pacray
Well-known member
Advice needed: Bought working board that diesn't work
I bought a couple boards off ebay in the past month, paid between $50 and $70 for each of them. One was advertised as working but sold as is. Board showed up barely working at all, nothing but garbage on the screen even after cleaning and re-seating chips.
The other was sold as working, games sounds seem to indicate it is playing, but graphics are messed up, with no sprites at all. Board also has some major corrosion on it that was barely visible in pictures.
Responses from sellers have been limited to an apology and assurances that boards were working when shipped. Both were packed fairly well.
So should I...
a) chalk it up to what happens when 30 year old boards get shipped
b) leave neutral or negative feedback
c) press for a refund from sellers
d) initiate a PayPal claim
e) all of the above
f) some of the above
Would just like to know how others have handled such situations.
I bought a couple boards off ebay in the past month, paid between $50 and $70 for each of them. One was advertised as working but sold as is. Board showed up barely working at all, nothing but garbage on the screen even after cleaning and re-seating chips.
The other was sold as working, games sounds seem to indicate it is playing, but graphics are messed up, with no sprites at all. Board also has some major corrosion on it that was barely visible in pictures.
Responses from sellers have been limited to an apology and assurances that boards were working when shipped. Both were packed fairly well.
So should I...
a) chalk it up to what happens when 30 year old boards get shipped
b) leave neutral or negative feedback
c) press for a refund from sellers
d) initiate a PayPal claim
e) all of the above
f) some of the above
Would just like to know how others have handled such situations.
