An Ebay transaction first -soliciting opinions

[hcv123]

As stated I already gave the guy a refund and told him I didn't want the poster back. I'm glad to have sparked a thought provoking conversation.

He did send me pictures showing the damage and while I will never know for sure do not believe he was pulling a fast one. He stated the poster was for Bo Jackson (it was a Bo poster) to sign for a charity event.

As stated, Ebay's position on this is presumably clear - they will side with the buyer - right wrong or otherwise.

I stand by my earlier comment that my ultimate perspective after wrestling back and forth with it myself is it is a reasonable expectation that someone would open never opened old stock of an item like a poster (different in my mind than a pack of cards - or many other old unopened collectibles). As mentioned he could have purchased one that was not sealed - I think in a perfect world it would have been equitable to split the cost in some way, but given the Ebay factor - I didn't think it was worth the battle.

[bounce]

This one is easy to me just on principal

If it was unopened when it was sent, it has to be unopened coming back

Otherwise, the state of the item has changed

In the real world, just depends on dollar value - if it's more than a few bucks, like several hundred bucks, I would fight it all the way

If it's under $100, maybe different story

AND - agree with above, they'd instantly go on my blocked bidders list

[drcy]

You never said it was of Bo Jackson. That completely changes everything.