ripped off...in for sale forum

Johnny_the_fox

I just purchased a mobile phone of a boards user in the for sale section of boards..

I got the phoned today and the screen is smashed into **** in the post it said nothing about the screen being smashed..

surely boards should have a name and shame or as someone said - provide pictures of phones / any electric equipment..

im 50 english down - but hopefully he will have the heart to return my money. <i doubt>

Lex_Diamonds

Probably got done in the post tbh.

irishgeo

perhaps it got broken en route to you.

It was easy to get a good photo of the model of phone you are selling.

Tough luck man.

L5

if he ripped you off why dont you give his username so he doesnt get anyone else?

CuLT

That sucks ass JTF, there should be a bloody packaging rule for those sort of items to make sure they're properly wrapped and protected.
It's really not tha expensive to wrap something well.

Johnny_the_fox

tbh - the crack(s) on the screen dont look like it happened in the post.. they look old

plus it was a recorded delivery

The Real B-man

hate people like that not to self dont by second hand stuff threw the post unless you see a pic of the item before you buy.

some people huh

L5

tbh mate if someone screwed me over id post his name up, your being very generous to him.

Smithers

ave u tried emailing , txting pm.ing him and what was the outcome?

L5

This really pisses me off. This is a community , we shouldnt try to be screwing each other over. Its not buy and sell :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

The Real B-man

exactly!!!

Lex_Diamonds

Name and shame!

Sleipnir

If it's a recorded delivery, you may be able to claim from the postal company if you say the goods were "damaged in transit" ?


Certainly name & shame. Have you contacted the seller?

parsi

In fairness - have you contacted the seller ? You received the phone on the same day you made the original post - surely you should give the seller some time to respond ?

If the seller is who I think it is (based on a search) I have had successful dealings with him before.

I have recently being selling stuff on eBay (models and suchlike) and its been an abiding fear that something would break in transit - hasn't happened yet (probbaly due to over-packing) but the worry is there because there isn't really any damage insurace available..

Johnny_the_fox

Surely the cd would have smashed/cracked as well.. come on.

Picture of the cracked screen

:mad:

the seller offered me the recipt of the record mail.. what use is that? - to show he sent it recorded. As it is recorded delivery.. i can claim feck all probably.

:mad:

Doodee

you can claim for the amount the phone was insured for. if it was registered post then they ask how much the item is valued for.
I'm currently chasing a guy off ebay as ~I never recieved the phone, he is trying to give me the reciept to claim back off royal mail, but It is my belief that i should get refunded by him as I never recieved goods in the first place.

Best of luck.

BTW, a screen is easily repaired. Check on ebay, theres loads.

amp

Joodee? When did you have a sex change?

parsi

Originally posted by Joodee
you can claim for the amount the phone was insured for. if it was registered post then they ask how much the item is valued for.
I'm currently chasing a guy off ebay as ~I never recieved the phone, he is trying to give me the reciept to claim back off royal mail, but It is my belief that i should get refunded by him as I never recieved goods in the first place.

Best of luck.

BTW, a screen is easily repaired. Check on ebay, theres loads.

If you go onto the Community boards on eBay you'll see a wild and continuous debate about whether the buyer or seller should chase Royal Mail for compo if an item gets lost. The consensus (if you can call it that) -seems_ to be that for goodwill the seller will refund the buyer and chase Royal Mail . Others say that the seller is the person who had the contract with Royal mail and he/she should chase them up and that goodwill has nothing to do with it...

sceptre

Originally posted by parsi
The consensus (if you can call it that) -seems_ to be that for goodwill the seller will refund the buyer and chase Royal Mail . Others say that the seller is the person who had the contract with Royal mail and he/she should chase them up and that goodwill has nothing to do with it...

I'd tend to agree with both of those points of view (nice that they're not mutually exclusive - either way it's really down to the seller)

Doodee

Originally posted by amp
Joodee? When did you have a sex change?

if your refering to my name, i was the victim of an Ecksor joke. He dislikes being compared to Judge Judy, hence the name.

Doodee

Originally posted by sceptre
I'd tend to agree with both of those points of view (nice that they're not mutually exclusive - either way it's really down to the seller)

well, if you were purchasing from a company and the item doesn't arrive, then they have broken their contract with you by not providing you with the specified item.
Also, you buy a broken phone from a shop then you havent purchased a working item either so they are obliged to refund you in whatever manner.

then again, the age old saying goes, let the buyer beware

Lump

It got cracked in the post. You ask would the cd not have broken. Doubtful, have you every tried to break a cd in half, they are hard nuts to crack. If it was recorded it'll be insured up to like £150 I think.


John

wolfman

Looking at that picture, its very doubtful it went in the post. Its not just the screen. The LCD is gone also. They are tough enough to damage, especially if something is packed for postage.

I reckon it was damaged before sending and probably done in the back pocket.......

BIG problem with Ngages because of their size.

ozt9vdujny3srf

Aye that does look very damaged in the post to me. Phones are designed to take a bit of wear and tear anyway sure.

Either get this fella to chase an post and refund you or name and shame him tbh

Johnny_the_fox

Originally posted by Lump
It got cracked in the post. You ask would the cd not have broken. Doubtful, have you every tried to break a cd in half, they are hard nuts to crack. If it was recorded it'll be insured up to like £150 I think.

i cannot see how it did.. the parcel it came in is perfect..

with that amount of the damaged to the phone surely the parcel would have damage aswell.. which it doesnt.

elexes

ahh so it was lump .
ive bought various things of him b4 and never had any probloms . chances are it was a postage problom as i do agree it is very hard to break a cd but very ease to break a phones screen . is the phone under warrienty still ?

Johnny_the_fox

Originally posted by elexes
ahh so it was lump .

its not..

cyberspider

It might still be under warrenty with nokia. To the best of my knowledge nokia covers phones for 18 months after date of manufacture. It might be an idea to bring it in to a nokia service centre like the phone shop on Dawson street in Dublin.

Kold

Originally posted by Joodee
if your refering to my name, i was the victim of an Ecksor joke. He dislikes being compared to Judge Judy, hence the name.

That guy and his sense of humour...

Lump

Originally posted by Johnny_the_fox
its not..

No no, it was me. Stop trying to cover up for me. I feel bad. I tell you what, not only will I give you another phone, I'll give you 1 hundred dollars, cause you're on MTV's Hidden Camera Show, "Boiling Point".



John


FÚCK ME I NEED TO GET OUT MORE!

Johnny_the_fox

this is the person in question..

to further the proof that I was ripped off..

this is the original thread dated the 29/06.

on the 08/07 - this thread .. you can see that he was looking for another ngage..

There is also a 256 MB Memory Key aswell.

150 Euros o.n.o or Will swap for a Flip phone with camera and possibly bluetooth.

or an N-Gage.

why would he be looking for a ngage a couple of later after the deal was being completed.. did he missed it that much..and wanted one back???
im at a loss here

so beware...