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The remote off my car was getting a bit worn so bought another genuine one off eBay for £20 and got a tracking number that it was sent. Yesterday an envelope turned up signed for and when I opened it, it was empty and didn't look like it had been tampered with.
I messaged the eBay seller who keep saying it was definitely in the envelope when he posted it and how straight a seller he is. I've told him that the envelope was empty and I even went the the post office with my existing fob and ask if it would cost £1.44 to send it signed for and they said it would without doubt cost more than that.
So i'm left with an empty signed for envelope, no key and £20 down. The envelope was just a flimsy paper one so i'm surprised he sent it in such poor packaging.
The seller keeps saying how the post office confirmed the key was in the envelope and it was definitely sent.
A few people have told me to go to the police but i'm not sure they would care or be interested and since the key is not paired with my car it wouldn't even open the door let alone start it if some scumbag in my sorting office has pinched it.
This is surely the responsibility of the seller to get in touch with Royal Mail.
I messaged the eBay seller who keep saying it was definitely in the envelope when he posted it and how straight a seller he is. I've told him that the envelope was empty and I even went the the post office with my existing fob and ask if it would cost £1.44 to send it signed for and they said it would without doubt cost more than that.
So i'm left with an empty signed for envelope, no key and £20 down. The envelope was just a flimsy paper one so i'm surprised he sent it in such poor packaging.
The seller keeps saying how the post office confirmed the key was in the envelope and it was definitely sent.
A few people have told me to go to the police but i'm not sure they would care or be interested and since the key is not paired with my car it wouldn't even open the door let alone start it if some scumbag in my sorting office has pinched it.
This is surely the responsibility of the seller to get in touch with Royal Mail.
Edited by CMYKguru on Wednesday 28th January 20:16
Funk said:
speedking31 said:
You signed for the envelope before you checked it had the key in it?
A) you're not allowed to open the letter before you sign for itB) the OP probably wasn't expecting the envelope to allegedly contain a key fob and would have had no idea what to suspect was in the envelope.
The seller has just offered me £10 'goodwill' gesture because in his words 'it was me that put it in there'
I've told him I need a replacement key or my money back.
Something just doesn't add up.
The cost of postage seems to cheap and if I was adamant I put something in the envelope I wouldn't offer someone half the money back.
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