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Well,..
I removed a Cessna 300 series RT359 transponder out of my Aerobat, and it was working when removed,( I flew the day before I had the avionics shop install the new one, so I know it was OK), and I had the bi-annual XPDR check done about a year earlier-again no problems.
So I list it on eBay, and my listing clearly stated "as is" due to it being an electronic device....
So, about two weeks later, the buyer emails me and claims the unit was DOA, his current RT359 is OK therefor it must be that the one he bought is bad, and now wants me to respond.
You think he swapped out the cavity tube and now is trying to in effect have his unit fixed for free by swapping parts?
Is this a scam?
Should I offer to have him return it for an exam by my radio shop to see if the cavity tube was switched?
I KNOW the unit was good when I shipped it out.
-Brian

Buyer beware on EBAY!! Only if you do a lot of business there and are worried about your rating would I even respond.

So, if his was fine, why would he buy yours? AS IS means AS IS,,,

That would be my question also. Why did he purchase your transponder when he already had one that was operational? A suggestion might be to get the buyer's phone number and give him a call. Getting a feel of whether he is being sincere or not. At least offering an initial benefit of the doubt. If he is friendly, cooperative, and appears to be honest, maybe work out a compromise? If he is a jerk, well, you just got your answer then of his true intentions.................

This won't help now, but next time, put a dab of "loctite" on a couple of critical screw heads, and take pictures of the unit sitting on "todays" newspaper! Inform the buyer that the unit is "sealed for his protection"!

Maybe instead of Loctite, some orange or yellow torque paint.

That's what I meant, Bryan! Thanks! I think Loctite makes some of that, too!

(I HAVE used "Hot Pink" fingernail polish in a pinch, too!)

My dad did that trick on a Cadillac he owned years ago... He bought it new, along with the service coupon book for the regular maintenance jobs. Bring it into the dealer, they tear a coupon out of the book and perform the listed service. One of which was changing the air-cleaner oil (that'll date the car for you folks...).

Anyway, my dad suspected the dealership wasn't performing all the service items, especially the 'hidden' ones. So he put a dab of my mom's fingernail polish on the air-cleaner threads and dropped it off at the dealership. The car came back with the service coupon filled out, an invoice for work performed... and the polish still on the threads.

So my dad complained to the manager that the oil-bath air-cleaner hadn't been cleaned. The manager said they're not required to clean it. My dad then said that the service coupon listed that item. So the manager said if it was listed, then they did it. That's when my dad pointed to the nail polish.... The manager was fuming, but my dad did get his car serviced properly from then on.

Yep, Brian. AS IS means exactly that. Don't fall for it. You only said it was working when it was removed. That's it...you made no guarantees, so this bloke is on his own.

That'd piss me off... I wouldn't even respond. It may be a fly-by-night avionics shop that thrives on this kind of crap. Tell him to pack sand. In fact, if you're really interested, I'll PM you with the exact words I'd tell him. They aren't nice at all and downright offensive when you string enough of them together and yell loud enough. He can get bent. GRRRRRRRR!!

If you stated it worked when removed but sold it as-is with no DOA guarantee...it's on him. You'll simply take a hit on your Feedback rating.