EBAY TERMS "FOR PARTS OR NOT WORKING"

[takaratakarakhalid]

YOU MILLIONS OUT THERE;

I REFER TO THE EBAY TERMS "FOR PARTS OR NOT WORKING"

WHAT DO EBAY REALLY MEAN BY THIS TERM AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ---BUYERS---ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THIS TERM

THAN---WHAT RIGHTS DO "SELLERS" HAVE WHEN THEY LIST AN ITEM "FOR PARTS OR NOT WORKING"

FOR SELLERS;

WHEN A SELLER LISTS AN ITEM "FOR PARTS OR NOT WORKING"

[1] DOES THE ITEM HAVE TO BE COMPLETE--WITH NO PARTS MISSING

OR DOES ONE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE DENTS AND SCRATCHES OR PARTS MISSING

[2] DOES THE SELLER HAVE TO LIST ANY OR ALL FAULTS VISIABLE TO HIM

[3] DOES THE SELLER HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO STAND HIS GROUND FOR FURTURE RETURNS FOR PARTS MISSING OR OTHER FAULTS WITH THE ITEM

[4] DOES EBAY EXPLAIN FULLY WITHOUT PREJUDICE ---THE DOO'S AND DONTS ---IN THIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ---WITH RELATION TO "FOR PARTS OR NOT WORKING" 

[5] THIS IS VERY CONFUSING AND MAKES LIFE DIFFICULT FOR SELLERS---EVEN EBAY AGENTS CANNOT EXPLAIN FULLY---EVERY ONE OF THE AGENTS HAS A DIFFERENT OPNION/STORY/ OR OTHERWISE ---I AM NOT SURE

I AM CONFUSED---WOULD WECOME FEEDBACK---

many thanks

[red_magpie]

Selling items as "for parts or not working" is a minefield.

Some buyers don't even read, let alone understand, the definition. Others understand it all too well, and will exploit any excuse to claim a refund if they find they can't repair the item.

Sellers' only protection against false money back guarantee cases is to make absolutely no claims about the condition of the item. If you try to explain what parts are present or missing, or what 's working and what isn't, all the buyer has to do is claim that something which was described as being present or working isn't. EBay will accept their word, and order a refund.

The obvious downside is that it will sell for far less than it may have done if the seller could have given a full and accurate description of the faults. This is just in the nature of eBay.