My Latest eBay (mis)Adventure

[Action Martin]

On November 8th I bid and won a Mego Wonder Woman on eBay.

The figure was described as:
"wearing original suit,but it has a run down the front of the suit.,black rooted hair,1 boot included,dont know if its hers..Face is all good,has the star band painted on her forehead,painted eyes,all joints are good.Hair is real good too."

The picture while small looked good.



My winning bid was $23.51 and shipping was an amazingly low $2.25. I PayPal'd (PayPal ONLY auction) as per the instructions. The seller shipped pretty quickly. When I opened the box I was very disappointed. There were 2 runs not 1. And I probably could have lived with them. BUT the entire crotch area was ripped/torn and extended nearly a half inch down each leg!!!

I debated about contacting the seller since I did only pay $23.51 and similar condition Wonder Woman Megos have been going for $40+ (with intact crotches). I contacted the seller and she insisted that the crotch area was fine when she shipped it and didn't recall any detractions other than the run. I offered to send her pics and told her that there was no way she couldn't have noticed the damage and there was no way it was damaged in shipping. She apologized but never suggested that I return Wonder Woman for a refund.

After a couple of days I made contact with her and asked for a partial refund. I figured I could use the head and body for a custom and an original Mego female body does sell for between $15-$20 on eBay. And around Nov. 15th I bought a minty Mego Wonder Woman from theantiquetiger with repro boots and headband for $60. The seller agreed to refund me $5. After a week I received a check in the mail for $5. The seller doesn't accept checks or any other payment except PayPal but she sends out checks for refunds!! I shook my head and contacted her again saying that since she doesn't accept checks and since I paid via PayPal, I wanted a refund via PayPal. I know, a little petty on my part.

A couple of days later I received a PayPal refund of $5.40 and I mailed her check back to her.

[SUP-Ronin]

Way to hold your ground!! I hate when they say **** like "it wasn't that way when I mailed it". Epsecially something like a run. That isn't gonna happen in the mail. It could probably be flatened by a truck and still not get a run in it. I can't stand liars.

[Action Martin]

I must say that other than her denial of the rip/tear/shred she was a pleasant person to deal with.

[Mikey]

So in the end, you wound up paying about $18.00 for that Wonder Woman ?

That was a steal

[Action Martin]

So in the end, you wound up paying about $18.00 for that Wonder Woman ?

That was a steel

Yep, I figured it was worth it for the body. Maybe I can trade the head down the road or paint over the tiara to create someone else.

[Zemo]

Hope you left her positive feedback and good stars.

[toys2cool]

wow,I think you got lucky she was a nice ebayer.

[Action Martin]

Hope you left her positive feedback and good stars.

Yes, except for item description.

[Zemo]

Good man!

[Bizarro Amy]

Yep, I figured it was worth it for the body. Maybe I can trade the head down the road or paint over the tiara to create someone else.

You can either scratch off the tiara (carefully) with an exacto knife or remove it with a dab of acetone or nail polish remover on a Q-tip. She makes a great Zatanna, or even a Secret Identities Diana Prince.