sold a flaming lips record on ebay. listed it as visually graded ‘EX’. no returns accepted. it’s a used record, so no way i was dealing with returns. i have sold dozens of records on ebay over the years and bought dozens too, so i know what the deal is when i sell/buy a used record. some moron who won that record says it skipped on one song and so he wanted half his money back. escalated it to ebay. told him i clearly stated no returns, that visual grading was subjective but i have worked in record stores for years and know what i am doing and that when i played the record i had no issues at all. he wouldnt budge. didnt reply to my messages. had to mail him 3 times before i got another reply. meanwhile paypal has frozen my account and deducted the money before a decision was made anyways. finally i escalated it myself to ebay and then today i get an email from them saying they went in the buyers favour. seriously, what the fuck? this is absurd. i listed that item in good faith; accurately and honestly. if he was that bothered by the so-called skip, then why did he want to keep it? oh yeah, cos there was no skip but he wanted to get his $60 record for $30 instead. what an asshole. apparently he wants to send me it back, now. but i bet he wont send it recorded post from the US and who knows if i will ever see it again. i don’t even want the fucking record. i just want the money that was rightfully mine and was paid to me in a deal that clearly stated NO RETURNS.