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Sigma 28-70 f2.8 old version. For 35Euro

Can somebody tell me how to clean that sticky sigma colour on lens



Sorry please delete post. i've put it on wrong place i was looking for grat deal post

And thank you for quick answer regarding cleaning

Edited by Mortal - 25 January 2014 at 10:20

Hello,

I have a question regarding the ebay purchases, if you don't mind.

Recently I won an ebay auction for "maxxum 7000 body with 100mm zoom lens". As items often get screwed during postage, I generally ask seller to send me the photos of actual item before I pay and they ship. So did this seller, but on pictures I can clearly see that lens is 35-70/4, not 100mm as advertised. I know that 35-70/4 is a great lens and so on, but I already have it, so see no reason to get another one.

What should I do?

pay the seller and then file the claim "wrong item received", with long sending items back, etc etc. Or, not to pay at all and inform ebay about wrongly listed item?

So I pay and then open dispute, or I should not pay at all?

Look for an option to cancel the sale and follow the instructions. If the seller acknowledges that he made the error in the listing, you and he can both agree to completely cancel the sale. That will resolve things quickly and nobody gets penalized.

CuriousOne wrote: Hahah, situation is getting interesting. While we were discussing the issue here, he might be browsing this forum, so item was already sent to me (I haven't complained to him), so if I don't pay, he'll open "item not paid" case :D

Do I understand that you have not paid yet, but he says he already sent the item? If so, that is unheard-of and is a strong signal of something fishy happening. How is his feedback?

CuriousOne wrote: Yes, I haven't paid, and he already sent the item, tracking code is provided and when checked online it says: |The shipment information has been received by US Postal Service.

Very, very strange for someone to ship before payment is confirmed. BTW, that status message doesn't mean the USPS has actually received a package yet.

He has 100% positive feedback, more than 600 items sold.

Then I don't understand this weird situation... but if you pay for an item and do not receive what was described, you can later open a case with eBay, and you will almost certainly win and get your money back.

CuriousOne wrote: Yes, but I also will have to send goods back, right?

Probably.

But on a "not as described" case, if you fight for it, they'll pay the return shipping. It might take a while though.

I had a situation once where I bought a Fuji S2 Pro (known to have a high sensor failure rate) that was sold as working, but arrived with the failed sensor. I wanted to keep the lens that came with it and get a partial refund, but the seller insisted I return the whole thing, and then fought paying the return shipping.

The case took so long that I ended up trading the lens for a Nikon D100 (I needed a Nikon body, that's why I bought the thing in the first place), and a few days later eBay found in my favor, but I was still going to have to return it (the seller would have paid the return shipping), so I ended up closing the case and leaving negative feedback. I sold the broken S2 (clearly marked as broken), and I think I got $25 for it. It's one of the few times I've lost money on an eBay transaction. If I had been more patient, I wouldn't have. But it was also a big hassle.

I think they resolve cases faster now. I recently had another escalated case, and it went much faster, although the total dollar amount was much lower.

Oh, and make sure you pay by PayPal, so that you're covered by buyer protection.