wrxmad

hi
guys. just to let u know as above. right i bought a 6k ecu out of an sti for 99.00 plus p&p 15.00 on ebay yesterday.pleased as puch. today it arrived in the post...great i thought as i open the parcel i could smell like it had fire damage.. checked the pins on the front which one was also loose...mmm didnt even try to fit into my scoob...really mad by now
emailed the guy to let him know..guess what ..he said it came out of a working sti..and that it was tested proir to him posting it then he states
there is a no return policy listed on the item.. so i checked the listing
and guess what..he states that the ecu is good working order
so basicly he has no intention of refunding my money
so now i have to go through ebay so i can get my money back
or try too ive been trading on ebay for years with no probs..its scum
like this who gives ebay a bad name i just hope i can get my money back
oh his ebay name is modfreak sti...so any help would be great!! thanks guys.

wrx-kris

id try it anyway, what have you got to loose?

hope you get ur cashola back tho

bassman188

did you pay by paypal??

brens.scoob

iTrader: (1)

if you payed by paypal then put a claim in and you will get money back.

scubbay

iTrader: (61)

theres scum on every level.. Ive sold on ebay for the last couple of years with a lot of positive feedback and my items Im proud to say make margin'ly more than youre avarage bannana, Honesty does pay

rob2006

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Go back to the listing and see if you are covered by the paypal policy.

On the right hand side of the screen there are 2 sections. Meet the seller and Buying safely.

The should be a P and a shield with a tick inside it and to the right of that it should say free coverage upto £500.

If it doesnt have the £500 buyer protection then you wont get your money back unless he has the funds in his paypal account to cover what your owed.

Paypal will only give you somthing like £14 which is all i got when i was scammed. Because process takes so long the scammer has plenty of time to withdraw the funds and there is nothing in their account to give you back.

Obviously you will only get your claim granted if paypal accepts youve been done over. I.e he doesnt respond to the claim within 14 days

Its worth pointing out that if that scammer recieves money into their paypal account in the future then it immediatly gets pulled out and transfered to you. I sent a lovely email to my scammer when i recieved in full the money i was owed... he sent a nice reply to me as well, he was well pissed off.

dan83590

Have you opened the ECU to check the board inside. Open it up, three screws either side, they will be tight as they are threadlocked. Once open remove the Circuit Board and check the soldered connections. It should be quite easy to see if there has been any damage. If it looks good then give it a try, if there is any hidden damage I doubt the car will start at all.

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

a tad presumptious of you to assume it doesnt work, maybe the guy smoked alot in his house or summut ?

you need to test it 110% before you spout off its fooked !

wrxmad

yep!!! opened it up electrical fire smell really strong.and one of the pins that leads down to the board from the yellow female socket as melted !!!!!
could be repaired ...but thanks for the info guys ... im going to claim my money back through paypal. ill let u all know. as i dont what to try it in my scoob!!!

dan83590

I'd get it repaired AND claim your money back..

How bad is the damage to it, perhaps you could repair it yourself, test it, then flog it. Use it to your advantage..

NeilDown&PhilMee

Ebay and paypal can be a pain in the **** when things go wrong. I got scammed before Christmas by a guy selling a camera - he didn't send it and I claimed my money back from Paypal, although they charged me £15 to do so though. I then contacted my Credit Card told them the story and that they had to pay the £15 - which they did