Owner tried to scam me
Unknown to me, my laptop was bought from me by the owner of this store through one of the big online e-commerce market places. The laptop was brand new, but as I said in the advert the box had been opened and the laptop logged into by an IT expert to load an upgraded operating system - otherwise it was in pristine condition. The buyer then contacted me, via the marketplace, and demanded his money back because "the laptop was dirty and used". I explained through messaging that could not be the case but the buyer was adamant. I was not going to give any refund until I personally saw the laptop and so I arranged to visit the shop. When I arrived, surprise surprise, the owner was not there. The staff member who dealt with me just kept repeating that if someone had accessed the laptop to upgrade the operating system then it was used and therefore mis-described is my advert. I inspected the laptop thoroughly and decided it was still in pristine condition, so I gave the buyer a full refund and left the shop with my laptop. My concern is that if the owner of the store thought this was good practice, then this was a lousy example to set for his workforce. My gut feeling is that he was just trying to scam me into accepting a lower price for the laptop. I would advise that you do NOT use this shop.








