Hi all,
Recently, I purchased a pair of Oakley matte green grenades. They were described on eBay as "BNIB".
I know that this is urbanspeak for "Brand New In Box", but what does this exactly cover?
Was it a wrong assumption to also assume that this covered the box condition also?
Granted, the sunglasses themselves were immaculate.
But the box was cracked, sticky taped on one part and one of the flaps was completely broken off.
I'd rate the box 3/10 probably. See my picture below.
In fairness, I was in error to not clarify prior to auction end, and also, the first photo of the item actually shows the box "open" at one end.
The description doesn't describe the box condition, although for such a collector's item, I personally would have disclosed it's condition, especially if it was not "up to scratch".
What do you think? Am I being too picky/unreasonable. I genuinely am open to whether it's reasonable to ask for a partial refund or not.
I paid USD$225 for them, which I felt was a good price, considering the sunglasses appeared mint.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post the link, and shall remove if this isn't permitted.
Oakley Olive Grenade Frogskins BNIB
Recently, I purchased a pair of Oakley matte green grenades. They were described on eBay as "BNIB".
I know that this is urbanspeak for "Brand New In Box", but what does this exactly cover?
Was it a wrong assumption to also assume that this covered the box condition also?
Granted, the sunglasses themselves were immaculate.
But the box was cracked, sticky taped on one part and one of the flaps was completely broken off.
I'd rate the box 3/10 probably. See my picture below.
In fairness, I was in error to not clarify prior to auction end, and also, the first photo of the item actually shows the box "open" at one end.
The description doesn't describe the box condition, although for such a collector's item, I personally would have disclosed it's condition, especially if it was not "up to scratch".
What do you think? Am I being too picky/unreasonable. I genuinely am open to whether it's reasonable to ask for a partial refund or not.
I paid USD$225 for them, which I felt was a good price, considering the sunglasses appeared mint.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post the link, and shall remove if this isn't permitted.
Oakley Olive Grenade Frogskins BNIB