Author Topic: Buying a poster on ebay- received to notice the poster is trimmed (Read 10571 times)

bigmike · « **on:** June 23, 2015, 03:40:51 PM »

Now I am starting to understand as to why people only buy from reputable auction houses. Just received a poster in the mail.

The item description contains
"Ok condition. Wear & tear to bottom right & top left edges, some wear to folded areas. No pinholes. "
Should it not say trimmed. NOT wear and tear!?
I am okay with the tears but when I get the poster, I notice its severely trimmed!

Trimmed sides, top/bottom

What do you do? Contacted seller, waiting for a response...

erik1925 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2015, 03:44:05 PM »

Sounds severely trimmed.

Do you want to keep it in that state, even with a possible partial refund?

Or is it one you can find again, more easily.. and simply want to ship it back altogether for a full refund? You are protected, so that's good to know, too.

bigmike · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2015, 03:46:58 PM »

Didn't care about the rips. But I can't stand the fact of the poster being trimmed. I don't want it at all knowing that, but know its probably going to cost a bit to ship back to the UK. It wasn't much $$ at all. But the fact that it was trimmed just bugs me. I can find one easily, not a big deal. But don't like that it wasn't disclosed.

Measurements were barely 29x39.

brude · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2015, 03:56:20 PM »

Item is not as described.
Put the seller and Ebay/Paypal on notice for a full refund and insist that the seller foot the shipping costs.
Bastards.

bigmike · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2015, 04:06:36 PM »

I sent a request in. See what happens.

brude · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2015, 04:21:23 PM »

Good, Mike.
Best of luck and keep us posted.

And if he don't honor the shipping charges, send the Bod Squad over for a visit.

bigmike · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2015, 04:22:24 PM »

lol Will do

erik1925 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2015, 04:38:30 PM »

If you have to ship it back.. and it's NOT as described/trimmed... would the seller cover the return cost? One might think he should or would.

You certainly have more than a valid reason for wanting to send it back.

Not even a question, Mike.

bigmike · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2015, 04:41:20 PM »

I would assume it should be covered, but I have a feeling the seller is going to make a fuss about it though.
Like I said, I am fine with the rips and tears, but not it being trimmed..

erik1925 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2015, 04:44:18 PM »

Quote from: bigmike on June 23, 2015, 04:41:20 PM

I would assume it should be covered, but I have a feeling the seller is going to make a fuss about it though.
Like I said, I am fine with the rips and tears, but not it being trimmed..

Right on... a HUGE NO NO, if not divulged!!

bigmike · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:14:43 PM »

Seller is denying it was trimmed. And wants me to pay return shipping costs.

Yet, under his username- beholds another quad that he sold. That has this in the description-

""Excellent clean condition with no real wear but unfortunately the sides of the poster have been trimmed off in order to fit a frame. ""

erik1925 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:24:30 PM »

Mike .. can u show a pic of the poster in question?

erik1925 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:31:36 PM »

Mike.. since he is denying it is trimmed, you should lay it out with a measuring tape, and snap a couple pics to show him (be sure to show the starting point of the tape, too, so he cant say you slid it to make it measure what you want it to show).

He advertises this poster as a quad and knows what the measurements are. He wont be able to argue that, unless he tries to then claim that YOU trimmed it.

bigmike · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:35:21 PM »

Quote from: erik1925 on June 23, 2015, 06:31:36 PM

Mike.. since he is denying it is trimmed, you should lay it out with a measuring tape, and snap a couple pics to show him (be sure to show the starting point of the tape, too, so he cant say you slid it to make it measure what you want it to show).

He advertises this poster as a quad and knows what the measurements are. He wont be able to argue that, unless he tries to then claim that YOU trimmed it.

Even though he had other auctions that he had stated those ones were trimmed. That's not right. I'm not going to pay the shipping cost ($15) to send it back.

erik1925 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:44:58 PM »

Agree... my idea was tho..that the tape measure pics wont lie.. and if it shows it as 29x39, how can he refute it and then refuse to pay the shipping for a damaged/trimmed quad? (Unless he would just choose to be a real jerk that way). $:-\$

bigmike · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:46:59 PM »

The first picture had the tape measure in it. But he didn't say anything in regards to that.

erik1925 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:47:31 PM »

UGH! -- figures!

bigmike · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:49:01 PM »

I included that pic in the Open Case, he only sent back he wants another visual evidence that it was trimmed and isn't paying the postal return or refund shipping.

erik1925 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2015, 06:50:51 PM »

Quote from: bigmike on June 23, 2015, 06:49:01 PM

I included that pic in the Open Case, he only sent back he wants another visual evidence that it was trimmed and isn't paying the postal return or refund shipping.

Such as what? Measurements are the best evidence of that.

This seller is gonna be a pain in the arse.. no doubt about it, Mike.

brude · « **Reply #19 on:** June 23, 2015, 09:44:23 PM »

Tell him/her/it that if they don't pay the shipping, you'll out 'em on the interweb's most widely respected forum.

And then go find that forum and out 'em.

Keep ebay/paypal abreast of your attempts to negotiate with this turd.

If all else fails...

pratschm · « **Reply #20 on:** June 23, 2015, 10:19:42 PM »

Quote from: brude on June 23, 2015, 09:44:23 PM

Keep ebay/paypal abreast of your attempts to negotiate with this turd.

This and pics. Get those pics into the ebay messages so when they step in, it's all there from the beginning.

bigmike · « **Reply #21 on:** June 23, 2015, 10:27:33 PM »

Quote from: brude on June 23, 2015, 09:44:23 PM

Tell him/her/it that if they don't pay the shipping, you'll out 'em on the interweb's most widely respected forum.

And then go find that forum and out 'em.

lmao.

I have the pics uploaded. And included some in the ebay case. He said he will give a refund upon receiving the poster, less any shipping costs... Which I still don't agree with

erik1925 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 23, 2015, 10:37:40 PM »

Quote from: bigmike on June 23, 2015, 10:27:33 PM

lmao.

I have the pics uploaded. And included some in the ebay case. He said he will give a refund upon receiving the poster, less any shipping costs... Which I still don't agree with

You have a total case here, Mike. With the pics you took, showing it to not measure a full 30x40, I would think it would be very iron clad with PP and the bay.

bigmike · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2015, 10:31:14 AM »

After providing proof. I even said to compare with the image he used. To compare with another poster. He is agreeing it had been trimmed. But is refusing any shipment cost refund

Undead · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2015, 11:22:59 AM »

In the end e-Bay will at a minimum send you a UPS label to ship it back to him and then they will take it out of his account. Have been there many times where a seller said or described one thing and then what arrived was a mess and expected me to pay to return it. Have not had it go another way yet when they refused to pay return shipping.

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