| Address: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
I paid Rs.15, 549/- for an ASUS FonePad to an Ebay India seller, Chetan Gupta @ "Onebazaar" (PaisaPay ID: [protected]) on 9th September, 2013. This phone model was released into the Indian market sometime during April-May, 2013 by ASUS Technologies, Taiwan, and was advertised as having a one year manufacturer warranty. The seller advertised the product on Ebay India as having one year manufacturer warranty and with a free shipping offer. The phone was shipped to me by First Flight Couriers (Airway Bill No. E[protected] on 11th September, 2013, and I received the shipment on 13th September, 2013.
The phone went dead in the second week of November, 2013. I contacted ASUS Technologies through their website, and was asked to approach the nearest authorized service centre. Following this, I approached M/s. Digicomp Solutions, the authorized service centre of ASUS in Hyderabad. They found out that the unit had a manufacturing defect, declared the unit as unserviceable, retained the unit with them, and issued a DOA certificate, asking me to approach M/s. Compuage, Hyderabad who was the nearest ASUS distributor, for a replacement / refund. I did so. M/s. Compuage issued me an RMA CN certificate, and asked me to claim the replacement / refund from Onebazaar. I was informed that the DOA policy of ASUS is to reimburse the actual seller for the replacement / refund, and I cannot get a replacement / refund for items bought from non-local sellers through Ebay India, from the distributors in Hyderabad.
I emailed a few times to Ebay India as well as the seller regarding the problem. There is no response whatsoever either from Ebay India or from the seller. Worse, their customer-care recorded a false customer support call, and even asked me to provide feedback on their customer support through an email.
It is clear that Ebay India washes off its hands once they get their commission out of a sale. The sellers on Ebay India are faceless, and they don't respond to the grievances of the customers. Ebay India does not even store the data of the products sold, or that of the sellers, beyond a 90 days period from the sale. Companies are not ready to honour the warranties for the products sold on Ebay India. Yet Ebay India claims warranties while listing the products.
It is astonishing that I purchased a high value product from a reputed company such as ASUS which then went bad within two months, and despite the proof that the product had a manufacturing defect (please google for "ASUS Fonepad battery problem" on the internet, and you will get hundreds of hits), I don't seem to be getting redressal from any corner.
I wish to make Ebay India accountable for whatever has happened.
Aug 14, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
In future avoid ebay. Instead buy from myntra or flipkart.