Unhygienic eBay purchase?

[Joseph K. Bank]

I am generally not the type who shops online but due to being unemployed I began to look on eBay for a bargain on a pair of taupe pants in a light weight wool. After finding a nice pair that were new and would fit without alteration given their measurements I bid and won the pants. The problem is that when I received the package last week under the clear packing tape which held on the address label was stuck a hair. I don't want to be impolite in describing it but I will just say that it looked like it wasn't from a person's head. After seeing this I put the package out in the garage and have not opened it. I wrote the seller explaining the situation but not requesting a refund; I just hoped to get some sort of piece of mind as to the condition of the trousers before I opened the package as they were described as new and I have yet to hear back from him. I am curious how other members would handle this predicament.

 

[Brad]

I would sue him and have a witchdoctor put a spell on his family.

 

[Clench Million]

man... I dunno... hair gets around. Who cares if a hair is stuck on a piece of tape?

You are going to clean the pants before wearing them anyway, right?

 

[itsstillmatt]

Since you are currently short of money, I can offer you a way to kill two birds with one stone. You should remove the offending hair, wear the pants and use said hair as dental floss.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Since you are currently short of money, I can offer you a way to kill two birds with one stone. You should remove the offending hair, wear the pants and use said hair as dental floss.

Disgusting

 

[Kuro]

Originally Posted by Joseph K. Bank

I am generally not the type who shops online but due to being unemployed I began to look on eBay for a bargain on a pair of taupe pants in a light weight wool. After finding a nice pair that were new and would fit without alteration given their measurements I bid and won the pants. The problem is that when I received the package last week under the clear packing tape which held on the address label was stuck a hair. I don't want to be impolite in describing it but I will just say that it looked like it wasn't from a person's head. After seeing this I put the package out in the garage and have not opened it. I wrote the seller explaining the situation but not requesting a refund; I just hoped to get some sort of piece of mind as to the condition of the trousers before I opened the package as they were described as new and I have yet to hear back from him. I am curious how other members would handle this predicament.

This actually made me laugh, but I call bullshit.

 

[datasupa]

i'm beginning to understand why you're unemployed

 

[SuitingStyle]

why don't you just open it to see , now you got me curious....... maybe the hair just fell out when he was sqauting down to pack the new pants for you. Just make sure you have plenty of lysol spray ready on hand when you open the package.

 

[rach2jlc]

Originally Posted by Joseph K. Bank

I am generally not the type who shops online but due to being unemployed I began to look on eBay for a bargain on a pair of taupe pants in a light weight wool. After finding a nice pair that were new and would fit without alteration given their measurements I bid and won the pants. The problem is that when I received the package last week under the clear packing tape which held on the address label was stuck a hair. I don't want to be impolite in describing it but I will just say that it looked like it wasn't from a person's head. After seeing this I put the package out in the garage and have not opened it. I wrote the seller explaining the situation but not requesting a refund; I just hoped to get some sort of piece of mind as to the condition of the trousers before I opened the package as they were described as new and I have yet to hear back from him. I am curious how other members would handle this predicament.
This is really a stupid post; why wouldn't you open the box to see the condition before emailing about it to see condition?

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I just puked a little in your mouth.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

Disgusting

Why? Women seem to like it.

 

[Joseph K. Bank]

Maybe I am overreacting but I feel that if you were to receive a package with this type of hair prominently on display under the packing tape you might be hesitant to open the package.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Just have a friend open the box for you, dry clean the pants (for peace of mind), and let all your troubles float away.

 

[RJman]

Justice Thomas, don't Yoo have better things to do?

 

[Joseph K. Bank]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

Just have a friend open the box for you, dry clean the pants (for peace of mind), and let all your troubles float away.

I would feel a awkward approaching a friend to ask that. If I were to ever wear the pants around them I would be worried that they would be thinking about that hair when they saw the pants.