EBAY BUYER COMPLAINT - Game Used Bat

[LazerShow15]

I have a situation that I would like my fellow FCBers to comment on or give their 2 cents

Sold a game used bat on Ebay and indeed I mentioned it was uncracked, bat was sold for like $40, nothing too huge.

Buyer emails and states the following "After removing the pine tar, I have found a crack in the handle" He uses the bats for a wood bat league, but now wants a full refund. He cleaned the bat and removed pine tar so how should I resolve.

Thanks

 

[koal]

u said it was uncracked, have him send you a pic

 

[cgilmo]

refund

user the word VISIBLE next time

 

[BigAppleJak]

Luckily its mot too steep a refund, but what a pain.

If you are listed under Sports Collectable and NOT sporting goods, that might give you a bit of a leg to stand on, but otherwise $40 might not be worth all the headaches...

 

[byronscott4ever]

Since it's been altered, are you obligated to accept a return? Either way, I think that verbiage would be good for any sellers to have in the description.

 

[smapdi]

If you said it was uncracked and it's cracked, that seems like it's on you. However, being sold as a "game used" bat to which pine tar coverage lends authenticity (somewhat), it would seem that the buyer altered it from its original condition, so that's on him. While it seems like an "item not as described" case and ebay giving preference to the buyer would win out, you might suggest the buyer return it at his cost and give him a $20 refund.

I used the word "seem" way too much.

 

[cgilmo]

buyer wins this case 100% of the time.


do yourself a favor and avoid the headache, refund

 

[A_Pharis]

Agree to a refund through PayPal (let him initiate). In the process, request the item be shipped back with him paying shipping.

 

[SINFULONE]

Tough break, no pun intended.Doesn't pine tar give a better grip.Sucks buyer had to remove it.

 

[bigunitcards]

browsing Academy.com I see there are a variety of wood bats you can buy for $40 and under. Why would you go on eBay and buy a game used bat for $40 + shipping and time to clean the tar off of when a local sporting goods store would suffice for the same price sticker new?

I know it's besides the point of the thread, just seems goofy.

 

[LWMM]

browsing Academy.com I see there are a variety of wood bats you can buy for $40 and under. Why would you go on eBay and buy a game used bat for $40 + shipping and time to clean the tar off of when a local sporting goods store would suffice for the same price sticker new?

I know it's besides the point of the thread, just seems goofy.

Better wood is used in bats made for professional players than for regular bats sold at sporting goods stores. Stars and MLB players will get the very best wood, and it goes on down from there. Incidentally, it means that sometimes you'll have a better player order bats for other players; one player in particular (I forget who) would order hundreds of extra bats, and then ship them to players he knew in Venezuela.

 

[tpeichel]

Better wood is used in bats made for professional players than for regular bats sold at sporting goods stores. Stars and MLB players will get the very best wood, and it goes on down from there. Incidentally, it means that sometimes you'll have a better player order bats for other players; one player in particular (I forget who) would order hundreds of extra bats, and then ship them to players he knew in Venezuela.

Even with better wood, older bats will be brittle since they will have dried out over time. "Fresh" bats always have more life to them.

 

[nappyd]

I don't get why he'd remove the pine tar though. Is there some limit/rules about having it on bats in leagues other than mlb & milb?

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[ch2423]

He cleaned off the pine tar?

 

[MansGame]

I'm sorry but this is why I don't sell hardly ever on eBay. Sellers have NO power what so ever. I mean dude dismantles the OP'ers bat, finds a small crack in a USED bat and it's a dead deal. Just sh!tty if you ask me.


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[mrmopar]

Unfortunately, it's all in how the item is described. I am not saying this is the case here, as I didn't see the description, but too many people spend not enough time writing a decent item description. I suppose the more time spent, the less listings, etc. However, why sell something really good and post a picture from a mobile device with a 2 sentence description? People do it! All the time!!

I would guess in this case, as a seller you can't win. I'd agree that the guy needs to return the bat and I am pretty sure that he is on the hook for the return shipping regardless. I know when I returned something that a seller screwed up on the description, I had to pay return shipping to get my refund. It was minor, but it bugs me a little that a seller can sell a card with a wrong serial number (the only reason I bought it) and then I lose money by returning the item. It cost me a couple bucks to have the honor of returning an item!!

It may not be worth it for him to return it in this case due to the cost, but then again he may be angling for a discount too. I guess it really depends on what the guy is asking you to do. He wins with anything less than a full refund and him returning the bat to you at his cost.