It
>> is also possible that the DVD has been copied - with the seller
>> keeping the copy -
>> one reason why I don't usually buy DVD's from eBay, although this is
>> unlikely, as the seller had three for sale. My main reason for
>> posting here though is because I paid over the odds for the item,
>> plus he said in his EOA e-mail that if I wanted recorded, it would
>> be £1 extra, fair enough, as I didn't want it "going missing in the
>> post"
>>
>> So, before I do anything, I thought I would ask the group's opinion.
>>
>> Do I :-
>>
>> Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just
>> leave positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should
>> not advertise
>> it as "sealed" if it is not."?
>>
>> Marcus
>
> I would start by emailing him and politely bringing to his attention
> that you bid
> on a sealed DVD and received a non sealed one. Maybe he sent you the
> wrong one.
> I'd base my actions on his response.
>
Yep , you should always give people the chance to rectify a problem , but
don't hesitate to Neg him if he refuses.
--
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"So, if Little Red Riding Hood should show up with a bazooka and a bad
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"Marcus Fox" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bf1l6i$a3d8r$1@ID-196357.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3335544 0
17
>
>
> Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the reason I

<snip>

> Do I :-
>
> Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just leave
> positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should not
advertise
> it as "sealed" if it is not."?
>
> Marcus
>


Give him a chance first so you can find out if it was a genuine mistake or
not, then take it from there. Might not be fair to neg him straight away.

Good luck,

Laura

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:37:51 +0100, "Marcus Fox" <me@privacy.net>
wrote:

>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=3335544 017
>
>or
>
>http://tinyurl.com/h0rp
>
>Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the reason I
>(and others) went higher for it. Ordinarily, this goes on eBay for £9 - £10
>secondhand, and £10 - £11 if sealed - I checked closed items before. Turned
>up OK, in good condition, but DVD box has faint scratches on sleeve
>plastic - sure sign of secondhandedness, is this bait and switch? It is also
>possible that the DVD has been copied - with the seller keeping the copy -
>one reason why I don't usually buy DVD's from eBay, although this is
>unlikely, as the seller had three for sale. My main reason for posting here
>though is because I paid over the odds for the item, plus he said in his EOA
>e-mail that if I wanted recorded, it would be £1 extra, fair enough, as I
>didn't want it "going missing in the post"
>
>So, before I do anything, I thought I would ask the group's opinion.
>
>Do I :-
>
>Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just leave
>positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should not advertise
>it as "sealed" if it is not."?
>
>Marcus
>


and I always check the prices against www.play.com as well


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> > Advertised as "New and Sealed" and "free postage", which is the reason I
>
> <snip>
>
> > Do I :-
> >
> > Ask him to part-refund a couple of quid as the difference, or just leave
> > positive/neutral to the tone of "Good overall, but you should not
> advertise
> > it as "sealed" if it is not."?
> >
> > Marcus
> >
>
>
> Give him a chance first so you can find out if it was a genuine mistake or
> not, then take it from there. Might not be fair to neg him straight away.

He says he'll return my cheque or send another sealed DVD if I return it to
him first, but won't part refund £3 difference between sealed/unsealed as
DVD is working. I've been in contact with the other buyers in the auction
and theirs were unsealed too. If I do return, I suppose he thinks he can
flog it as sealed again and people won't bother to complain as it will be
too much hassle. £3 will be what it's going to cost him for me to ship it
back and him to ship a new one recorded each way, I told him this, still no
go.

Marcus