Beware of this seller

[kangdi]

Bro... sorry, but I tot the 17-50 f2.8 lens is only for crop camera and not FF?

3rd party crop lenses will still work on a FF camera without any physical modification, just that it would exhibit vignetting at the corners.

I know you will do this and mod please remove this as I think it's unethical to put others handphone.

As much as there r bad sellers, there r bad buyers. As mentioned to him, he checked on the spot and even agreed to buy after reducing my price. As far as I know, the condition was ok before sale. Anything goes now and there was no agreement if refund. Neither did I force the sale.

To think it is always best to post bad sellers, there have to be reasonable argument of bad buyers.

I do not want to pursue this but I can definitely bring this up cause by putting my handphone number and deframing my name is greatly uncalled for.

I have done many sales in CS and hVe good reputation.

Mod, please do the necessary.
M disappointed with such act of childishness.

That is obviously fungus on the sensor of the 5D

i seriously doubt fungus can just grow overnight in the day after you sold the camera to him.

As the buyer mentioned, he went down after work and did not have a lens with him. And since neither of you brought a lens along, then how could he have tested the on the spot?:dunno:

Don't try to push away the blame that you are not at fault. Unless you can prove that the camera was fungus-free the day before dealing and the fungus manage to grow so quickly in 1-2 days.:nono:

Although the buyer also should have been more responsible by throughly checking and testing the camera with a lens when dealing to avoid these incidents in the future.

 

[eleveninth]

Doesn't matter how much you sell it to him for. We all know that fungus does not grow so fast. So the problem definitely originated from your side. If you choose not do anything about this situation, I will advice all my friends not to make deals with you too. It also means that your other gears might be infected with fungus as well.

just put in blacklist. ( is there even one?)

 

[spree86]

just put in blacklist. ( is there even one?)

Haha personal one loh :bsmilie:

 

[sinned79]

Seller (coolbytes) , please be gracious to return TS the money he paid for the camera and you can collect back the camera, this will leave yourself a good name.

I also feel that it is fungus, go to the below link, loads of examples:
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&...=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=27bb125b645400e6

Frankly speaking, asking price at $2000 (i dun know how much TS actually paid in the end), is a total rip off at this condition. I wun even pay $500 for this camera! Replacing the sensor can buy me a new set already!

 

[xpression]

Come on, fungus dont grow suddenly overnite. If your cam indeed has fungus, then u r selling a cam in bad condition. In fact u shouldnt even sell it lah. Who would wanna buy a cam with fungus. Will u? Its obviously understood rite.

And if u told him its in good condition, thats just as good as cheating him. I dunno the full story since i'm not in the transaction, but everyone knows lah, no one should sell a cam with fungus.

 

[lcheowl]

Well, TS should bring this issue to CASE, get a 3rd party like CSC to prove it is a fungus and claimed back the money.

If after one day, the camera is not working, than it become a grey area and it is hard to say who is at fault.

But fungus do not grow overnight.

 

[sinned79]

Well, TS should bring this issue to CASE, get a 3rd party like CSC to prove it is a fungus and claimed back the money.

If after one day, the camera is not working, than it become a grey area and it is hard to say who is at fault.

But fungus do not grow overnight.

CASE can't help here. Seller does not operates a business and had no legal entity. It's just a case of a trade between two individuals. What TS can do is to report to the police and file this as a fraud report. Although the police wun do anything other then filing this report, but more complains about this seller in future, the police may take action then.

 

[virtualme78]

Coolbytes added to personal black list. Cannot tolerate unethical seller. Regardless selling the camera for 2k or not... the fact that you advertised your camera is in good condition when you know its plagued with fungus is downright low. In any case, you should gracefully refund the money to TS or agree to send for servicing if TS agree.

 

[lcheowl]

CASE can't help here. Seller does not operates a business and had no legal entity. It's just a case of a trade between two individuals. What TS can do is to report to the police and file this as a fraud report. Although the police wun do anything other then filing this report, but more complains about this seller in future, the police may take action then.

oh. you are right CASE only handle personal to business dispute.

A police report will be good, but the likely advise by the police is to get a lawyer as they will consider it as a civil case only.

 

[catchlights]

I know you will do this and mod please remove this as I think it's unethical to put others handphone.

As much as there r bad sellers, there r bad buyers. As mentioned to him, he checked on the spot and even agreed to buy after reducing my price. As far as I know, the condition was ok before sale. Anything goes now and there was no agreement if refund. Neither did I force the sale.

To think it is always best to post bad sellers, there have to be reasonable argument of bad buyers.

I do not want to pursue this but I can definitely bring this up cause by putting my handphone number and deframing my name is greatly uncalled for.

I have done many sales in CS and hVe good reputation.

Mod, please do the necessary.
M disappointed with such act of childishness.

By the way, there was no mention of sending for servicing in our conversation.

Up to viewers to believe. I guess it's always easier to put someone down after an unhappy sale.

I close my case here.

Or should I post a 'Beware of Buyer' too?
I rest my case.

Mod, please remove thread containing my handphone number.

Totally uncalled for and unethical. I can take action. Thanks

#1, you posted your own phone number at your own threads, you can't blame others for revealing your phone number. anyway, out of good will, I will remove it from this thread.

#2, there are countless of threads complaining shopping experience, we allow them to exist and let members exercise their own judgment for future dealing, RebelXsii is here to voice out his experience with his recent dealing, as like many members done that before.

 

[digitalpimp]

"I have a very good condition 5D classic (not sure abt sc but condition is very good. see to believe)"

This in itself is proof of deceitful advertising. Reiterating how good the condition is and even saying "see to believe" is adding insult to injury. Ouch.

Let's say this was an honest mistake and you didn't know there's fungal growth in the body, aren't you man enough to own up and return the poor guy's hard-earned money? To hell with "there was no agreement of refund.". It's a defective unit for crying out loud!!!
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[lcheowl]

"I have a very good condition 5D classic (not sure abt sc but condition is very good. see to believe)"

This in itself is proof of deceitful advertising. Reiterating how good the condition is and even saying "see to believe" is adding insult to injury. Ouch.

Let's say this was an honest mistake and you didn't know there's fungal growth in the body, aren't you man enough to own up and return the poor guy's hard-earned money? To hell with "there was no agreement of refund.". It's a defective unit for crying out loud!!!
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if based on this statement, TS go to court, 100% will win under negligence misrepresentation.

The seller can use the money he paid for the legal fee to buy a few 5dm2.

Seller should accompany TS to CSC. if confirm fungus, seller should allow TS to do a refund, or service at the seller cost if TS do not mind to own it.

 

[dronell]

As a seller n buyer i always try to put my self on their shoes.

I agree that fungus dont grow in a day time. Second to that is, refund or no refund u should at least give a personal warranty. That what i always do? Because checking e lens or body during COD is not enough.

As long as e stuff not drop or kena water thrn everything should be fine lah yah

Well u guys work it out together lah, sometimes its not about money, more on credibility.

 

[daredevil123]

Hmmm... very "very good" condition indeed...

Come free with freebies like dust bunnies and long growing fungus. LOL.

BTW, looking at the length of that fungus growth, I would say that that fungus has been growing there for more than a number of months at least... the fungus is so long already.

And please do not say you do not know and do not check. A person so into buying and selling of equipment especially expensive RF equipment ought to know about all these things inside out. Caught red-handed?

Make good, contact TS and offer to pay for all the cleaning service at CSC, or refund and take the camera back.

 

[virtualme78]

:thumbsup:Like...

Hmmm... very "very good" condition indeed...

Come free with freebies like dust bunnies and long growing fungus. LOL.

BTW, looking at the length of that fungus growth, I would say that that fungus has been growing there for more than a number of months at least... the fungus is so long already.

And please do not say you do not know and do not check. A person so into buying and selling of equipment especially expensive RF equipment ought to know about all these things inside out. Caught red-handed?

Make good, contact TS and offer to pay for all the cleaning service at CSC, or refund and take the camera back.

 

[fatigue]

I have cleaned several Canon 5D with such kind of problem.
It's definitely fungus. Usually it's behind the filter so dismantling is needed to clean the filter.
(I'm not advertising my services, I'm getting more jobs that I could handle from some shops)

Some suggestion to resolve the problem.
1. Get it cleaned or get the filter replaced.
2. There are guys looking for this camera to convert to IR ( Filter will be replaced so it really doesn't matter)

 

[sinned79]

I have cleaned several Canon 5D with such kind of problem.
It's definitely fungus. Usually it's behind the filter so dismantling is needed to clean the filter.
(I'm not advertising my services, I'm getting more jobs that I could handle from some shops)

Some suggestion to resolve the problem.
1. Get it cleaned or get the filter replaced.
2. There are guys looking for this camera to convert to IR ( Filter will be replaced so it really doesn't matter)

i am wondering how much did TS paid for this fungus "infested" 5D.

 

[lcheowl]

Hmmm... very "very good" condition indeed...

Come free with freebies like dust bunnies and long growing fungus. LOL.

BTW, looking at the length of that fungus growth, I would say that that fungus has been growing there for more than a number of months at least... the fungus is so long already.

And please do not say you do not know and do not check. A person so into buying and selling of equipment especially expensive RF equipment ought to know about all these things inside out. Caught red-handed?

Make good, contact TS and offer to pay for all the cleaning service at CSC, or refund and take the camera back.

Maybe the seller himself has not used for a very very long time, that may be the reason why he is not aware of the fungus grow.

But the fact is that fungus do not grow over the night, seller should be the one bearing the liability instead of TS.

 

[sinned79]

to be fair with both party.

75% fault goes to seller cos he describe the cam as see to believe good condition and confidently priced the cam at $2k

25% fault goes to TS for not checking the cam properly before closing the deal. Although how much he paid for the cam eventually wasn't made known.

 

[lcheowl]

to be fair with both party.

75% fault goes to seller cos he describe the cam as see to believe good condition and confidently priced the cam at $2k

25% fault goes to TS for not checking the cam properly before closing the deal. Although how much he paid for the cam eventually wasn't made known.

well you go to a restaurant, eat the food, the next day you got food poisoning, will you be going back to the restaurant owner to tell him ok, is your fault that you never check the food is in good condition to eat so owner bear 75% and you bear 25%.

Furthermore, the seller has expressly claimed that it is in very good condition. Will you go check till so detail?