Hi, I have had a buyer state that a pair of Ecco walking shoes I sold are not as described. I advertised these as used, the correct size and the correct manufacturer. I included 6 pictures in my listing. I had advertised them as no returns. The buyer messaged me to say he had tried walking in them for 30 mins indoors and they have given him blisters on his heels - he sent me pictures of this and I am not disputing this. We messaged back and forth but he could not describe what in my listing was inaccurate or not as described. I advised that they were sold as per the advert and I couldn't be held responsible if they caused blisters on his feet. He also said, "ps, are these ecco,s walking shoes ? yes or no please" which I took as an allegation of me selling counterfeit goods. He then went to ebay and they advised that I must accept his return. He has now returned the shoes and they are the same as when I sold them - so I have no issues with the condition they have been returned in. Ebay have now refunded him and I have called them to say I wanted to appeal but they just advised that I need to report him as an adverse buyer, which I have now done. However, he has now left me negative feedback, "Desription as Ecco walking shoes which they are not & no returns or refunds give" which is shown on my public page. I'm extremely frustrated by this whole process as I'm convinced I've advertised honestly and openly but feel as if I'm being punished for this. I've bought and sold privately for 10 years on ebay and when I'm buying used items, I always realise that there is a responsibility on my behalf to accept that I am buying a used item and therefore there is a degree of risk to any purchase. However if ebay are upholding this complaint on behalf of this buyer, this seems to be sending the message that just say the item is not as desciribed and there is no risk to the buyers. Can anybody give me any tips, thoughts etc about how to deal with this. Many thanks in advance.
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