Can water damage REALLY do this to an auto?

[markakis8]

I will be refunding the buyer, I just wanted to know for sure what the heck caused the damaged.

 

[markakis8]

So this took and interesting turn. I have a feeling I'll be getting negative feedback.

My inquiry:

"Got the card today. I definitely did not send the card out like this. Do you still have the bubble envelope it came in? Was there water damage on that as well?"

His response:

"don't have the mailer, but it was not wet, but you had it in a black tape or something around the card, don't think that is a good way to ship a card, please let me know when you have refunded me thank you "

My next response:

"Refund sent just now.

Black tape? Was it in a toploader? I put the card in a penny sleeve, put that in a toploader, and put a small piece of clear packaging to seal the toploader. If that's not how you received the card, then you need to contact your post office b/c someone is messing with your packages."

Apparently he didn't read the very first line I wrote in my last response:

"Ok you have 48 hours to send me a refund or i will be leaving bad feedback and going through ebay to get me money back, don't bother emailing me i will just look at my paypal to see if i got the money, there is no way the post office could do that and this has never happened before. You sent me a bad card and i sent it back, im not taking two losses. i will also be sending pic's to ebay because the card could not look like that and the mailing packet look so clean.

bye"

 

[Ghumbs]

Can you blame him? He was expecting to receive an immaculate and exquisite card.

 

[markakis8]

Can you blame him? He was expecting to receive an immaculate and exquisite card.

I know right?

 

[magicpapa]

someone should do a experiment on another card similar to it, see what happens

 

[Russ S.]

I've already added to buyer agentzero9 to my blocked bidder list to make sure he doesn't buy from me.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

I know right?

Too bad you sent him a sick card instead! :lol:

 

[magicpapa]

is he gonna send you the card back?

 

[markakis8]

is he gonna send you the card back?

Yeah, he already sent it back.

 

[jlyles]

There have been threads before with cards damaged like this. Something at the post office fried the envelope. The black tape the buyer is referring to is likely the clear tape you put on the toploader that turned black due to the heat. The buyer is getting pissed because he thinks you are to fault and you are mad because you think he may have done it when neither of you is to fault. You aren't covered because no insurance was purchased, which is understandable on a $8 sale.Just refund him and move on. This seems to be pretty rare.

 

[boomo]

i just wanna know why he would scam you for 9 bucks.
has life really gotten to this point for people buying on ebay?

 

[markakis8]

i just wanna know why he would scam you for 9 bucks.
has life really gotten to this point for people buying on ebay?

I don't think he was trying to scam me. He returned the card. Jlyles posted a reasonable explanation that could have happened. Not sure what could fry a package though. But it makes sense. At any rate, he got his refund long before he thought he wasn't refunded.

 

[magicpapa]

bubble mailers dont go thur machines at the P.O., well shouldnt anyways, and for the buyer having the card for close to 2 months before bringing up the issue well.....................
yup refund and be on your way

 

[moxacaine]

ok first off this guy is an ass based on his communication with you. If he has had the card for 2 months why wait until now to say something? The guy is obviously ticked off and blames you thinking you tried to pull one over on him. That said you are either getting a neg or neutral regardless of what you do. Is he still even able to file a claim if its been that long? Whats the time limit? i thought it was 60 days?

 

[markakis8]

I should clarify that he only had it for a week. I think the confusion with two months is stemming from a post I made earlier on (but edited). I thought the card sold on Feb 11 but that was actually when I listed it. I edited the thread but Chas replied to it before I could. He paid for the card on April 11th. I really think the post office screwed up here.

 

[jlyles]

Where are you guys getting 2 months from? The auction ended on April 11th which was 11 days ago.

 

[moxacaine]

I should clarify that he only had it for a week. I think the confusion with two months is stemming from a post I made earlier on (but edited). I thought the card sold on Feb 11 but that was actually when I listed it. I edited the thread but Chas replied to it before I could. He paid for the card on April 11th. I really think the post office screwed up here.

ahh, ok thats where i got confused. either way the guy is a ******. just remain polite and refund his money.

 

[Russ S.]

ahh, ok thats where i got confused. either way the guy is a ******. just remain polite and refund his money.

Agreed.
I blocked him already.
Name is above.....

 

[magicpapa]

I edited my post. I listed it on Feb 11, lol. He paid on April 11th, so it could not have been more than a couple of days b/c I remember people I file non-paying claims against and he wasn't one. So it was a couple weeks ago when he bought it. He paid on the 11th, I shipped on the 12th, I can guarantee it.

I saw 2 months too sorry on the confusion

 

[markakis8]

ahh, ok thats where i got confused. either way the guy is a ******. just remain polite and refund his money.

Yeah I did. I'm just dumbfounded that a card could get fried like that.