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Anyone have a dead SX212 modem they don't want anymore?
Thanks!
-Ken

Very long story short...
Sold some hard drives on ebay, listed AS-IS, no refunds
Only claim was that they were tested with Spinrite and no bad sectors were found, then wiped with DBAN.

buyer from early november files a claim that the items were not as described, that they are damaged, that he has contacted me and that i have not responded.

the email from ebay was the first communication i had from the buyer. (sheesh)

I tried to help them out, apparently they were trying to setup a raid with them (they bought 2), and windows would not install. they allegedly loaded the western digital tools in windows and it tells them there is a smart error, but complete a surface scan with no errors. They also note that the smart monitoring is turned off in the bios.

To me, the drives are as described, no bad sectors. There could be many reasons why windows wont install for them that have nothing to do with the drives. However, I am a reasonable guy, and I didnt want a big issue over a small amount of money, i offered to issue a partial refund and they can keep the drives. They say ok, great.

I get an email 2 says ago from ebay that the seller has escalated the case to customer support. This morning I get an email from ebay that they have decided in the buyers favor, and that they have instructed the buyer to return the drives for a full refund.

Grrrrr.

So, to reiterate, the drives actually were as described, the buyer lied about contacting me, and their issue is likely not the drives.
They agreed to a partial refund, then escalated the case anyway.
All communications were through ebay messaging.

So, do I appeal the case, or eat the loss? (and how does one appeal, cant find the link anywhere!)

Western Digital Raptor High Performance Hard Drives
Model WD740
74.3 GB
10,000 rpm
8 MB cache
SATA interface.
Removed from a promise raid system.
Checked with Spinrite, then wiped with DBAN.

$30 each shipped in the US.

Few items from the pile, Tested on a 65XE and 1050 or Indus GT:
Thought I would offer them here before they go to ebay.


Silicon Dreams - (Plastic Case, Disk, Novella)

Sea Dragon - (Plastic Case, Manual, Disk)

The Print Shop - (Box, 3 Disks, Manuals, Propaganda, some colored paper & envelopes)

Flight Simulator II - (Box, Disks, Manuals, Charts)

Conversational French - (Plastic clamshell case, 5 tapes, manual) <- untested

Reasonable offers happily accepted.