Help please..Am I gonna be in trouble?

Offer him a full refund and say you will pay for return shipping. It is that easy.

I understand that you put used in the condition column, but you stated four times in the auction that the phone is brand new, which is inexcusable.

 

I scanned the ad a couple of times looking for the word 'used.' and couldn't find it. Did see BRAND NEW in big letters repeated a few times though.

Practically, he's hooped. You lose your whopping 9 feedbacks, and he puts his 139 at risk. Lawyers don't answer their phones for a $500 case.

If you've any pride, however, you offer him back his money and pay him the same shipping fee you charged (pretty close to $30). Or you appologize for your error, offer him $100 and see if he accepts a used phone at that price.

 

Aankhen nikal kar goti kheluga goti!!!!

 

is the phone in like new condition or is it scratched?

even if you do nothing i'm almost 100% sure the worst you'll get is negative feedback, but you should do the right thing and refund his money anyways. there's no way this dude has a lawyer unless it's like his best friend.

a smart buyer would have seen the used tag and asked you but you're at major fault for having brand new pasted all over the place.

anyways if you do work something out, this should all be handled through paypal as they can mediate the process and make sure the phone is actually returned to you and he actually gets the money back.

 

Does anybody else think it is odd that he met with a lawyer on a Saturday for a $485 fraud claim?

 

Like stated, the guy is just trying to scare you. He didnt contact anyone...full of ****.

I say you play hardball right back. Tell him that you are ready to go to court.

 

He's full of crap. He got a phone that was worth the price he paid. I read somewhere that if you pay for what something is worth, you're good to go.

If you want to do give him his money back, offer him the full refund including shipping. Then have him ship back the phone to you with a tracking number. Tell him you will refund the money after you receive the item.

As soon as you confirm he has shipped it, put the phone back on ebay. Hopefully it will sell before it gets back to you. Make sure you sell the phone for the price you are refunding him. Use buy it now to guarantee the price and fast payment.

 

My thoughts exactly!

As long as you offered the full refund and shipping costs you have nothing to worry about. Just be sure to keep that email.

There are too many things that point to him bsing:

1) You offered a refund, he can't get anything more than that by taking you to court.
2) Lawyers won't go to court for such a little amount....I'm probably wrong, but wouldn't the worst thing that could happen be the court forcing you to pay him the difference between what he paid you and the cost of a new phone? So about $115?
3) He still got a good deal as long as the phone works and doesn't have any scratches.
4) Yes it's mostly your fault, but he is partially at fault as well for not fully reading the description.
5) Bottom line....he loses money and time by going through with this.

I'm curious to find out what happens....my guess is you never hear from him again and he keeps the phone.

Pugs

 

You will not lose the $15 on ebay. You will only lose the insertion fee because you can reclaim your final value fee through a specified process. And you will not be charged an insertion fee again provided your item sells the second time around. So basically, if your item sells again, you don't lose any commission.

 

Tell him "no thanks, I'll see you in court when you are ready".

 

Exactly. Screw him. He's a cheesedick.

 

I wouldnt pay anything back until i got the phone back. he obvoiusly isnt goin to take this to court, he would be an idiot to do that

 

LOL! Just stop replying to his email. You are not going to see your phone if you send him the money first.

 

Crimemastergogo you're f***ed -- this could be 3+ years in a federal prison.

You have clearly and maliciously violated the terms of agreement regarding ebay transactions.

 

LOL! Poor guy, I can't help but get a kick out of the fact that he's flipping over this whole thing.

Anyways, don't make a refund until he returns merchandise; that's how it works. Tell him to ship it with tracking number, then you will issue refund as soon as you inspect the item and make sure it's in the same condition you sold it in.

Alternatively, tell him to go f*** himself...

 

Out of curiosity, if you're so broke, how did you end up with a $600 phone? Birthday present?

 

KeepKenny inspired me to ask a question.

In Acoustic or Electric Drums

How old are you?


You are whining about financial difficulties in this thread and talking about spending money in another thread. Whatever sympathy you have gained is promptly lost now.

 

Listen to Fatty, he is on point 110%.

He is BSing you on the "petty theft claim" and BSing you on going to court. It would be a CIVIL court, not a criminal court anyway. The most you would have to do is refund his money (and he would give you the phone back). A judge will try to put the parties back in the positions they were in before the transaction took place.

Don't give him $30 for shipping unless you want to a) lose $30 bucks while he laughs all the way to the bank; or b) give him $30 for $5 worth of shipping.

Tell him to send the phone back with a shipping receipt and you will refund him the purchase price + his shipping price. Or just tell him to go suck a fat one and you'll "see him in court."

You won't even need a lawyer for this type of thing.