Re: Question

Kris wrote:
"Angrie.Woman" <Angrie.Woman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Kris wrote:

"Kris Baker" <kris.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:_UB5f.621$Kv.517
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People sell things 'as is' all day and every day, some buyers wind up
with great deals, some do not.
As long as the description and pics are accurate, I don't buy into
your notion that something have to be verified as 100% completely
functional in order to consider selling or buying something.
True, that would be preferable, and no doubt I could have got more had
I been able to state with certainty that the phone was 100%
functional. I didn't, and the price I received reflects that fact.


  People who buy "as is" always think that THEY are going
  to hit the jackpot, and if they don't, they make your life hell.
  We've seen it here a lot, even when the auction description
  is very clear.



I don't consider it that bad at all ... Certainly not hell.
If he don't pay, I'll neg him, relist and move on.
If someone wins it again, doesn't pay, I'll neg them and move on.

The problems usually begin when the seller received the item and it doesn't function to his expectations. 


I take it you meant buyer.


I occasionally sell things that I probably "shouldn't" - a broken computer and a flat-screen monitor with some dead pixels, among other things.


If they are accurately described, no prob.
Some people would be quite willing to put up with a few dead pixels, or buy a machine for parts or repair, for cheap.


If I were you in this case though... you seem confident the phone works. I'd sell it as a good phone with no battery. If it didn't work, the buyer would complain and I would then either pay to have it shipped back or just refund the money and let them keep it.


I am only confident that it powers up, say so in the auction, and the bids reflected this fact.
I understand that, even if listed as 'as is' and dubbed a parts phone, some would still expect it to work, and would feel chaeated if it didn't.
Personally I wouldn't bid on such an item unless I really did need it for parts, and would not have the gall to complain and act cheated if it didn't function correctly, when all the seller has to do is point to the auction and ask 'What does 'as is' and 'parts phone' mean to you' ?

Look at this one http://tinyurl.com/dsebv - As is, parts phone, no return, cracked screen, will not charge ... And sold for $71 + $8 shipping, 17 bids by 9 seperate bidders.
Search 'parts phone' and you will and dozens, any time, most with bids.
This should tell you that there is a market for them.

If I thought it might be broken, I wouldn't sell it. If I thought it was
good, then I would sell it as good. If you think it's good, IMHO, there's no reason to put the disclaimer on there.

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I wish I could have stated that it made and received calls.
Short of activating it or dialing 911, not sure how that could have been done.
It is a Nextel, I'm a Sprint user, so I don't know how to make a customer service call, and I understand you must pop in some sim chip or something for them to function.
All and all, I considered it best that, although I could honestly state that that phone powers up, since I could not verify it makes and recieves calls, to list it as a parts phone.
Once again, if theres no dishonesty involved or intentional deceipt, I see no problem at all in selling something that might well be useful and a great bargain for someone.

Thanks for the input, appreciated.

Offering a 15 day inspection privelege cuts most of these problems off before they even happen.


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