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Originally Posted by HPsauce
Just ordered another one from a different seller (lower price  ) and will get a refund on this one!  |
The plot thickens on eBay, though I won't expose too much detail here.
Lets just say there seems to be a very close link (via a UK address used for returns) between apparently independent eBay sellers and some questionable practices in the way returns are handled.
I have seen evidence that some people (not me) have returned faulty goods (following instructions from the seller but NOT totally using eBay processes) but were not refunded and also paid the return postage when they shouldn't have.
Furthermore those faulty items may be being sent out again if they appear cosmetically OK; I think that's how I got my first (faulty) one so quickly, it apparently came from the (shared?) returns warehouse not China! There are comments in the listing about the goods being in China but using alternative warehouses "for fast delivery".
I'm following eBay's processes carefully to protect myself, based on my own previous "learning experiences" and will certainly not be out of pocket at the end. The doubtful sellers on the other hand...
All now resolved satisfactorily. Lessons learned.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 5th May 2017 at 07:47 AM.
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