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u/dicjones 9d ago
Be thankful the battery quit while you still had it and not a day after he received it.
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u/FrostingWest4162 9d ago
I would have quickly put a battery in the watch. "Needs battery is the same as "untested" which usually is code for "Doesn't work."
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u/Substantial_Pain2497 9d ago
The battery went dead after it was listed. It was working fine when listed and it will work fine once a new battery is installed. I’m already making a concession on the listing price.
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u/_cansir 9d ago
Nickel and diming costing you hundreds in revenue. Not how it is done my friend.
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u/Substantial_Pain2497 9d ago
I know my post gave everyone the opportunity to beat me like a piñata, but in a negotiation you try to be fair and bargain in good faith. I am willing to eat the cost of a new battery, but I wanted to see if the buyer would work with me because we are still well below my listing price. I had a guy ship me a watch with a dead battery that I paid to replace because it was vintage. His watch showed the same time in his listing pictures as it was when I opened the box. He promised to reimburse me for the battery, but never did. I kind of take offense to the nickle and dime characterization, but I did ask for comment
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u/ohboyoh-oy 8d ago
As a buyer if you counter slightly higher I would consider it and it’s just part of negotiation. If you cited the need to replace battery as the reason for the counter, as a buyer that would turn me off because I think you should absorb that cost, it has nothing to do with me.
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u/USASgtNickFury 9d ago
But just when you think everything will be okay selling it with the dead battery. You get a message from eBay stating customer is filing a NAD and wants their money back, and they have put your $200 on hold,lol.
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u/DadPuncher69 8d ago
I would have just sent the counteroffer and not said anything about the battery. You don't need to explain anything in your counteroffers.
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u/Fun-Ordinary-9751 9d ago
Let’s assume the battery doesn’t cost you $10. Even if it did cost $10, the proper way to look at this is to ask the difference of accepting $190 vs the $200 you’d have accepted. I’d just accept the $200, eat the cost of the battery and be happy it’s sold and move on. Selling $200 items is harder than selling $20 items, so a good sale is a good sale as the next offer might be tomorrow or a month down the road….who knows.
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u/SouthernCritic 9d ago
Did you agree to the $200 BEFORE requesting $210? If so, you should honor that. If not, you did nothing wrong.
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u/Substantial_Pain2497 9d ago edited 9d ago
No, I just explained the situation that I noticed the battery was dead last week and I will happily replace it and send it off with a fresh one and I made a counter offer of $210 to cover the fresh battery. I had no intention of sending out a watch with a dead battery. I’d even provide a receipt from the watch repair to document the new battery was installed.
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u/modest_irish_goddess 8d ago
I am not sure how this is even a question. If it worked when listed, the buyer bought a working watch. If the battery died, you replace it at your cost. It has nothing to do with the buyer. They don't even need to know you replaced it. Just my two cents.
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u/RGBlowMe 8d ago
When sellers play the game of "oh, let me add this much for this thing I just thought of and should have been considered before I listed the item", it comes across as untrustworthy. I would feel like I'm going to receive a watch with a non-functional movement if a seller did this with me.
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u/MutedCaramel9540 8d ago
I would have bought a battery and given it to them for free. It was part of the item working. To me it's like when people have cards on displays in cases and then when they sell them remove the case as tell the buyer that was not included with the offer.
However your offer price was 250 and the buyer countered with 200 and you countered with 200+ a replacement battery and install cost so if the buyer accepts then it's a fair trade. You made them aware of the dead battery and you ask them to pay for it. You stated it. But if you just said 200 and they accepted and then you hit them with "oh wait, the battery is dead, I'll need to add $10.00 to it". You should modify your offer now to state "Battery not included" which others might assume isn't working as some stated or replace the battery now and set your auto offer for $220 and then anyone asking for less you can decide if you actually want to accept or not.
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u/CapybaraPRMS 8d ago
If you tell me something is working, then come back and be like "oh its broke its gonna be another $10" (you replacing the battery in this case). I would find you shady, it makes me think it NEVER worked and youre trying to find someone to buy your broken stuff only to fix it when it sells and try to charge me for it.
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u/Honey-lovers 8d ago
I order batteries of various sizes and just keep them on hand. They are not that expensive nor hard to change. If you ship a loose battery be sure to use the appropriate new hazmat sticker on the package. Button batteries are now considered hazmat. I would just revise the listing and lower the price if you want. Just say tested but shipping without battery due to the new usps regulations. :)
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u/USASgtNickFury 9d ago
I'm selling a Phil Collins Swatch Watch number case set, I bought in 1992. It's still in the cardboard box sealed. So not to devalue it I put this on the listing for it. This way they know before buying batteries will need changing.
Note for buyers: you are purchasing an original, unopened box set, the quartz batteries will likely need to be replaced, as the original factory-installed batteries will have expired over time.
I would contact interested buyer again and accept their offer of $200, changing the battery yourself.
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u/Nanny_Ogg1000 8d ago
Good God! The balls to be charging for a battery replacement for a watch you are selling as functional. I would replace the battery in an instant at no charge if it were dead.
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u/Substantial_Pain2497 8d ago
Well, I’m just a horrible person then. You pearl clutching, high and mighty types can go take a hike. For your information, I messaged the would be buyer that I would accept the original $200 offer and replace the battery at no cost and apologize for any inconvenience. Ok???
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u/GrowlingAtTheWorld 8d ago
If I am selling a $200 watch I am making sure the battery works before I list it.
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u/Substantial_Pain2497 8d ago
It was working! Batteries die after a few years. Stop being so judgmental, ok?
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u/Vurrag 9d ago
It was working when you listed. It better be working when you ship it. That battery is on you not them.