I would go "full wanker".
1. Open a case with ebay against them, providing evidence.
2. Get full refund.
3. Spend the next 6 months reporting every one of their damn auctions as fraudulent
If something doesn't work, I will only accept full refund myself otherwise the seller still makes a profit.
Agree 100% but I'm not sure about the "wanker" part. I thought that was a British term for "self abuse"
Literal definition vs connotative.
As someone with considerable experience in both aspects of the term, I'll tell you it DOES make a difference when and where you are which.As far as the "moral dilemma" part... since they only bothered to respond to you AFTER you posted feedback... I would file a dispute "Not As Described" (actually would have done so as soon as my second attempt at contact went unanswered) and carry through with it. MAKE THE SOB PAY for return shipping AND full refund.
THEN... and ONLY THEN... post negative feedback stating only the facts: 1/2 advertised capacity, no response from seller, had to file claim w/eBay.
DO NOT post anything even marginally abusive; calling the guy a scammer or anything worse than "non-responsive seller" is the surest way to get your feedback scrubbed.
Case in point... my first 189 meter (y'all remember
THAT drama ) that turned out to be scavenged for parts AFTER the photo was taken.
AFTER bickering back & forth, AFTER the entire claims process, and after a full refund... Seller tried to leave disparaging comment of
"Sold AS-IS, idiot!" in a POSITIVE feedback. eBay immediately scrubbed that feedback, while my negative, factual feedback remains even now.
mnem
*un-wankerized*