eBay

chrishol-1904 · ‎25-05-2025

Hi

So I sold my gaming laptop for £570 buyer has paid but I read so much *bleep* about how eBay sides with the buyer when they open a case regarding item not as described then they send you back some other *bleep* with a tracking link then eBay refunds and your out of pocket

The sellers profile states 1 feedback, member since 2023 and location is Nigeria but the delivery is going to somewhere in the UK

Does this sound dodgy to anyone else ?

papso22 · ‎25-05-2025

If the UK address is a freight forwarder then the buyer can't use the 'not as described' claim system.

Check how the Money back guarantee works.

caf_uk · ‎25-05-2025

@chrishol-1904 wrote:

Does this sound dodgy to anyone else ?

I'm surprised that you even have to ask that !!

roger_roger_over_and_nowt · ‎25-05-2025

Would the fact that buyer is overseas stop them doing a chargeback and if the account is dormant could they not claim hacked account.

That country used to be scam central.

chrishol-1904 · ‎25-05-2025

That settles it I'm cancelling the order and processing a refund

jma2815 · ‎25-05-2025

Does it sound dodgy? Yes.

I’d take the consequences and cancel the sale. But then I wouldn’t sell a £570 games console on eBay in the first place. Far too risky even if the buyer is in the UK and has a million feedback.

gjalp · ‎25-05-2025

Id take the cancel as well. I had enough problems when I sold a motherboard. Buyer messed about with it, broke it, then opened a return stating it was broken. It wasn’t as Id just taken it out of my pc as I upgraded. When it was returned, I could see the damage instantly, I disputed the return but ebay sided with the buyer and I was left with a useless broken motherboard. That was the last time I sold any tech on ebay.