eBay Scammer is idiot? Help with moral dilemma

AndyCr15 · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:27

So 'scammer' is probably a be a bit strong, but here's the story -

I sold my DDpai M6 Plus Dashcam on eBay. They're usually around £90 (new, but coming from China) but I'd been sent a free review replacement unit, so was happy to let it go at a good price, it sold within an hour or so for around £64. (Buy It Now)

A month later the buyer gets in touch saying he just can't get his phone to connect to it. I send two or three messages of tips of things to try, saying I will refund it if he really wants (thinking I can probably sell it for a slightly higher price to cover my lost postage costs (both ways, maybe £8 in total)

So, today it arrives back, just as I'm leaving for work. I come home and of course I can connect to it immediately.

Then I realise he's left the MicroSD card in it. A Samsung UHS-I 64gb card.

I'm thinking, oh well, I guess I should message him and ask if he wants to pay postage, I'll send it back.

Then I think, 'well lets check what's on the card'...

... him filming himself, watching himself film himself on his phone... that he said he couldn't connect to it. You see various glimpses of his monitor, with my eBay message on the screen.

The next day there's 10 minutes of him testing it in his car for a position. Again there are glimpses of his phone in a mount with the camera display showing.

So, come on GD, what should I do?

A) Message him, ask for him to pay postage and send it back.

B) Message him, ask for him to pay postage and send it back, but then report him to eBay and ask for my postage costs back.

C) Message him, ask for him to pay postage and send it back, only if he pays me back the postage costs of him returning the Dashcam to me.

D) Screw him, it cost me £8 just cause he changed his mind, I have his £17 of MicroSD card.

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:35

AndyCr15 said:
So, come on GD, what should I do?

Stop using eBay and then any option from A, B, C, or D because it doesn't matter in any meaningful way to your life.

AndyCr15 · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:38

I've stopped using it for phones. But for other smaller things I often list on here and then on eBay after a few days if there doesn't look to be any interest. Terrible as eBay is, you can sell pretty much anything on there.

And no, I know it doesn't matter. I thought it was quite amusing though that he sent me the evidence that he'd lied to me. Thought people might enjoy it.

Lighten up.

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:41

It is amusing but completely unsurprising that an eBay idiot did an idiotic thing (they are all idiots) so I wasn't attacking that. I just find it weird when people post about it because it's ... eBay. That's what happens, that's what you get. The more surprising thread with the least expected outcome would have been 'HEY GUYS, SOLD A THING, ALL WENT WELL!"

Choice A for the little it's worth.

G-MAN2004 · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:42

Send him it back, but first fill it with midget porn. Then stop selling stuff on eBay.

AndyCr15 · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:43

For the record, I have over 700 transactions, this is only the second time I've had any kind of issue. To be clear, I should post each time I have a successful, trouble free transaction now?

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:47

AndyCr15 said:
For the record, I have over 700 transactions, this is only the second time I've had any kind of issue. To be clear, I should post each time I have a successful, trouble free transaction now?

To be clear, you can post what you like. I would enjoy those threads more than the one you posted, as I indicated.

And further, if only 2 of your 700 idiots have proven themselves to be idiots, wouldn't the normal course of action be to consider them outliers and to ignore and move on? Or doesn't it work like that?

CaptainRAVE · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:50

Keep the card. Karma tbh.

Uther · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:51

my first thought was D, but I would probably go for the first option. Then he'll know that you know that he's an idiot.

AndyCr15 · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:53

[FnG]magnolia said:
wouldn't the normal course of action be to consider them outliers and to ignore and move on?

Yes, I will. As I said, posted for the amusement of others. Doesn't amuse you, fine. Might amuse others. I didn't realise the world revolved around you. Sorry.

cainer · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:54

tell him that you caught him fapping on it, and that you've had offers from various sites, or he can have it back for £5k

AHarvey · 17 Feb 2017 at 22:56

Relist it, with the SD card and an increased price.

Let him know you've relisted with a link.

Move on

Tute · 17 Feb 2017 at 23:06

Relist it and keep the SD card. If he asks, then "what SD card?".

banja · 17 Feb 2017 at 23:23

Did you refund him already?

CREATIVE!11 · 17 Feb 2017 at 23:42

D.

Everyone is a winner winner chicken dinner.

Malevolence · 17 Feb 2017 at 23:43

AndyCr15 said:
D) Screw him, it cost me £8 just cause he changed his mind, I have his £17 of MicroSD card.

This. **** him. Perhaps a message thanking him for the MicroSD and informing him that you will be keeping it in lieu of postage is in order too.

On Holiday · 18 Feb 2017 at 00:02

He may have forgotten where he left SD card tbh.

Vibein · 18 Feb 2017 at 00:14

Delete flea bay account and move on.

Avenged7Fold · 18 Feb 2017 at 01:23

Surely the only course of action to take is to pause his videos, take screens and then message him pictures saying that you are nearby and watching him.

Thekwango · 18 Feb 2017 at 02:13

Avenged7Fold said:
Surely the only course of action to take is to pause his videos, take screens and then message him pictures saying that you are nearby and watching him.

And we have a winner. Don't mention the SD card - just send him random stills from the card! Genius.