So I stupidly bought a pair of Odyssey twisted pedals from eBay for $12.50 (realizing Dave would've sold me a pair from Retrogression), and when I got it I realized that it was too small to fit onto my lady's cranks. The guy sent me the WRONG size.

The item was listed as "Black Odyssey 9/16" twisted pedals" being sold by 81jacob81.

He didn't respond to me so I took this to customer support. A case was opened and I have to wait until the 16th until I can escalate it.

This is the conversation that ensued:

Me: The pedals you send me aren't 9/16" as said in the title, they don't fit on my cranks. They're actually 1/2".. I'd like to return these for a refund please.

*He doesn't respond until I have to ask eBay to intervene and message him.*

81jacob81: Sorry i have not been able to check my ebay for awhile and i spent the money already you can resell them for more than you bought sorry the package i bought them with said nine sixteenths i bought them for $25 you could easily get $20 for them.

Me: Sorry, I need a refund. I'm sure you can pay me back my $12.50. If you can't, pay me back, I'll just escalate this to eBay.

81jacob81: Okay ill try im going to look at my pay pal to see if i spent it

Me: I don't think it matters if you spent the money or not. As a seller, I think you're obliged to refund me since the item you sent me wasn't as described. Simple as that.

81jacob81: Well i said no refunds when i sold the item sorry.

Me: Look, I'm sorry this had to happen, but you sent me the WRONG sized pedals. You even had the size I wanted in the title name, yet you sent me the wrong size. Whether you didn't know or not (which I'm sure you did, its not hard to tell), I feel its not fair that you're leaving me responsible.

Unless you refund me my money, I'm going to escalate this to eBay. I feel I've tried to work this out as much as I can with you.



I'm pretty sure the conversation is going to end at that, and I'll just escalate this when it allows me too.

I guess the point of this thread is to see if anyone else in BFSSFG has dealt with something like this? I'm almost positive that eBay will take my side on this one. What do you guys think?

Man, sometimes eBay can be a complete hit or miss!