I ordered a £2,989 garden room on eBay – why hasn’t it arrived?

Final July I purchased a backyard room from United Backyard Buildings by way of eBay, paying the complete £2,989 on my Visa bank card.

We got customary supply dates by eBay however a observe from United Backyard Buildings suggested that it might take longer and we should always anticipate our order to reach in November.

Regardless of a number of cellphone calls and emails, the corporate has not delivered. We're not alone and there are a number of evaluations on Trustpilot that say the identical.

In January it promised my order would arrive by the top of March however in February it didn't reply the cellphone or reply to emails.

We've got filed a declare to attempt to get the cash again on the HSBC card we used to pay however it's simply a web based kind despatched off with no acknowledgment of receipt or promise of motion.

What now? Ought to we attempt the small claims courtroom?
MP,
Isle of Coll

You've got had a horrible expertise. We couldn’t get by on the cellphone both, however Lewis Priestley, one of many administrators, confirmed in an e-mail it's now not buying and selling.

Nevertheless, he didn't reply to a follow-up inquiry in regards to the standing of unfulfilled orders, or whether or not the corporate was in administration (which might allow you to lodge a declare as a creditor) and there's no Firms Home submitting.

Prospects with excellent order ought to attempt to get their a refund. In the event you paid by bank card ask in your a refund utilizing part 75 of the Shopper Credit score Act. In the event you paid with a debit card ask for a “chargeback”. They'll solely be raised inside 120 days of the transaction.

Sadly, you despatched your kind into HSBC after an excessive amount of time had handed and aren't eligible for a bit 75 declare since you paid by way of eBay moderately than direct to the corporate. You're contemplating pursuing the matter within the small claims courtroom and that is one thing it is best to undoubtedly focus on with an adviser at Residents Recommendation Scotland.

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