Seeking advice on eBay selling

[Vanhalo]

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As for selling it on ebay unopened.  Maybe put a clause in the listing saying you are selling it new and unopened, but at the buyer's request you will open it before shipping and inspect the box contents.  And take pictures and send them to the buyer before finalizing the deal.  If there is surface rust then something happens.  I don't know what.  Something or other where you are selling in new and unopened and the buyer can search the internet for pictures of what they are buying.  But still leave some method so everyone is happy and gets what they want.

This is a good suggestion.

I don't know about the current eBay policy about deal cancellations as I haven't sold for a long time.

Anyone who has sold on EBay in the last decade will tell you…if the buyer wants a refund….
They are getting it.
It is best just to do it quickly.

 

[ChuckM]

Anyone who has sold on EBay in the last decade will tell you…if the buyer wants a refund….
They are getting it.
It is best just to do it quickly.

eBay used to be my prime source for selling things, but for more than a decade, I've turned to Kijiji (think Craiglist). That was how I disposed of my CT26, TS75, etc. In the past, I tried to extract the highest returns for my goods, now, the simplest way to get it done.

 

[jeh]

Here's the issue - I don't care how long you've been selling or how much feedback you have.  If I buy that vise from you, I'm expecting a pristine , new in the box condition.  Can you attest top that ???.

Nope !

There's a good chance it is ; but if I open it up and it's got surface rust on it from your unheated storage in the pacific northwest for 32 years - that's gonna be a problem.

I agree with xedos and ChuckS.  The vise is new and unused and sealed in the box.  But you cannot guarantee its in "new" condition because you have not seen it.  It could easily be covered with surface rust.  I am well aware this does happen to steel tools sitting in my toolboxes in the basement.

An analogy.  You are buying an RV trailer.  You see pictures of it on the outside and the seller says it is new.  But no inside pictures.  You buy it.  And its delivered to your house.  You walk in the door and its poorly constructed cheap as possible materials on the inside.  But its new.  Its all cheap junk poorly constructed and looks terrible.  But it is all new on the inside and outside.  Harbor Freight sells new junk all the time.  Tough luck sucker for not getting pictures of what you are buying.  Ha Ha.

As for selling it on ebay unopened.  Maybe put a clause in the listing saying you are selling it new and unopened, but at the buyer's request you will open it before shipping and inspect the box contents.  And take pictures and send them to the buyer before finalizing the deal.  If there is surface rust then something happens.  I don't know what.  Something or other where you are selling in new and unopened and the buyer can search the internet for pictures of what they are buying.  But still leave some method so everyone is happy and gets what they want.

For some items, like this one, the buyer will want to see the condition to be sure it is new. New versus new-in-box is not relevant for an item than can deteriorate (rust in this case). It will be immediately obvious if it has been used before or if it has rust. It's not a big deal to open it up and see what you have. You could always include a photo of the box unopened and then partially opened.