Sold Item on OzBargain - Buyer Threatening Police Action

ZackyD on 06/04/2020 - 19:18
Last edited 11/04/2020 - 10:20 by 1 other user

Hi Ozbargainers,

I recently purchased 2 Xbox One X's bundles only to realize I had no need for the second bundle.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/524064

So I put up a message saying I was selling it at cost price and was private messaged.
I messaged the buyer and we met up, It was a very cordial meet.

I had forgotten the bonus controller that was part of the bundle so offered to discount $70 off the cost (Which is the RRP price of a new controller) which I thought was more than reasonable and the buyer accepted.

I had advised the buyer that the seal had been broken and I had opened it to ensure the contents were all correct.
Game code and other items all sealed.

The buyer claims I sold him a second hand machine now and wants a refund as he believes the machine is 2 years old (Apparently serial says it's out of date) , He has advised that he will contact the police, My employer (Via Linkedin) and essentially anyone he can via my social media presence.

I've provided him the exact tax invoice that was sent to me and believe he should pursue it with Microsoft. I do not feel like I should have to take the purchase back as it was all made in good faith, I had offered for him to check all the contents with me at the meetup but he declined.

He is now saying I should take it back as it might be infected by Corona Virus and he doesn't want a second hand item.

What is my legal requirement in this regard?

Thank You

RESPONSE TO THE BUYER - https://ibb.co/r294K6b

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Poll Options

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    Ignore Buyer and Stand Firm
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    Take the item back and make a loss
General Discussion

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        • dji1111111 on 12/04/2020 - 00:48
          +2

          Yep you have been officially diagnosed with superiority syndrome or you really are another one of Zachy's aliases.

          Nobody forced you to comment here and keep coming back for more while continuing to claim that somehow everyone else is dumber than you are.

          A sick person who keeps coming back to a thread he calls a non sense.

          Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

          • gimme on 12/04/2020 - 01:57
            -7

            @dji1111111: Correct I am superior to you and many others here. Doesn't take much.
            Please wash your hands

  • JetLi on 11/04/2020 - 13:54
    +1

    This thread like a episode of monkey magic, highly entertaining with important moral stories. Think OP will learn his lesson from this. Lets make love, not war.

  • chk on 11/04/2020 - 14:16
    +4

    ZachyD 22 hours ago "If this will absolve me, I'll upload that proof with a handwritten paper next to the serials"

    22 hours later and still nothing, Zachy as others have pointed out, you have been online today

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/529062?page=5#comment-8552…

    • mding on 11/04/2020 - 14:57
      +3

      He's probably still working on faking this "proof".

      • bargainess on 11/04/2020 - 15:16
        +2

        What a sociopath

  • darkmattersunB6c0MV on 11/04/2020 - 17:52
    +2

    Oh <expeltive>!
    Skimmed through this thread, and was blown away.
    How can people even do that? Devious, tortuous.

    No comments. May the OP learn something and become a better man after this.

    PS: I did not vote yet, as it would just feed the OP's need for attention.

    Stay safe everyone.

    • Ghost47 on 11/04/2020 - 19:28
      +5

      I agree. It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!

  • DoUKnowTheMuffinMan on 11/04/2020 - 18:12
    +4

    Plot twist… Buyer and Seller are the same person!!!!!!

    • jeeg on 11/04/2020 - 19:31
      +2

      When I watched the TV series Criminal Minds, I was always "amazed" (not in a good way) how one can be so evil in many ways. Reading this thread makes me relive the experience of watching Criminal Minds.

  • Ghost47 on 11/04/2020 - 19:27
    +1

    Wow I was away for a couple of days… does Sammy78's posts being removed with the reason "Artificial commenting" mean that account was definitely from the same account/PC/IP as the OP's?

    • ShortyX on 11/04/2020 - 20:28
      +6

      Yep - 100%.

      The Sammy78 alias comments were even in the original deal thread trying to tell the buyer that Microsoft had a lot of old stock.

      • Ghost47 on 11/04/2020 - 20:30
        +1

        Holy shit I didn't even realise that!!! Wow that was a massive giveaway! I would upvote you twice for that revelation.

        What a total scumbag.

        • ShortyX on 11/04/2020 - 20:38
          +3

          Give your vote to mba on this comment for initially finding it!

          • sqleonhart on 11/04/2020 - 21:02
            +1

            @ShortyX: I second this. The trippiest part is the revelation that both Sammy78 and OP have a strange habit of using a capital letter after a comma. Mind blown and @mba is da bomb.

          • Ghost47 on 11/04/2020 - 21:37
            +1

            @ShortyX: Damn that's some forensic level stuff right there.

  • jace88 on 11/04/2020 - 19:53
    +3

    This has thread of the year in the bag… or box.

  • adn on 11/04/2020 - 20:12
    +3

    Great read. Hopefully netflix make a movie about this one day.

    • ssquid on 11/04/2020 - 20:50
      +1

      OP's first xbox simply disappeared. He definitely didn't feed it to a tiger pass it off as new.

  • 50cent on 11/04/2020 - 20:25

    Lol as if the cops are gonna get involved in this

    • Chamillionaire on 12/04/2020 - 09:15
      +3

      Oh wow theres a 50cent here
      thought I was original lmao

  • randomusername2017 on 11/04/2020 - 21:39
    +1

    Perhaps Zach/Sammy did everyone a favor posting when they did.
    8 pages and counting, of somewhat interesting diversion…..
    Pre lockdown it would most likely have gone unnoticed.

  • Frayin on 11/04/2020 - 21:44
    +1

    My comments have aged like milk 😂

    I admit how wrong I was about OP and fully extend my apologies to buyer.

    Although I stand buy what I said about contacting personal contacts, OP is a pathological liar and a scammer.

  • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2020 - 22:50
    +1

    Interesting to hear what buyer intends to do from here? Face to face return probably a bad idea for COVID-19 lockdown reasons amongst others.

    Could probably list it in the classifieds for the purchase price now as OzB memorabilia…

    • mapax on 11/04/2020 - 22:53
      +2

      Lol. Plot twist number, what is it, about 17 now? OP and buyer plan to sign a number of consoles and sell them as the “original” piece of memorabilia…

  • Michaelz101 on 12/04/2020 - 00:26
    +5

    Wow totally missed this thread! Just caught up without the Sammy bits as they have been deleted. OP is a massive psychopath…for society safety please get a mental health check. It’s not normal for you to first action the actual transaction then going through posting a post and then altering evidence and creating fake personas….serial/prolific…I worry about your family safety. Please don’t do this to your kids….

    If I was the buyer, I definitely will not take the risk of meeting this guy again.

    • capslock janitor on 12/04/2020 - 11:59

      caught up without the Sammy bits

      grammar was identical, weird capitalization after every comma

  • burns13 on 12/04/2020 - 08:09

    Wouldn't have been happy with the deal as it appeared anyway … Buyer got shafted with niavety there.

    If the box is opened seller cannot claim it is new.

    Any product I buy from another person is considered second hand. Will only view it that way.

    Buyer beware

  • oohaah on 12/04/2020 - 09:59
    +3

    If ZackyD does not refund the seller or reimburse say $100 (whatever the buyer prefers), I think the buyer is justified in sending this thread to ZackyD's mum, workplace and friends. They need to know what sort of scumbag he is.

    • randomusername2017 on 12/04/2020 - 11:34
      +1

      They need to know what sort of scumbag he is.

      Quite likely those that know him personally are already aware…

  • mapax on 12/04/2020 - 11:16
    +3

    Someone needs to immortalize this thread with a Big Man Tyrone video. Shame I lack both the creativity and the funds to make such a thing happen.

  • Moderatorhamza23 on 12/04/2020 - 12:29

    It appears this thread has come to a close, keeping comments open will just encourage more personal attacks and personal information. Furthermore, it appears that we aren't going to have any further input regarding the matter at hand.

    Comments closed.

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