Trades Description Act 1968 in UK applicable to eBay purchases

[mcstanleys]

The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 made it an offence for businesses or salespeople to sell a product or service based on misinformation. The Act forced them to be more truthful about their service or product and not deliberately mislead consumers into spending their money on a false claim.

A relatively cheap item was not fit for purpose. Only option is to ask for a refund, which invokes a return. Posting back is cost to me over half the amount I paid for the item. This seller is clearly selling items not fit for purpose, as latest feedback is that others are getting the same. 

The buyer is selling items in a grey area. Selling stock, making money, doesn't have to pay for postage back. I spend more than I get back, stuck with a piece of plastic that is straight into the recycling. They win, I lose. 

Is this now the eBay norm?

[fargvs]

Worldwide marketplace ... Use the within 30 days case options given if  'Item not as described' and follow through to completion ... seller (or eBay) will supply a prepaid return label ... add tracking details and escalate to ebay if necessary for a refund in full.>

https://resolutioncentre.ebay.co.uk/

https://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebay-money-back-guarantee/index.html