Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller

BTW, after the last email salvo from the unpleasant person I describe below I've decided to post his eBay ID: fyrcomltd1. He's an unbelievably obnoxious person who responded to a polite statement questioning his listing with a sarcastic put-down - and went downhill from there. I'm not going to put the effort into a formal eBay complaint for a $25 item, and I can't believe the effort he's put in to insulting me over... a $25 item. The item? I got nostalgic and decided to pick up a Motorola HT-220 radio. I used to work on these years ago and, for $25, it seemed like fun to buy one; I figured I might test for a new amateur ticket so I can play with the thing. It was described as "nice" and accompanied by some fuzzy photos (which I now see he uses repeatedly in listings for more units he has to sell). Actually, this unit is filthy, lacks a nameplate and has some sort of ID number scratched into its face. The battery compartment looks like something died in there (i.e. I'm going to take step to clean out what looks like chemical corrosion). Supposedly it's been tested in the 2m ham band but, given the lack of honesty regarding the rest of its presentation, I'll believe that when I see it. OK, it's only $25, and if he'd been honest about its physical condition I would have nothing else to say. But this unit is not "nice" by any stretch. Having been involved with acquisition of far older electronic artifacts for many years, I think I can distinguish "nice for its age" from "dug out from under a pile of rotting crap in someone's basement." If he'd just said, "sorry," that would have been the end of it. Instead, he's taken the time to send more than one snotty, hateful, content-free email. While the increasing greed of eBay itself does indeed put me off, it's experiences like this that really discourage me from using this forum for purchases. -- Ian ________________________________________ From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of dwight elvey [dkelvey at hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 9:10 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: RE: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller Hi I bought a board from him. His responce to email was slow and I did a will call on the board. The board was in good condition and functional. He has quite a pile of HP stuff that seems to be getting older day by day. I had otherwise a good experience with him. As for Ian's problem, he has the right to file a complaint with ebay. It is not OK to use another photo unless it states so on the photo that it is not the exact item. He has the right to a partial refund or money back. I've gotten to the point that I have no problem filing bad feedback if I find anything poorly done. It is what feedback is about. Seller should know better than to pack poorly or misrepresent items. Dwight