Antique device | Sell | eBay Germany

drjekyll12 · 2025-10-22T12:17:08.784000Z

Hello, I collect old microscopes and sell one now and then (privately). I have at least done that successfully for many years. I never had any complaints or returns.Nevertheless, I drastically reduced selling when Ebay changed “buyer protection” so dramatically at the expense of “seller protection.” A microscope is a fairly complex item; there are many parameters and much of it is quite relative (more or less dusty optics, more or less smooth-running mechanics, to name only the simplest).It is quite time-consuming to pack a microscope safely and expensive to ship it. I could describe the device as thoroughly as possible, but there would always be something that could be perceived differently (e.g. when does dust become relevant?). The buyer could always claim that the item did not match the description. I would be left with the work and the €40 shipping costs (besides, shipping such a sensitive item twice does not exactly make it better).Would it be a solution to sell the item as an antique and as “defective/spare parts only”? I suspect not; the buyer could always claim that the description was not correct and Ebay would automatically refund them or force me to do so. In the past there was still a review of the case, but that no longer seems to be the case.So is there no way at all to sell something like this, where it is clear that the buyer has to live with a certain risk that a 70-year-old item is no longer mint condition in every respect? Kind regardsThomas

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