mugundhan_varadanarayanan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 <p>Hi,<br />I just purchased a sigma 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 Pentax mount lens listed as New. He did not specify any return policy, it did not occur for me to ask for test images either (this is actually the first time I ever participated in an ebay auction let alone winning it in the last 3 seconds, so in the excitement of bidding, overlooked to ask those questions....)<br />The lens may arrive a week or so from now using Canadian expedited post<br />What is your opinion? If I found it as a bad copy, what are my options?<br />Thanks,<br />Mugundhan</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqbal Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 <p>Did you buy from an Ebay store New in the Box? If there is a warranty, it would be specified in the ad? Even if there is a warranty, I am not sure its validity in Canada (if sold outside Canada). </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subho basu Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 <p>Don't panic now. You may get a good copy.<br> Next time ask first before you buy. <br> My 2 cents.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_papandreou1 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 <p>If you paid with paypal then the seller's return policy means little if anything and you can simply return the item if it's not in the condition as listed.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a few images Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 <p>Worst case? You turn into an Ebay seller and pass the lens off. I buy a lot on ebay and have found that many people are honest. ie; They honestly sold you a lens they had problems with! lololol - Trust me. It IS funny!<br> One buys on ebay 'sight unseen' - Truly, we are all suckers just begging to get burned! However, most transactions are favorable to the buyer. That is the statistic. End of... <br> In your case, I know it's hard to deal with such honesty. I've, 'been there, done that' and getting stung hurts. The best way I have found to deal with such wonderful people is to strictly use PayPal.. Dispute and immediately escalate the dispute. Then you hound the crap out of both PayPal and the buyer.<br> Give the seller time to react - 72 hours at most IMO.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_hume Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 <p>Hi Dont worry I have bought my last 4 lenses from e-bay and never had a dud one yet!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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