A compound bow that fires steel balls

[seaforth-fishme]

  I paid $315 for a compound bow from china that fires balls. They sent me the attachment and not the bow! Now the attachment is worth say $80. I paid for the device In the picture. False ad! Can the ACCC step In and make either Ebay refund my money or make the seller provide the bow as advertised , or am I wasting my time? Does EBAY have to live by their policy of ;We guarantee you will get what you purchased or your money back? I am absolutely On FIRE!!!! Am I wasting my time?

[sandypebbles]

Did you open an item not as described dispute?

(and follow through with it)

No, the ACCC are not going to do anything about a seller in China

And I doubt the bow would even get through customs in any case

Yes, eBay do stand by their policy IF the buyer follows the policy of opening a dispute

That is what it is there for

That is what the * is in the 'get what you ordered or your money back

It does'nt  'just happen' 

It's not up to the seller. if you did not get what the ad stated , the seller has no say in anything

You also have/had the opportunity to leave the seller neg feedback

[padi*0409]

What is the item number ?  RHS of the listing page.

[padi*0409]

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@sandypebbles wrote:

And I doubt the bow would even get through customs in any case

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Sandy, compound bows are legal to own or buy online in all Australian states. Whether one that fires steel balls is, is not so clear as slingshots are illegal in some states.

[imastawka]

I got done for having a simple sling shot.  It had been hanging on the laundry wall for 20 years.  We all had them as kids.   Made our own.

Personally, I think someone who wants a bow to fire steel balls shouldn't have it passed by customs.  JMO.    Sounds like a weapon that could cause death or serious injury.

OP should go for a refund under Ebay's MBG

[padi*0409]

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@imastawka wrote:

I got done for having a simple sling shot.  It had been hanging on the laundry wall for 20 years.  We all had them as kids.   Made our own.

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How times have changed Stawks, growing up in the UK I had my first air rifle at around 8 years old (no license required), and first shotgun at 12 years old (post office permit only required)..............

[davewil1964]

The designed projectile for a bow, an arrow, by definition can cause death or serious injury. Even with field tips, injury is a distinct possibility.

Compound bows are generally designed for hunting game. I'm sure the pig I got once thought it caused death.

I wouldn't buy a bow simply to emulate a slingshot, though.

[sandypebbles]

Best I can do, is my birth father teaching me to make fireworks when I was four

We used to let them off in a bucketful of sand in a Smurfs tin/bin

Never had an issue with those

I did burn off an eyebrow with a store bought sparkler though 

[domino-710]

I imported a left handed bow from Italy.

They do not have a problem passing customs.

Why you would want one to shoot ' steel balls ' - beggars a question. ??

Any bow - is a weapon.

[imastawka]

How's the monkey doing Dom?