if ebay sides with the seller, (i have to wait til oct 1st then they usually take 48 hours after that to decide if the purchase is covered under the buyer protection) I will take that route. if i do that now im afraid theyll see me as not giving the seller a chance, although i know he wont make it right anyway,

at first he said he didnt see any stains when listing it, and he now changed his story to it couldve been my fault or usps' fault the stain was there. so im hoping if the ebay agents have half a brain they can see hes full of crap like I can see. he also asked me if I tried removing the stain and i simply said after noticing it, it went right back in the bag its shipped at and itll stay there until this is resolved.

 

found a way to post pictures so the seller and ebays customer support (who reviews the case) can see it. i also included a screen shot of ebay's seller responsibility on descriptions. the way this sounds I shouldnt have a problem with it

 

since today was 3 business days, i woke up early and submitted the case to ebay customer care. 2 hours later they made their decision. They ruled in my favor! and I have already received the refund. I tried calling and got no answer, they never told me what to do with the item, am I supposed to keep it or return it? they closed the case

 

I would return to the seller
No B.S that you didnt want to pay for item

 

You get to keep the item, period. Ebay/paypal do this to discourage bad sellers.

 

for future reference
popular sellers hate negative feedback

I have bought a decent amount of stuff off ebay
I have had 2 negative experiences

One seller never shipped and disappeared without a trace , It was something the wife ordered from a seller I would never have bought from because they only had like 10 sales in their history
I think it was less than $20 for a DVD so not the end of the world

The other sent a Nascar watch that was crappy finish and looked anything but new . She fully refunded me but was pissed because I left her a "neutral feedback"

 

see, if i return it, then i pay for return shipping. I was only charged 4.00 for shipping, and got that back also, but theres no method in any of the major transporters that would charge that cheap. that way id lose money on the crap item lol. I was considering washing it and just donating it to a local charity (salvation army, purple heart, etc.) Figured I could do something good with it

yea I learned no more feedback until I FULLY inspect the item. I'm hoping my feedback gets deleted since the transaction was closed, dont wanna give someone like that anything positive.

 

I guess its your choice , just my opinion

I expect your in the US
I thought you guys had the cheap US postal cram it in a box rates

 

after waiting 45 minutes on hold ..i got to talk to ebay. they told me consider it an early xmas present from ebay, i get to keep the item and am free to do whatever i want with it. apparently the jerk seller got to keep the money i gave him and ebay was the one who gave me the refund. they said it wouldve cost more to open a case then it would be to just give me the $24.14 back.

I asked if i could relist it, he encouraged it. I might as well and if it doesnt sell ill wash and donate it.

 

like I said, if you are a buyer ebay loves you!