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    <title>topic Re: I need some help in Selling</title>
    <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583679#M235293</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;OP, by all accounts you are very inexperienced in selling on eBay. That means you don’t realise some of the basics about selling here… and others replying to you have been explaining the policies and T&amp;amp;Cs of eBay selling. It can seem rigid and unhelpful - I know what you wanted was a solution that would result in your “no refund” stance being upheld.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;So… as said, when a seller ticks the “no refunds” box in their listing, that refers only to voluntary refunds, not mandatory ones. When a buyer claims that an item isn’t as described (e.g., controller isn’t working properly, except where the listing states “not working”, “for parts”, as appropriate), that’s a mandatory right to be refunded through eBay’s MBG (Money Back Guarantee). The seller will need to refund and if they want the item returned, they also pay for the return postage.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Read here for the information regarding returns:&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.ebay.com.au/help/selling/managing-returns-refunds/handle-return-request-seller?id=4115" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ebay.com.au/help/selling/managing-returns-refunds/handle-return-request-seller?id=4115&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Read here for all of the options under the MBG:&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.ebay.com.au/help/policies/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy?id=4210" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ebay.com.au/help/policies/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy?id=4210&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;In the situation you’ve described, it does sound as though possibly the buyer simply needs to reset and pair. Hopefully this will resolve the issue.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;First step when a buyer contacts you with an issue is to see whether you can provide clear and helpful instructions to resolve. It’s best not to expect the buyer to google for a solution. Put yourself in the buyer’s shoes; it’s so easy for the buyer to open a SNAD / INAD dispute and to win, so it helps YOU to help the buyer in the most efficient and most helpful way.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;(SNAD = significantly not as described; INAD = Item not as described. They mean the same thing.)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The hard reality is that once the buyer says an item isn’t as described, it is almost always going to end in the buyer’s favour. Be prepared for that - but if your buyer is able to successfully pair to his console and get it working, all good.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;There’s excellent advice available here; it may not be provided in a way that is soft, but it reflects the reality of selling here, and how to avoid worse pitfalls than having to refund. For instance, if a buyer opens a return request and you fight the return (don’t respond to the request with an acceptance and don’t provide a return label - unless you can prove item is as described, which is very difficult in a bot-driven process such as eBay provides), you’d end up with eBay probably being asked to step in (which means a forced refund in buyer’s favour, and a sanction which may impact your eBay fees and your ability to sell on eBay).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In other words, people were warning you about repercussions that could cumulatively be worse than one refund.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;So… I strongly suggest you don’t shy away from posting here to get advice. The posters here can also suggest ways to list that makes it more likely a buyer will be happy with their purchase, and what sort of battles are worth fighting…&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Good luck; hopefully your buyer has been able to get more than flashing lights happening. Fingers crossed…?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":crossed_fingers:"&gt;🤞&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":four_leaf_clover:"&gt;🍀&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If not… &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":package:"&gt;📦&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":delivery_truck:"&gt;🚚&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":money_bag:"&gt;💰&lt;/span&gt; … follow the eBay policies (eBay’s returns process) exactly; provide return postage label, wait for return, then refund.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":video_game:"&gt;🎮&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":crossed_fingers:"&gt;🤞&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:41:03 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>countessalmirena</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-07-30T00:41:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583630#M235267</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi everyone, i have recently sold a ps4 controller and before i send it i ALWAYS test if it works and yes it worked, also in my descriptions, i said i dont accept refunds. So, the buyer paid got the item, eventually he said the controller lights up but the buttons dont work. I got confused because before i shipped it 100% worked. The buyer contacted me and wanted a refund, however i said i couldn’t and i also dont support refunds. Eventually he said he will open a dispute, i told him i will try my best to help him fix it however he is claiming he wants a refund if it still doesn’t work. I clearly said i dont do refunds in my description and i dont really know how disputes work, and i dont know if these reasons even qualifies as a dispute reason, still, i dont want to refund the buyer so please help me. (Plus i already got my money in my bank and transferred to someone at the moment because of private stuff)&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583630#M235267</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T12:03:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583631#M235268</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;If the buyer opens a dispute for "item not as described" you will almost certainly lose the dispute.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"No returns" is only for "change of mind" returns.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583631#M235268</guid>
      <dc:creator>padi*0409</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T12:14:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583633#M235269</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Well i did check 100% it working before the person got it, idek why he is saying its not working. And the most important thing is i have alr transferred the money to somewhere else so..i did say i will help him as much as i can. Also i said its used in the description and it is in good use.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583633#M235269</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T12:36:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583634#M235270</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;As the buyer says it does not work, when they open a dispute, you will have 3 days to resolve it (refund).&amp;nbsp; If you fail to resolve it yourself, ebay will refund and seek funds from your nominated account.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately there is no way you can prove the item was working when received by the buyer.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:45:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583634#M235270</guid>
      <dc:creator>gutterpunkz05</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T12:45:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583635#M235271</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;yeah..but i just find it annoying, the buyer isnt having his own responsibility to find a way to fix the controller, all he is wanting is for me to tell him how to fix it and he wants the refund so bad even though i suggested him to have a look at the internet or youtube to fix it.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:49:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583635#M235271</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T12:49:55Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583636#M235272</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2061970"&gt;@chae_053023&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;yeah..but i just find it annoying, the buyer isnt having his own responsibility to find a way to fix the controller, all he is wanting is for me to tell him how to fix it and he wants the refund so bad even though i suggested him to have a look at the internet or youtube to fix it.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;If the controller isn't working it's YOUR responsibility to fix the problem. ie refund them, and send them a postage label if you want it back.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583636#M235272</guid>
      <dc:creator>padi*0409</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T12:53:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583637#M235273</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Are you sure you have been paid by ebay? You should have a 30 day hold on funds as a new or infrequent seller so I am surprised you managed to bypass the hold. I am just a tad annoyed that I have to wait 30 days when I sell something and you didn't.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583637#M235273</guid>
      <dc:creator>i-once-was-bump</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T13:15:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583641#M235274</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Light's up but buttons don't work?&amp;nbsp; The controller is connected to a different PS4 (the customers) and need to pair with the console&lt;SPAN&gt;. Tell the customer to press the reset button on the bottom near the L2 button.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:34:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583641#M235274</guid>
      <dc:creator>etb321</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T14:34:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583643#M235275</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I did say that, i said it is probably connected to another console and he isnt trying.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:18:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583643#M235275</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T19:18:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583644#M235276</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yes i have&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:20:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583644#M235276</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T19:20:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583645#M235277</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I know its my responsibility but its also his to try fixing ie, watching some youtube, i told him to watch some youtube and see but he is the one who isnt trying and just getting mad&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:22:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583645#M235277</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T19:22:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583648#M235278</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2061970"&gt;@chae_053023&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;I know its my responsibility but its also his to try fixing ie, watching some youtube, i told him to watch some youtube and see but he is the one who isnt trying and just getting mad&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;No it is your responsibility to send a working unit,&amp;nbsp; it's not up to him to try to fix faults.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hopefully they open a case, and you are forced to take responsibility.&amp;nbsp; And it doesnt matter if you have already transferred the funds,&amp;nbsp; Ebay will still extract funds from your account, and if no funds you will be in debt, with subsequent consequences.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:40:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583648#M235278</guid>
      <dc:creator>sugar249</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T20:40:28Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583649#M235279</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi, yes i am helping and unfortunately the controller is connected to a different console, so i told him to reset the controller. Dont take it too deep, why do you want me to take a case? Nope? I will help him and not get a refund, i am deeply taking responsibility and helping my best so he can fix the solution. Its not the controller isnt working its just that he needs to reset it. If you are helping him, why not help him, if your not even gonna help and putting unnecessary words for me to get in trouble just dont make a comment up, that easy!.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:51:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583649#M235279</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T20:51:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583650#M235280</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Also my topic is to ask how to stop the dispute and how i can fix the controller, i have now found the solution and in contact with the buyer so dont take these stuff so deep like you wanting my to take consequences &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:"&gt;🙂&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583650#M235280</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T20:55:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583651#M235281</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2061970"&gt;@chae_053023&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;I did say that, i said it is probably connected to another console and he isnt trying.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;At this stage you should just tell the buyer to open an item not as described&amp;nbsp; case. Accept the return &amp;amp; refund the buyer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Btw... nowhere in your description did you state you "don't do refunds"... not that it matters as there is no such thing as "no refunds" on eBay.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583651#M235281</guid>
      <dc:creator>repentatleisure1952</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T21:04:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583652#M235282</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Alr, he said he will try one more time, he didnt read my messages since i saw ur solution saying it’s probably the controller connected to the console, if he tries and still doesnt work ill prob just do a refund for him, im not bothered anymore to take this further.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:32:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583652#M235282</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T21:32:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583654#M235284</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;They may never have replaced the controller before so hopefully this will work out. If you do end up having to refund I always get the item returned even though it costs extra for the return postage.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583654#M235284</guid>
      <dc:creator>brickworksmarket</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T21:50:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583655#M235285</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Okay, ill prob just tell him to refund and return it, he is trying to see if he can fix it a couple more times, if he says it still doesnt work ill just tell him to refund and return it.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583655#M235285</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T21:56:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583656#M235286</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;It may be worth mentioning to check it is fully charged as well.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:12:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583656#M235286</guid>
      <dc:creator>brickworksmarket</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T22:12:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I need some help</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583657#M235287</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Ohh thank you, im not that good with these gaming stuff and besides im selling this for one of my friends, ill make sure he needs to see if its fully charge as well&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:18:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-need-some-help/m-p/2583657#M235287</guid>
      <dc:creator>chae_053023</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-07-29T22:18:07Z</dc:date>
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