Opinion on Ebay purchase

[whiskeylaureate]

I just bought a very nice looking Turnbull & Asser shirt off of ebay for $50 that's in great condition (barely even starched), except for one thing: the inside of the left cuff (under the fold of the french, unseen when worn) has a few black spots on it.

The spots weren't advertised in the listing, so I feel somewhat slighted. I can't decide between returning it on principle or keeping it because it looks nice.

Thoughts?

 

[r_fine]

If you like it for the price you paid, keep it.

The spots under the left cuff are caused by the user wearing a watch, no?

 

[whiskeylaureate]

I wouldn't think so--they're blotches. For $50, it's a decent shirt, though I'm not sure how much I'll wear it. And, with the spots on the cuff, it loses quite a bit of resale value.

 

[rebel222]

Are you planning on wearing it or selling it?

 

[whiskeylaureate]

After seeing it, I'm not crazy about how it looks on me--too Gordon Gecko. It's pink with white collar/cuffs, just not really my style. I attached pics.

 

[rubbishtheory]

What size are you in T&A? - I have Ebayed similar shirts in the past.

 

[idfnl]

I had this probem recently with a dry cleaned coat that was advertised that was still stained.

I asked for a discount. They gave it. I've done the same thing before when the item doesnt match up well with the description. In most cases I get something back, otherwise I send it back.

Worst ever for me was a vintage sweater from Iceland that advertised a 'couple' of moth holes, I thought, no problem, I can repair that, well, I stopped counting the moth holes when my count reached 60 -- I left negative feedback and spent about 4 hours repairing it

PS, I think 50 clams is too much for a used shirt.

 

[rubbishtheory]

I would always offer a buyer a discount if an item had a defect I had not seen - however over the years I have bought stuff which was so howlingly badly damaged that it was obvious the seller's were trying it on..with your T&A shirts they must have seen those marks -

 

[whiskeylaureate]

The shirt did come folded, which is why I thought that they may not have seen it...But, I'd have to think that they examined it.

$50 - yes, I agree--it was an impulse purchase that I'm definitely regretting (obviously).

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to email the seller for a little discount tonight, hopefully $20...

 

[whiskeylaureate]

Originally Posted by rubbishtheory

What size are you in T&A? - I have Ebayed similar shirts in the past.

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