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Sold my old Mics on eBay and I'm about to be tucked up by the buyer.

They recieved them eventually after doing click and collect shipping and cocking up the codes.

Anyway they tell me that both the mute switches are broken, which I know they weren't as it was only ever me using the mics and I used the switches on the last outing so I don't indvertently get feedback or talkover when I shouldn't get it, it was a matter of habit.

They've taken them apart to show them being broken. They must have a busted set and have used mine to salvage and make up a good set.

Waiting the impending case but wondering if I can refuse as the customer has taken them apart and could have damaged them on disassembly.

My casings have distinctive wear markings to the writing so I guess they couldn't hope to just keep mine and sent back their busted ones as picture evidence woul dhave shown a swap.

It's not the money as it wasn't much but the total dishonesty of the buyer as there was nothing wrong with either mic and they have both been broken. If I want back a broken set i'll have to pay too. Bloody furious.

Cash on collection seems to be the only way forwards with selling old disco kit so it can be demo'd before payment.

Carl.

you have to be careful especially when using paypal for collection only items as you have no proof of delivery that ebay will accept even if you film them collecting it

I sold my 60" plasma TV a couple of years ago for £800. Buyer was polish and started mumbling that they had no car and a mate would get it.

Guy turns up at the agreed time and his name matches what i was told and takes the TV. 10 minutes later I get a call from the buyer saying he would be along later to collect it ....

goodbye TV and money...

fortunately the guy had asked a couple of friends and there had been some communication problems and he left feed back, but it is very easy to get scammed on ebay with all the buyer protection

I might be OK on this. Been having a read of the seller protection policies and seller protection protects me from:

A buyer using or damaging an item and then returning it

In this case the buyer has stated in mail they did not test functionality (mistake 1), felt what they determined was a loose switch and then took it to pieces (helpfully for me supplying pictures to demonstrate this, mistake 2), which with a item that isn't user serviceable apart from battery replacement could have caused damage. They claimed I might have been ignorant of the damage if I'd not used them for months (rather than just claiming I was dishonestly selling a damaged item), when in reality I'd use them the weekend before as I have for over 2 years (probably more like 4) and they'd worked perfectly. They were always looked after, kept in the original padded carry case and only ever used by me so I know they weren't broken by a customer (like his karaoke ones were).

The only reason I'd swapped them for another set is that these are cheaper VHF ones and I kept getting interference with my kit and drop outs (all VHF mics suffer from this and it's well known) so I got some UHF diversity ones which are less susceptible to interference.

So while they maybe trying it on they are not that bright by the sounds of it and would seem to have tripped themselves up if all they wanted the internals of my mics to repair some broken ones for free.