In reply to the question, 'Did it solve the problem/', presumbly meaning this thread, then alot of interesting comments and views have emerged from it. Clearly 'cavet emptor' will not stand in this context so will change the text in the listing to 'Please be sure you ask any questions before committing to buy', in the hope that might at least cause some people to think and act before buying. Some hope maybe.
However, the concept of 'let the buyer beware', in others words it is your responsibility to ensure you have all the information to satisfactorily make a purcahse - and if you buy nd get caught you have no one to blame but yourself, still seems eminently sound and am sure it would stand in a court of law, particularly applying to 2hd hand goods.
On the case itself? Zilch. The last contact with eBay was a agreement that even if the fact it was clear in the listing the dongle wasn't there the outcome of the case would revolve around whether there was any evidence of impact damnge in transit which might have caused 'the damage'. There was absolutlley none. eBay 'kindly?' provided a link to upload pictures and several were sent with accompanying text. So, it makes absolutely no difference what evidence there is eBay will totally ignore it.
I got caught because I bought the item and got caught because I did not ask the question, fair enough. So I resold it on the same basis as I bought it and that bouned back and effectively hit me in the face - full refund to buyer plus the transit cost. Not funny.
There is a similar instance now having bought a 2nd hand graphics tablet of a leading manufacturer, only to find it no longer supports this series. The e software is not availble so there is only partial functionality. Normally I would say, 'learning curve' and sell it on, but not now. I can't afford tohave the same thing happen again so this is going back to the buyer. Tough cheese I m afraid.
Thanks again everyone for your contributions.
