In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:22:56 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article , says...

We have had 3 occasions where Amazon said they have credited your
account. No requirement to return the item. Now that's easy.




Sometimes the return postage can be as much or more than the price of an
item. That is their buying price, not the selling price.

I have bought a few inexpensive items from ebay that were not as
advertised. Was told to keep the item and the money was refunded.


Ten days ago, when I was having misfire codes (which only appeared once
and haven't appeared again, yet) I sent away to an ebay guy for 2 COPs,
ignition coils on plug. They arrived today, in a perfect Toyotal/Lexus
box, in a floppy USPS priority mail envelope.

However, there was only one of them and its bottom inch was ripped off,
in a jagged line through the thick rubber part, with the bottom part
still in the bag, and the spring that I think was inside looks like it
was stepped on by en elephant.

I wrote him via ebay and got an apologetic, Chinese-tinged, answer only
3 hours later, 7:30 california time, that he was sending two more ASAP.

I think what must have happened.......




....is that it fell on the floor in its bubble-wrap bag, got driven over
by a forklift, someone picked it up and figured the tires hadn't hit it,
and he put it back in the inventory box. Later someone sent it to me
(though that doesn't explain why he only sent one.)

It also occurred to me later that I can probably use one of my current
ignition coils when it's bad, to get the part that was ripped off, and
still use the electric part of what he sent. So I may end up ahead of
the game.