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Here is a link to an auction I recently won:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6930138084
After winning, the seller e-mailed me to tell me that he meant to write "Madden 2004," not "Madden 2005," and he was willing to discount the price because of the error. I told him that was a pretty big mistake, but because I knew I was already getting a pretty good deal, I offered to discount $15. I then said I'd add $5 if he could assure me that nothing was defective and all the games were complete, and he accepted, and I told him I'd add an additional $1.50 to cover the cost of insuring the package.
I got the package a couple days ago, and before I even opened the package, I knew there were a few things wrong. First of all, the package was not insured, even though I had paid for insurance. Next, I opened the box and saw that to pack everything, the guy had used a couple sheets of paper towel. Fortunately, nothing was really damaged, but I was already pretty ticked. I then proceeded to check the games. Not only was the instruction manual for DW4 missing, but I got a Madden 2004 case with instructions but no disc! Fortunately, though, the GC works fine.
I contacted the seller with my complaints, and I asked for some of my money back because of the missing Madden disc, DW4 manual, and insurance. He responded by asking me not to "call the police," apologizing, and promising never to sell on eBay again, but he never offered any money. I finally settled on the amount of $5, but the seller responded by saying that he can't send a check, that I should be happy with what I did receive, that he hardly made any money on the sale because shipping was $20 (even though the postage label says it was only about $8 ), and he kept asking me to just leave him negative feedback. I suspect he's probably a scammer, as I was only allowed to pay with a money order or personal check, so I've pretty much stopped requesting a partial refund.
My dilemma is this: I can either accept what I got, which is already a deal, or I can press the seller further and maybe contact eBay, which could result in me getting about $10 back if I try to get everything that was missing. What do you guys think I should do?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6930138084
After winning, the seller e-mailed me to tell me that he meant to write "Madden 2004," not "Madden 2005," and he was willing to discount the price because of the error. I told him that was a pretty big mistake, but because I knew I was already getting a pretty good deal, I offered to discount $15. I then said I'd add $5 if he could assure me that nothing was defective and all the games were complete, and he accepted, and I told him I'd add an additional $1.50 to cover the cost of insuring the package.
I got the package a couple days ago, and before I even opened the package, I knew there were a few things wrong. First of all, the package was not insured, even though I had paid for insurance. Next, I opened the box and saw that to pack everything, the guy had used a couple sheets of paper towel. Fortunately, nothing was really damaged, but I was already pretty ticked. I then proceeded to check the games. Not only was the instruction manual for DW4 missing, but I got a Madden 2004 case with instructions but no disc! Fortunately, though, the GC works fine.
I contacted the seller with my complaints, and I asked for some of my money back because of the missing Madden disc, DW4 manual, and insurance. He responded by asking me not to "call the police," apologizing, and promising never to sell on eBay again, but he never offered any money. I finally settled on the amount of $5, but the seller responded by saying that he can't send a check, that I should be happy with what I did receive, that he hardly made any money on the sale because shipping was $20 (even though the postage label says it was only about $8 ), and he kept asking me to just leave him negative feedback. I suspect he's probably a scammer, as I was only allowed to pay with a money order or personal check, so I've pretty much stopped requesting a partial refund.
My dilemma is this: I can either accept what I got, which is already a deal, or I can press the seller further and maybe contact eBay, which could result in me getting about $10 back if I try to get everything that was missing. What do you guys think I should do?
