False Claim made by an International Buyer - Any Experience Against this? Help!

We just got an " item received damaged" case open by a Canada buyer.

She purchased an enagement box from store ( very cheap compare to the oversea shipping cost), we handled it very carefully and kept some pics of the actual product we sent to her, and also plus a Signature Request On Delivery. The lady contacted us on the other day after she received it. She messaged us with a picture in dim light to demand a refund or at least partial refund for she saw some spots on the barcode label sticker.  We took the photo of the other box of same style in hands straight away to explain they were not marks or stain, they were just the glitter spots patters on the box, because some were covered by the barcode label and that's why there were some dark silouette of the spots pattern shown on the label. We also brightened and zoomed in the pic she upload to us to examine it, no stain no black mark, just the patten's silhouette. We also suggested her to peal it off, as it could be pealed off very easily. But the lady rejected, she claim hers looked different to the pic we sent, and she thought the box would be damaged or ruined if she try to peal it. Basically, only the refund will make her happy.  Did any seller handle such doggy buyer before? Just like searching bone in an egg and claim item faulty or damage on ebay?  We contact the Seller Help, they suggest to refund and request the buyer to return the product, but the point is the international shipping cost are much more than the item. This is so sick! Should we let the case open until ebay step in and we appeal ? We are going to close the Selling to Oversea after this, the economy enviroment is very bad, there will be more and more fishy buyer trying to gain freeby, international sales just make seller more vulnerable.

 

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@cocoallisnce, are you seriously calling the buyer a โ€œdoggyโ€?

 

Or do you mean dodgy?

 

 

The second is an acceptable insult if you believe the buyer is trying to cheat you, but the first term is not.

 

 

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Rose Gold Mr & Mrs Wedding Engagement Keepsake Box Keepsake Drawer with Ribbon

You search this listing on eBay 

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Mistake in spellingโ€ฆ second one

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The item was about $30 with about $57 postage to Canada.

 

The buyer may be dodgy, but you say they want a partial refund.

 

That's sounds like the best option to me.

 

Partial refund and put it down to a learning curve .

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Yesโ€ฆ I would be probably take that route. Partial refund; in terms of mitigating loss, that would seem to be best.

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Letโ€™s change the words โ€œ may beโ€ into โ€œ must beโ€. I havenโ€™t seen a person bought something and complained about the barcode sticker in my 10 years of retail experience, especially she knew there were glitter spots underneath the label. 
New lesson widen my horizons.

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Unfortunately you can't accuse someone.

 

Let's stick with 'may be'

 

I wouldn't sell to Canada in a fit.   Post is too slow, and they open an INR quickly.

 

I gave up on International sales when COVID started.  Too many INR's

 

Up to you, but I'd do the partial refund and block them.

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@cocoalliance wrote:

Letโ€™s change the words โ€œ may beโ€ into โ€œ must beโ€. I havenโ€™t seen a person bought something and complained about the barcode sticker in my 10 years of retail experience, especially she knew there were glitter spots underneath the label. 
New lesson widen my horizons.


I would question your 10 years of retail knowledge,  bar codes and price stickers are an ongoing issue often damaging good. 

 

I would agree with the purchaser, to much damage occurs from removing them.

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I'm finding delivery times to Canada averaging 7 days at the moment, postage times are back to normal for some places.

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If there is actually nothing wrong about the label. Is it a fault because it stocked on the pattern? The label is not dirty or broken. Yes, I never seen a customer complain about the barcode label when it is not dirty not broken no stains but sticker on the pattern. Have you come across with this?  I can imagine only someone trying to fish on shopping platforms would make up an excuse with it to get keep it for free or get a good discount. 

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