gailrmv
Ideal_Rock
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Just wanted to share my ebay selling experience and see if anyone has any suggestions.
I sold an empty setting that was WG with 10 channel set RBs, .25 ct total. I sold it for only $160, less than it was worth new, but I had no use for it anymore. Packed it up well, in hard container with bubble wrap, insured and mailed it, thought the deal was done. They buyer emailed me that it arrived out of round with several stones missing. They said the packaging looked OK. Because I had stated I would accept returns for any reason, I said I''d accept it back. They mailed it back. It was GROSSLY out of round with many stones out (a few they had taped to the package, the rest I think must have fallen out on the return trip. Am missing only one now. I have no reason to think that the buyer would have intentionally harmed the ring b/c I had specified they could return it for any reason. I have to think that the problem was during mailing. I had insured the ring (shipping insurance), and figured I''d just file a claim. BUT, it turns out you have to have the original packaging to file a claim. Of course the people had long since thrown it out. I have no reason to suspect the buyer of tampering with it, but no proof that the USPS harmed it either.
I''m just ill now that I am out the $$ and have a wrecked setting. I''ve thought of using the little diamonds for something else... thought of getting the little diamonds bead set in a 4 mm plat band, but turns out bead setting is very expensive and labor intensive! Maybe channel set earrings are another idea...
Just wondering if anyone else had a similar experience? Any advice if I have any recourse with the USPS? Or any ideas what to do with the mangled setting or the diamonds?
Thanks!
I sold an empty setting that was WG with 10 channel set RBs, .25 ct total. I sold it for only $160, less than it was worth new, but I had no use for it anymore. Packed it up well, in hard container with bubble wrap, insured and mailed it, thought the deal was done. They buyer emailed me that it arrived out of round with several stones missing. They said the packaging looked OK. Because I had stated I would accept returns for any reason, I said I''d accept it back. They mailed it back. It was GROSSLY out of round with many stones out (a few they had taped to the package, the rest I think must have fallen out on the return trip. Am missing only one now. I have no reason to think that the buyer would have intentionally harmed the ring b/c I had specified they could return it for any reason. I have to think that the problem was during mailing. I had insured the ring (shipping insurance), and figured I''d just file a claim. BUT, it turns out you have to have the original packaging to file a claim. Of course the people had long since thrown it out. I have no reason to suspect the buyer of tampering with it, but no proof that the USPS harmed it either.
I''m just ill now that I am out the $$ and have a wrecked setting. I''ve thought of using the little diamonds for something else... thought of getting the little diamonds bead set in a 4 mm plat band, but turns out bead setting is very expensive and labor intensive! Maybe channel set earrings are another idea...
Just wondering if anyone else had a similar experience? Any advice if I have any recourse with the USPS? Or any ideas what to do with the mangled setting or the diamonds?
Thanks!