Hi guys,
Just need some help/direction/advice on the following eBay situation:
I've recently sold a camera on ebay and shipped it. He has received the item. He said the camera doesn't turn on anymore. He said he called Panasonic and the mainframe needs replacing.
I've only had the camera from a few months and it has worked perfectly fine every time with no startup issues. The funds are on hold at the moment on Ebay.
He said: " I spoke to a technician at Panasonic today over the phone and he said the camera needs a new mainboard, he also said it is no longer under warranty so to get it working I need to pay a total of $341. This is made up of $220 for the mainboard, $88 for labour and $33 freight. Would you be willing to reimburse me $250 to help me cover the cost."
Not sure if I should send the $250 or???
Any help or advice would be great…kind of stuck here.
Regards,
You're probably getting scammed if the camera worked before posting and you packaged it property (so no damage in-transit). Speaking to a technician over the phone to diagnose a hardware problem and getting such detailed quotes? Ha, the buyer's not even trying at that point.
Also, how generous he's not even asking for the full price of the repairs - would you be willing to be out of pocket a further ~$80 if you paid good money for a working camera but received a broken one?
DEFINITELY DO NOT send any money. Send evidence that it was working before posting. Request a written itemized quote from the "Panasonic Technician" noting the camera's serial number.