Ebay Ordeal

deronb1
deronb1 Posts: 5,021
edited February 2012 in The Clubhouse
A pair of Mirage M490s arrived at my house today. I won the bid earlier in the week. Got here fast and I was psyched. Opened up the box and there was NO packing. The speakers were shoved in a box with nothing around them. There was maybe a 1/4 inch of room all around. There was a 12" x 12" piece of bubble wrap sitting on top (big friggin deal).

Anyway, here is the description of the speakers from the seller: I have a set of 2 very nice mirage speakers that both work wonderfully and have little scratches but are scratched a lot on the bottoms. I've tested both and they work amazingly if you have any questions please ask thanks for looking.

There were many scratches on the bottom, and many scratches all over the speakers. Also, one tweeter was out and one of the woofers were seperated from the voice coil. Total crap and did not mirror the sellers description at all.

I sent a firm message stating how disappointed I was and wanted my money back. Suprisingly enough, he refunded me the full amount, including shipping.

I am out the cost to get them back to him, but all in all I feel lucky.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2012
    Yep that sucks, but atleast the seller was responsive. It could have been worse. But I know the feeling, you want the speakers not the money.

    If it helps I'm getting ready to sell a pair of minty Polk RTi-38's in original box and packing. I just don't need them. If you are interested PM me for details. Illinois to Ohio won't be so bad.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited February 2012
    Does he want them back??
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited February 2012
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Does he want them back??

    I don't know. I emailed for his address but have not heard back yet. I made one good speaker out of the two.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited February 2012
    What was his feedback rating ? Just curious.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited February 2012
    Seems like in the past year or so, there are more of these fleabay horror stories coming out. Good reason to just buy used gear from the trusted Club Polk members here.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited February 2012
    speaker shipping-bad idea. Normally a horror story. Go get them.
    or at least have them on a pallet. Heavy boxes mean lots of rough handling.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited February 2012
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Seems like in the past year or so, there are more of these fleabay horror stories coming out. Good reason to just buy used gear from the trusted Club Polk members here.


    Yeah the FM always has what I'm looking for:rolleyes:

    Point me in the direction of all these horror stories as I would like to see them. Most people don't have the common sense to own some gear let alone the common sense it takes to pack it and ship it. Anyone wanting to ship big speakers needs to stop and think what would happen if I just pushed these over and they hit the floor? Humm how and what can I use to pack these to withstand that kind of fall?

    They can be shipped just the idiot shipping them has no brains..
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited February 2012
    deronb1 wrote: »
    I don't know. I emailed for his address but have not heard back yet. I made one good speaker out of the two.

    So you got your money back then you modified them?
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited February 2012
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Seems like in the past year or so, there are more of these fleabay horror stories coming out. Good reason to just buy used gear from the trusted Club Polk members here.

    One of the worst packing jobs I've ever seen came from a trusted club member. He just blamed in on the UPS store.

    The guy refunded his money with no hassles, before he even returned the speakers. I don't see a horror story here.
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