VXOC Astra-J/GTC

So as part of my plans to build me a decent sound system in my J i decide I need a nice amp to go with it.
Browsing ebay I come across an old but decent amp and thinks to myself that looks like it could do a job for me.
So I decide to do some last minute bidding to see if I can grab a bargain and lo and behold I win it at £36 + a tenner postage - happy days!

Not so Err

About 5 minutes after I had paid via paypal I got this message from the seller -

Hi,
I have been trying to cancel this advert for the past couple of hours.
I was getting ready to package the AMP and i tested it first but nothing seems to be happening.[
I contacted the previous high bidder to tell them that it inst working but ive sent it off to be fixed, i dont know what the fault is but if i can get it working again i will gladly honour your bid and send it on to you if i can repair it?

Does this sound as fishy to others as it did to me (bearing in mind the amp was worth £100 + any day)?

Hmm sorry does anyone know why the half the post is in black type and how to fix it please?

get your money, back well fishy

(18:th-Apr-2016, 17:35:53)mrtc Wrote: [ -> ]get your money, back well fishy

I have messaged the seller back and asked for this. Fingers crossed I get refunded as fast as I paid..

good luck but i bet you end upp claiming your money back from ebay, they are good tho and will soort u out

PayPal and ebay are pretty good when it comes to buyer protection.... Sounds like the seller doesn't want to sell at such a cheap price.

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(18:th-Apr-2016, 18:46:27)bhalay207 Wrote: [ -> ]PayPal and ebay are pretty good when it comes to buyer protection.... Sounds like the seller doesn't want to sell at such a cheap price.

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Yeah it's what I thought too. As yet no reply from seller, just hope it gets resolved amicably

I'd raise a precautionary dispute on PayPal. I've done it before whilst waiting for a remote control that was missing from my package.

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Thankfully I got a full refund and an apology from the seller this morning.
This isn't the first time I have been messed around with on ebay and no doubt won't be the last Mad

Serves me right for being a cheapskate I guess Tongue

(19:th-Apr-2016, 15:12:44)CraigSRi Wrote: [ -> ]Thankfully I got a full refund and an apology from the seller this morning.
This isn't the first time I have been messed around with on ebay and no doubt won't be the last
Serves me right for being a cheapskate I guess

Not at all mate... the whole point of eBay is grabbing a bargain!

I had this the other month. Got a cracking deal on a vax steam mop. The seller basically said they'd sent it and gave me a tracking number. Long story short, it never arrived and the tracking number wasn't even for me. Luckily I have pay after delivery on my PayPal so I wasn't out of pocket

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Ahh that's worse, when you are expecting something and it doesn't turn up Banghead

Good to hear you got your money back, shame the amplifier became "faulty" !