An Ebay dispute, simple, but opinions please

[anonymous-user]

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[larrylamb11]

Principal or not, I'd say you've already wasted waaay more than a fiver's worth of time and should simply move on... You got something back and got to keep the candle, that's good enough IMHO and it's not worth fighting for any more, whether you are 'right' or not....

[popeyewhite]

How important is principle?

If you've got a bee then go after them. Peace of mind's worth a lot more than £5.

[Bonefish Blues]

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

[Riley Blue]

anonymous said:

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Crack on then. Personally I wouldn't, life's too short to tilt at every windmill.

[GasEngineer]

If they didn't have the funds to refund you the £10 (which seems very unlikely) then as soon as they offered the £10 partial refund via the return case, the case would have closed and the rest of the funds would have been released to them.

They knew that by asking you to cancel the return they could give you no or a very low refund.

Go after them !

[Fast and Spurious]

Is this the start of the script for Taken 17, or just a wind-up?

[Jamescrs]

If you contact eBay directly they will likely just give you the £5 out of their own funds rather than taking it from the seller as it’s not worth their time either so you would likely get your money but would you be happy knowing it hasn’t impacted the seller?

I would leave a negative feedback and leave it at that

[TonyF1]

I’d chase with eBay as it’s a couple of minutes of your day to get a warning shot to a large seller on eBay. If it was a one item Larry I wouldn’t bother. Clearly it’s a tactic they’ve used and others may have reported as well. Let’s be honest you’d feel a sense of delight if the account was suspended for a day or two.

[Pit Pony]

You cut your hand? I'd want a full refund plus the lost earnings for the time at A&E plus a new carpet

If they can't package a candle right, then they are negligent and should pay at least the full cost. I'd be fking livid.

[Boleros]

Bonefish Blues said:

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

• couldn’t.

[Bonefish Blues]

Boleros said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

• couldn’t.

A form used by some when the context is clear, but thanks for your suggestion.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/I-COUL...

[Lo-Fi]

Bonefish Blues said:

Boleros said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

• couldn’t.

A form used by some when the context is clear, but thanks for your suggestion.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/I-COUL...

Nah, 'couldn't' is the only acceptable way. Anything else is just too American.

[Bonefish Blues]

Lo-Fi said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Boleros said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

• couldn’t.

A form used by some when the context is clear, but thanks for your suggestion.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/I-COUL...

Nah, 'couldn't' is the only acceptable way. Anything else is just too American.

Am disappoint you didn't post this:

https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw?si=4FpJyBDTvDd6Zg2u

[popeyewhite]

anonymous said:

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Yes, sorry very lazy of me.

[GasEngineer]

anonymous said:

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... the seller knows this and that's why they urged you to cancel the return.

[Boleros]

Lo-Fi said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Boleros said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

• couldn’t.

A form used by some when the context is clear, but thanks for your suggestion.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/I-COUL...

Nah, 'couldn't' is the only acceptable way. Anything else is just too American.

Indeed, the accepted form is couldn't. Anything else is just vulgar.

[Bonefish Blues]

Boleros said:

Lo-Fi said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Boleros said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'm like you tbh. I'd be pursuing this on principle, and I could care less it cost me way more in my time than the refund.

• couldn’t.

A form used by some when the context is clear, but thanks for your suggestion.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/I-COUL...

Nah, 'couldn't' is the only acceptable way. Anything else is just too American.

Indeed, the accepted form is couldn't. Anything else is just vulgar.

I guess you've gotten me there.

[Boleros]

Bonefish Blues said:

I guess you've gotten me there.

Yep, it’s my sole aim and driving force in life to win an argument on the internet. I will now die a happy man.

I’ll ignore the use of ‘gotten’ as I don’t want to kick a man when he’s down. That just wouldn’t do.

[Bonefish Blues]

Boleros said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I guess you've gotten me there.

Yep, it’s my sole aim and driving force in life to win an argument on the internet. I will now die a happy man.

I’ll ignore the use of ‘gotten’ as I don’t want to kick a man when he’s down. That just wouldn’t do.

That'll be 'gotten', derived from the Middle English 'geten', itself derived from Old Norse and Old English which was an export to the US, which preserved it whilst its use largely died out here, only for to be re-exported home in the last couple decade or so? The etymology of words is interesting, don't you think?