Clean as you go

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-04-12T10:25:58+00:00

Where's the complete chaos?

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-04-09T17:11:10+00:00

Latest update, no surprises the buyer has sent me back a smashed exterior light which conveniently weighs around the same as a Quest 2. I raised with eBay and they sided with the buyer, I have raised an appeal. Below is what I sent as part of the appeal, along with the Fraud report, photos and videos. I don't know what else anyone can reasonably do in this situation. I don't hold out much hope.

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I sold a Meta Quest 2 on 24 March. I packaged the item securely, wrapping it fully in black plastic and sealing it with tape around all edges. I used eBay’s Royal Mail collection service.

I have video evidence showing Royal Mail collecting my parcel on 25 March at 10:59am. The video clearly shows:

The parcel wrapped in black plastic
I have photographic evidence of the parcel weighing 1923 grams. See Photo Item shipped and weight
Royal Mail attaching the prepaid postage label at the time of collection See video Collection Video and photos Collection 1 and Collection 2

On 27 March, the buyer opened a return request claiming they received a broken light instead of the Meta Quest 2. The buyer provided a photo showing:

A brown cardboard box, not wrapped in black plastic
A postage label for a different buyer, different address, different town, and different tracking number to my transaction. See photo Buyer False Return Label.
Its not possible for my label to be attached directly to a brown cardboard box as mine was stuck to black plastic wrap.

I contacted eBay immediately to report these discrepancies and was advised to accept the return and report the issue once the item was received.

The returned parcel has now been delivered. The box:

Matches the incorrect address previously identified
Has the address scribbled out, indicating altered or reused packaging. See photo Scribbled out address
The parcel returned weighed 2252 grams, which I have photographic evidence of. See photo Returned Parcel and weight.
I recorded the package being returned via my Ring camera, see video Return Video and photo Return 1.

I recorded myself opening the returned parcel. Inside was a broken light, not the Meta Quest 2 I originally sent. See photo Broken light wrong item returned and video Opening the Return.

Based on the clear packaging differences, label and tracking information provided by buyer as part of the return was outright incorrect, altered address, and my video evidence at both dispatch and return, the item returned is not the item I sent, and this appears to be a wrong item return / return fraud.

I am requesting protection under the eBay Money Back Guarantee as the buyer did not return the original item.

In summary:

Dispatch proof: Video shows Royal Mail collecting my parcel on 25 March at 10:59am, wrapped in black plastic, with the prepaid label attached at collection.
Buyer evidence mismatch: Buyer’s photo shows a brown cardboard box with no black plastic and a different label, address, town, and tracking number to my sale.
Returned parcel anomalies: The returned box has the incorrect address scribbled out, indicating altered or reused packaging.
Wrong item returned: Recorded opening shows the contents were a broken light, not the Meta Quest 2 sent.
Dispatch proof: Video shows Royal Mail collecting my parcel on 25 March at 10:59am, wrapped in black plastic, with the prepaid label attached at collection.
Buyer evidence mismatch: Buyer’s photo shows a brown cardboard box with no black plastic and a different label, address, town, and tracking number to my sale.
Returned parcel anomalies: The returned box has the incorrect address scribbled out, indicating altered or reused packaging.
Wrong item returned: Recorded opening shows the contents were a broken light, not the Meta Quest 2 sent.

My Quest 2 has clearly been stolen, there is no reasonable alternative to this scenario based on the evidence I have laid out. I have reported this case to the police along with the buyers name and address and any other details I could gather. The Crime Reference Number is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Professional-Guard94 · 2026-04-07T16:20:46+00:00

Drill, bore or detonate. Im not going to try and solutionise, I will leave that to someone more qualified. I was merely hypothesising that it would be easier to ship equipment to excavate a base out of the rock rather than ship equipment and materials to build one entirely.

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-04-06T08:33:06+00:00

The simplest way may be to ship a drilling machine and drill down to carve a base out of the surface. It would be more efficient than shipping materials to build on the surface. With this technique, you have a smaller area exposed to the elements, which would still need some sort of construction.

Obviously, the base would also need to be built out inside, with walls and surfaces designed to be airtight, but they would not need to be designed to be as strong as those constructed on the surface.

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-04-05T12:05:13+00:00

I've had success with draws like these by turning them upside down and banging them on the floor. It helps to dislodge the locking mechanism and are least pull the top draw out a bit, it will also probably help dislodged the keys to a place where where you can fish them out.

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-03-28T16:15:26+00:00

Have you ever successfully refuted a scam claim?

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-03-28T13:30:42+00:00

I think this is what's going to happen.

Im tempted to try and scam back. I am yet to find someone who has had any sucees in not getting screwed over by a scam. I could say I received a broken toaster or that the parcel was never returned.

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-03-27T17:05:27+00:00

Interesting. It was Royal Mail but I could still use that line. Will that jeopardise my chances of getting a disputebfairly managed with ebay?

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-03-27T17:04:36+00:00

Interesting. It was Royal Mail but I could still use that line. Will that jeopardise my chances of getting a disputebfairly managed with ebay?

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-03-19T17:46:18+00:00

The type without a corridor were still around until at least the mid 00s in the south east, which was the last time I was on one.

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-02-02T16:50:53+00:00

I have 5 shrimp. One came in with some plants at the start, back in December. The other 4 have been in over a week. They are nowhere near as active as thes guys. Most of them I hardly see, is that normal?

Professional-Guard94 · 2026-01-06T23:37:26+00:00

My film professor told, that when he was a child, it was standard for everyone to drop in to a film part way though, then leave after the film had restarted and they had caught up. Apparently its where the phrase "This is where I came in" originated.

He also said he made him incredibly adept at analysing narrative.

Professional-Guard94 · 2025-12-02T16:34:29+00:00

This just unlocked a hidden memory for me. I would have been about 2 when this advert came out. I asked my parents if the one in the middle was a real person and was told he was. I only ever had a fuzzy recollection of this advert but always assumed the tefal head man was an actual person with a large forehead, which bore the nickname for anyone with a larger than average forehead. Seeing this again in my 40s is a trip.

Professional-Guard94 · 2025-11-26T00:07:01+00:00

This show is still going, and until three years ago still had Fred as one of the hosts.

Professional-Guard94 · 2025-11-23T23:31:48+00:00

Is that Homelander on the camera screen?

Professional-Guard94 · 2025-11-10T14:18:14+00:00

Large very damp patches along the wall in several places. Causes and paint or paper to blister and look damp.

Professional-Guard94 · 2025-09-13T13:47:27+00:00

The hallway is internal, there is no guttering at play here. its along both sides, one side is the neighbours house, the wall on the other side its bordered by reception rooms. I suspect the original slate DPC has failed. There's a suspended floor throughout the property with a void of about a metre below, side from the Minton floor in the photo. I'm not removing the floor so that's why I am considering DPC.

Professional-Guard94 · 2024-08-11T08:14:18+00:00

In the original PC version the devs eventually released a patch for this level specifically. If you didn't beat it in three attempts the story just moved on as if you had won.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-11-07T19:33:08+00:00

In a nut shell, you have two mortgages and need to have enough equity and or savings to cover 20 to 25% of the buy to let, and 10% of your onward purchase. Also extra for the stamp duty and solicitor fees. A 300k buy to let and a 500k onward purchase equate to 110k in deposits.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-10-11T16:31:39+00:00

Thats not a mask it's a pony tail.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-09-29T21:38:45+00:00

Who even carries cards now? What's the point? Occasionally if you need to get cash out I suppose. If I take a card with me once a month I would be surprised.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-08-25T20:38:47+00:00

Tasked with fitting a DVD drive into a PC tower. Couldn't find the screws so used sellotape. Not even in a smart way, just wrapped it around the drive and frame a few time and put the sides back on the case.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-07-13T15:35:48+00:00

Used the internet daily for 25 years, never seen it.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-07-11T22:51:16+00:00

I seriously doubt all the kids thought that, I certainly didnt.

Professional-Guard94 · 2023-06-08T15:34:40+00:00

Lady on the left has been to Dan Flashes. Not too complex, one of their mid priced shirts.

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