eBay used phones FYI

I purchased a Motorola V325 on eBay from consumersolutions $50.00+-
It would not accept a charge
"unauthorized charger" message
Upon closer examination the Red Dot @ battery bay was evident and 2 of
the 4 screws were missing.
After dealing with email bots it was returned with a 50% of original
shipping fee = $7.50 which I protested and haven't heard back about.
Needing a V325
I again (foolish) won a V325 from consumersolutions @ $60.00+-
This arrived and would charge.
The batttery bay Red Dot had been removed and staining was evident all 4
screws were missing.
The p.c.b. red dot was also evident.
Upon checking the original phone number was listed
So I called it.

The person answering it said they had dropped the phone in a lake and
had retrieved it from about 8' of water.
He had insurance and returned it to Verizon was charged $25 to transfer
contacts (Didn't know about Backup assistant)
I also found his address and several others in the VZ Navigator app.

I think this is unethical for Verizon to let a phone with personal
information leave it's procession.
It's also unethical for a company/individual to resell these units.

I hope this enlightens a few people and maybe stirs the soup a little.

Buyers Beware a lot of companies and people will bone you in a New York
second.
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Damned if you do- Bored if you don't

"Brian McPherson" <brianmcpherson02@mac.com> wrote in message
news:brianmcpherson02-3FC1CB.16190906042007@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
>I purchased a Motorola V325 on eBay from consumersolutions $50.00+-
> It would not accept a charge
> "unauthorized charger" message
> Upon closer examination the Red Dot @ battery bay was evident and 2 of
> the 4 screws were missing.
> After dealing with email bots it was returned with a 50% of original
> shipping fee = $7.50 which I protested and haven't heard back about.
> Needing a V325
> I again (foolish) won a V325 from consumersolutions @ $60.00+-
> This arrived and would charge.
> The batttery bay Red Dot had been removed and staining was evident all 4
> screws were missing.
> The p.c.b. red dot was also evident.
> Upon checking the original phone number was listed
> So I called it.
>
> The person answering it said they had dropped the phone in a lake and
> had retrieved it from about 8' of water.
> He had insurance and returned it to Verizon was charged $25 to transfer
> contacts (Didn't know about Backup assistant)
> I also found his address and several others in the VZ Navigator app.
>
> I think this is unethical for Verizon to let a phone with personal
> information leave it's procession.
> It's also unethical for a company/individual to resell these units.
>
> I hope this enlightens a few people and maybe stirs the soup a little.
>
> Buyers Beware a lot of companies and people will bone you in a New York
> second.
> --
> Damned if you do- Bored if you don't

First of all if the phone was dammaged or not as advertised you should have
started a dispute with either eBay or PayPal. If you payed with a CC you
should have contacted the Credit Card company. Of the five or six phones
I've bought on eBay I have only ever received one bad phone. After going
through PayPal I received a total refund, yes including shipping. Don't let
the seller dictate the return policy on damaged goods. Contact them to work
things out. If they refuse to repair or replace the item start the dispute
resolution, most will work with you. The ones that don't will have the money
removed by PayPal.

MM