Being a sketchy ebay seller is so stupid these days; I sell quite a bit on eBay and no matter what, if the buyer claims there is an issue, eBay sides with the buyer. So anyone listing something as the wrong item is just wasting their own time and money because eBay will not side with them, and if the item is returned for not being as described, the seller covers return shipping. There's no choice about it - eBay just forces it.
That has not been my experience. Just the opposite.
I bought a lens a year ago that had a serious problem. I tried to get a refund but Ebay sided with the seller.
OP, I agree with you that the would-be seller acted badly but don't see how you can call them crooks. When your adventure with them began they had an item and you had some money. When the adventure ended they had the item and you had the money. Where's the crime?
Actually, the adventure started with the seller making an offer of contract. The moment the buyer accepted that a legal contract was in place. The seller broke that contract, that's a crime.
Contracts 101 holds that breaking a contract causes harm. The fact that party A still has an item and party B still has money has nothing to do with it.
Except that the buyer and seller have contracts with eBay, not each other. And I would bet that their contracts with eBay say that eBay is the sole arbiter in these matters.Actually, the adventure started with the seller making an offer of contract. The moment the buyer accepted that a legal contract was in place. The seller broke that contract, that's a crime.
Contracts 101 holds that breaking a contract causes harm. The fact that party A still has an item and party B still has money has nothing to do with it.
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