BIKeINSTEIN said:
p.s. the way your comments come across again- a bit too sarcastic- like leaving a +ve rep and ppl having to face the music sooner or later, etc.
Do you doubt the seller was not frank/honest with the sale?
Did he confirm he tested it thoroughly before selling?
Supra said:
He did accept that he had not tested the drive thoroughly ( no HDtune/Seatools etc)...he just connected it to his system and put some data for me.
For me his words that he is really sorry that he did not test the HDD properly is good enough to leave him a +ve rating. He was ready to refund me but I didn't wanted to ship it back again and told that I will RMA it myself. Also 4 smileys in ur last post
So it seems the original seller was nice and genuinely offered a refund.
So it seems you were just venting your frustration in both the threads without taking up the issue with the seller/s first?
Fortunately for you, the seller honestly/genuinely admitted to not having tested the HDD before shipping though you had explicitly asked him to.
And even if he hadn't tested for exact problems as it may have been working ok as per his knowledge, there is no way one cannot rule out the chance of an HDD getting affected in transit via courier.
That's maybe the only point that was being pointed out by anyone whose post/s you may have found offending.
All's well that ends well, i guess?
BIKeINSTEIN said:
God forbid and touchwood- not had one guy complain of faulty stuff, be it HDD or something else.
All stuff that goes through me is tested thoroughly as if it were bought by me and i am answerable to buyer even at a much later date- though there is no money to be made as i do it to be of service to friends and/or genuine/needy people.
Supra said:
Problem is like you, he was selling on behalf of a friend who is a non-techie.
You are making me repeat myself- means i have to type so much more.
And i hate typing from laptops- checking a friend's laptop i just reinstalled OS in- hence less smileys too.
Even TE rules sate that seller is responsible for what they sell on behalf of anybody.
And rules or not, a seller should be responsible anyways.
It's an inherent thing i guess- some are and some are not.
Some cannot be bothered about anything else apart from their own stuff and some put 10 times more effort for others stuff than their own.
If selling something, everything else- career, busy schedule, lack of time due to baby-sitting neighbour's kids or anything- will always be an excuse for not being responsible enough at one's end
i.e. - not checking the stuff properly before sale
- not making sure buggy/faulty stuff is not sold.
- compromising on proper packing due to laziness or to save some money on shipping
- not maintaining proper communication with buyer throughout the time of sale and beyond if need be
...
Selling on someone else's behalf, esp friends and/or genuine end-users- is not the problem;
as long as the seller is
- responsible enough to ensure a proper deal
- responsible for the goods they sell
- tests it properly prior to sale, (also helps if buyer complains about issues when you had tested beforehand and found not to exist)
- irrespective of whether it is his own stuff or not
- irrespective of how busy they are
- primarily has no intent of trying to palm off abused/faulty stuff, again whether his own or some friend's
...
As said earlier, all's well that ends well- i hope.
p.s. everything spoken in general- you know that most old members have been most genuine- no need to name anyone.
Even till date i can buy stuff from them eyes closed as it's sort of guaranteed they will not sell anything that is buggy/faulty and if need be, they help with rma even much later as if it were still their own stuff.
In fact these guys help even with general stuff too.
Now market is almost a disgrace to the original reputation of TE as a genuine and helpful Tech community. :no:
