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stefuel · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:53 am Post subject: Only selling to people I know

The person who bought the Box 1020 had to have it. I told him I would send it out Sat am 2 day so he could get it quick
I guess he didn't research the device before he bought it. He now claims it works fine, it just doesn't do what he hoped it would. Now he wants to send it back for refund. Rolling Eyes

ecrabb · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:57 am Post subject:

Um. No. I hate to say it, tell him to sell it himself, then. I'm tired of people not taking responsibility for their own actions. If I bought something from somebody here on the forum, I can't begin to fathom asking them to take it back because "it doesn't do what I hoped it would." If you want that kind of purchase experience, then do your shopping at Walmart or Target.

Jesus, suck it up and sell it yourself, whoever you are.

Sorry if it's somebody on the forum I know, but Judas Priest. Come on!

SC

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:01 am Post subject:

Just say there's a 50% restocking fee. Very Happy

barclay66 · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Only selling to people I know

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6319 Location: Australia

Barclay, youd be better off replacing your wife with a car that is bigger than your neighbour's, then when you win lottery, you can buy a nice home where it's peaceful Wink

And be f***ed if id be refunding that, it sure as sh** aint your fault, so why should you wear it Stefuel?

stefuel · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:09 am Post subject:

Not to mention the fact that there is paypal fees and shipping expenses to deal with. Then you have the time packing and the time to test it when it comes back. I will not do anything until I'm sure he didn't blow it up first. What do you do if it comes back D.O.A.?

barclay66 · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:47 am Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Only selling to people I know

ecrabb · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:19 pm Post subject:

stefuel · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:21 pm Post subject:

"This isn't a regular poster on this forum, is it?"

Nope. Only has 5-6 posts in the buy and sell forum.

stefuel · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:32 pm Post subject:

Actually, he has seven posts. Five of them are "bogus posts" so he could gain access to PM. Rolling Eyes

stefuel · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:40 pm Post subject:

Here is his excuse. Like I'm supposed to know what he plans to use it for.

Hi,

"Hooked up the Box1020 and it works well connected directly to my monitor via component and pass through VGA. Unfortunately, I was looking for something for transcode the XRGB-3 to component because the scaler I use in conjunction with the XRGB, the Optoma HD3000, won't correctly interpolate the SMTPE resolution of 480p (720x480) and instead sees it as 640x480 (which causes incorrect scaling), and while I was able to get this working, the end result is a step down from the current transcoding solution I've been using. This is no fault of the device which, from what I can see, works flawlessly for normal use. The XRGB-3 is a notoriously finicky device with numerous quirks."

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6319 Location: Australia

Well i dont care who it is!! They have no business asking you to take it back and refund them. Its seems very unanimous here!!

At the end of the day, he took a punt on this and it didnt work as he hoped. Tough luck that. Ive done it many times myself, and im sure others here have too, but you do that KNOWING it may not work and youre out the costs either way.

It is very clear from his message that he knew he was taking a punt.

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:10 am Post subject:

Exactly. It's a risk you take buying used gear. If you want a no-questions-asked return policy, then buy new and pay full price. Even then, you usually pay return shipping! But, in the case of the used gear, you buy it, and if it doesn't work out as you'd hoped, then you suck it up and resell it.

SC

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4181 Location: ohio usa

Buying used is always a crapshoot, you take your chances. If it don't work out you either deal with it or sell it and try to break even. You cant expect the seller to take the risk for you.

macgyver655 · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 8508

Fine. I'll keep the damn thing. Smile

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6319 Location: Australia

the big E · Joined: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 1928 Location: speedwell Tn.

As a person who runs his own pc shop I say do NOT take it back

I had someone do this to me with a pc bulid(boy did that end ugly)

I tried to make the person happy but NO! They wasn't buying it

Basicly they gave me the wrong specs that they wanted the computer to be and I ended up eating the cost of the bulid(luckily it was a cheapie)

Yes I sold the machine but I have started a no returns policy unless its doa of he then that its repairs only

If I sell a used machine its given a full check over before I even sell it(same goes for stuff like this)

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:16 am Post subject:

My take on this. I have bought a **FEW** things over the years that didn't work well. There's a stack over there in the corner of that stuff.

I do my due diligence and research the crap outta things before I buy, but, as the buyer of this piece discovered, sometimes the dohicky just doesn't do what you need it to. If I had bought it, it would be sitting in the corner, waiting for the next project OR re-listed in the buy and sell forum.

the big E · Joined: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 1928 Location: speedwell Tn.

A r you and i both do the same if it don't work like I was expecting I resell it to recover the loss

I haven't done it much but I have a set of jbl speakers I am itching to sell