damage to ebay item

[kayl0rz]

woohoo! i got my new bonnet... at least thats what i first thought.

the packaging was shoddy to say the least... it was two raleigh bike boxes taped up with brown tape, and another little box attached up to fill another gap in the packaging.

now the bravo bonnet... has two little points at the end where the scuttle panel/tool shelf is, these two points had BROKEN THROUGH the sh*t packaging and BENT around the edge of the box.



there is also a scuff on the edge of one of the sides of the bonnet that was clearly done in transit too.



so both the top corners of the bonnet are bent and scuffed and the paint is cracked and its gonna rust and i am really REALLY annoyed!!!





so basically, where do i stand with this?! i paid £20 postage and packaging for this to happen. i dunno if it was insured or anything. i havent messaged the guy i got it off yet. so can i ask for my money back? or part of it back? or can i get postage costs or something back from parcel force? ive never delt with anything like this before

 

[custard]

file an item not as described dispute,if you paid by paypal
however i recommend you email the seller 1st to see what they offer
whether its insured is not your problem

 

[kayl0rz]

i did pay by paypal yeah, i was intending on messaging him, but thought id see what you guys say first.

 

[Munkul]

bonnets sadly are one of the most easily damaged items. when jordan was running his bodyshop business this was one of the things that aggravated him, he said parcelforce were the worst for damaging a well packaged bonnet.

 

[Rockbottom]

bonnets sadly are one of the most easily damaged items. when jordan was running his bodyshop business this was one of the things that aggravated him, he said parcelforce were the worst for damaging a well packaged bonnet.

:yeahthat: My very well packaged bonnet was damaged by parcelforce. :bang: :bang:

 

[drunknspike]

it would have been better to refuse it and not sign for it

 

[Munkul]

what do they do to them, chuck them from a 1st story window or summat

 

[colin79666]

Did you at least sign for it as Damaged?
That would make it much easier for the seller to get their compensation from the courier (and of course then send you a replacement/refund). You should still be able to claim this off the seller if you just signed your name but it does mean they could turn round and say well you signed to say it arrived safely...

 

[kayl0rz]

my dad signed for it, but hes been on the parcelforce website and it says if was damaged due to the senders poor packaging, which was crap, then they dont give them any compensation as it was their fault. so my dispute is with the seller and going through parcelforce isnt going to do much tbh

 

[custard]

what do they do to them, chuck them from a 1st story window or summat

people dont consider compression damage
items may seem well packaged,however how are they with 5 or 6 20kg packages on top?
you can see the corners have come right through the box,then they become really vunerable

 

[Helz]

You don't have much luck with bonnets do you?

 

[Focus Owner]

claim it as not signed for since you did not sign for it someone else did may be worth a try

overall its not your fault
you paid them to deliver a package they failed

 

[Andy Monty]

claim it as not signed for since you did not sign for it someone else did may be worth a try

overall its not your fault
you paid them to deliver a package they failed

not her problem DAZ its the sellers fault

 

[Focus Owner]

well its being made her problem for now

 

[custard]

claim it as not signed for since you did not sign for it someone else did may be worth a try

overall its not your fault
you paid them to deliver a package they failed

utter nonsense,it was delivered to the address the customer(eg the sender) instructed

 

[Focus Owner]

ok
i try alsorts of tosh most normally work just to get me off the phone

 

[sludgeguts]

BTW, YOU don't need to pay for insurance. It is the SELLER'S responsibility to get the item to you intact & the insurance is purely for their benefit - no matter what they try to palm you off with, insurance is the seller's responsibility - how can the buyer take out postal insurance when they know not how the seller will wrap (or even if they will bother to wrap) the item?

 

[kayl0rz]

im gonna message him now on ebay... but ive no idea what im gonna write

ideas?

 

[arc]

howsabout

Hi

Received the bonnet, however it has been damaged beyond repair due to poor packaging. Therefore i'm asking you to refund my money, and I'll either scrap the item or if you would like it back then please refund + £20 to cover return postage. That might seem unfair, but please view it from my shoes - it has been damaged by a mistake on your part, not mine. Something I'm not willing to, or should be expected to become out of pocket to cover.

Hugs and kisses
xxx

 

[kayl0rz]

ive sent exactly that lol

im gonna wait and see what they say before i blast out the 'ill get it back off paypal if you're a dick about it' bomb LOL