Thread: Demo DX buyers: BEWARE of this eBay seller
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Old 09-15-2012, 04:48 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by Shopaholic View Post
With all due respect, Geek, don't keep out vital information from the listing. It DOES say for parts right where your quote cut off...
This is what I would call "weasel words." At the very top of every eBay listing, right after the title, is a field called "Item condition." THIS is where the seller needs to flag, um, what is it? Oh yeah, condition. The seller chose "used." This is a drop-down menu when you set up your item. If he wants to claim this as a parts sale, the appropriate condition from eBay's choices would be "For parts or not working." And then buyers could make an informed choice--like offering him $30 or so.

Every buyer in this sale has a reasonable expectation of receiving a working (if crippled) unit. However, I would guess that the seller's error in choice of condition makes a non-functional unit eligible for eBay's buyer protection.
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