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I once bought a tent for a party off ebay for 15 quid inc p&p & it wasn't what I expected either - it was quite good.

but on a more serious note, to get a refund from the seller you will have to return the item (royal mail signed for) & the seller is under no obligation to pay the return postage or to refund the p&p. It may be cheaper for you to keep the tent & leave the seller suitable feedback, & its always handy to have a spare tent for friends or emergencys.

Looking at the listing I'd say to call him a shyster from having 1 neutral comment, none bad, is a little harsh. 

Though it does appear he is mis-selling the item by placing a picture that is clearly not a 3 man 1 sleeping area tent.  Reading the description, it is also mis-leading, IMHO it should clearly state that the picture is not a true representation of the product for sale.  Though it states 3 man pics to follow, it appears they never did.

The picture looks more like a san remo 600 type.  Contact him, give him some time to reply, then put in your disputes.  As with the feedback, give him some time to reply and hopefully sort it out for you.  If no word, put the disputes in and bad feedback.

Hi Kelb, sorry to here about your misleading tent, why dont you have a look at ours that i put on e-bay tonight at least i give an honest description of what it actually is like & the pictures are one's iv'e taken.

Here is the item number because i dont know how to get the link up.

Item number 130237259096

What do you all think of it ????????????

Dave

Post last edited on 09/07/2008 00:04:12

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I'm also selling one on Ebay, a similiar 3-hoop style to the one in the picture. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5232-2978-1/1?AID=9479574&PID=1428744&mpre=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem&rd=1%26item%3D190234715243&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=009

I can assure you that I have described it accurately and wouldn't sell anything to a fellow camper that I would be unhappy with myself.  Cheers!

Quote: Originally posted by Kelb on 08/7/2008

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yes thats the seller I bought it off, the description below is what I thought I was buying was expecting a 1 bed tent with sort of canopy thingy

3 man tent with bag

1 sleeping areas

3 man pictures to follow

no reserve

 

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this is bad, that ebayer cannot be trusted, look "pictures to follow" which means he was knowingly selling a tent that the picture did not represent!  i'd take it straight to ebay!

i've never had a prob with ebay. i always check peoples feed back and even if they've only got a couple of negative comments i pay attention to why they have them and read them before i decided to buy from them.   have bought from a company on ebay with only 95% feedback, but the feedback only seemed to relate to a perticular type of item, but not what i bid on, and i was fine. i also set myself a spend limit - the amount on the item i am not scared to lose incase i do end up dissapointed.

Quote: Originally posted by AngieGL on 09/7/2008

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I'm also selling one on Ebay, a similiar 3-hoop style to the one in the picture. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5232-2978-1/1?AID=9479574&PID=1428744&mpre=http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5232-2978-1/1?AID=9479574&PID=1428744&mpre=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem&rd=1%26item%3D190234715243&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=009

I can assure you that I have described it accurately and wouldn't sell anything to a fellow camper that I would be unhappy with myself.  Cheers!

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just tried your link, say's the item has been removed/cancelled.

The id number is 190234715243 the ebay links never seem to work for some reason but here goes

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5232-2978-1/1?AID=9479574&PID=1428744&mpre=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D190234715243&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D190234715243%26_fvi%3D1

Add the link through the hyperlink option when posting and it seems to work.  If you just paste in the ebay address which starts off http cgi dot ebay dot co dot uk this site seems to add the rover bit.  That appears to make the link not work.  If you add a hyperlink the rover part is still added but it works.

Wierd.

Thanks to both who invited me to look at their tents, Angie yours is what I was expecting the other one to be but with just 1 bedroom not 2

I have heard back from the seller and he has offered a refund, just need to sent the tent back now, so I will have to wait to get the funds back before I will be able to get another tent.

Thanks again tho

Quote: Originally posted by Kelb on 08/7/2008

to be honest, I buy alot of stuff off ebay, have done for a good 6 - 8 years now and never been ripped off in the past! I have a bad rating of about 93%!

I have emailed the seller so I will let you know what happens.

Thanks for everyones in put, now going to try to look for another tent, really wanted one similar to the picture in the dodgy listing, if anyone knows of one up for grabs?wanted it for my trip to Tremorvu.

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just had a look at my ebay account re my 93% curious myself!

I have 1 negative as a seller where the buyer advised a wrong delivery address and gave me negative saying that I was quick enough to cash the cheque but delay on the goods, I resent at my cost and was out of pocket, that was way back in Nov 04

and I have 2 negative from Nov 07 where I was mid bid, had a car crash, won bid, but unable to contact the sellers as I was not home for a couple of weeks so didnt pay and explained to the sellers what had happened

I think thats quite a low % seeing there are only 3 negative feedback, dont know if they will stay there for ever more or eventually my % will go back up?