eBay drill doesn't work, what a surprise!

[Tom]

I have just received a Marcrist diamond core drill (DDM1) I bought second hand off eBay "fully working, mate". Well, turns out it isn't quite - it rotates but stops or the clutch engages at the slightest resistance. I know, I know, what should I expect buying sh*t off eBay - it was a punt and not a great deal of money - but still annoying. Anyone any experience with these drills? Fixable or skip-able?

[JohnMo]

Complain via eBay procedure, they will refund you. I bought some car parts which were faulty, the seller ignored me, so used the complain process, and a week later had my money back.

[Eric]

eBay is a flat out waste of time nowadays!

Paypal will refund your money as the item is faulty, guarantee the seller won’t reply if you contact them.

[Mike]

3 hours ago, JohnMo said:

Complain via eBay procedure, they will refund you.

It's certainly worth trying, but their complaints process doesn't always work, unfortunately.

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Mike

[SteamyTea]

10 hours ago, Eric said:

Paypal will refund your money as the item is faulty

I tried to buy something from eBay using PayPal the other day, said it does not use PayPal anymore.

[Tom]

Yep, I'll go through the usual refund channels - just wanted to know if the thing was salvageable really, but I guess not. 

[bassanclan]

14 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

I tried to buy something from eBay using PayPal the other day, said it does not use PayPal anymore.

I think you just need to click "change payment method" as I have had no problem