jamedia wrote:Ellory Yu wrote:jamedia wrote:I can understand they don't want broken cameras sold but if they reimburse you with a mutually agreed amount it is theft?
If you got reimbursed with a mutually agreed to amount, then that is called an "Exchange". They exchange your broken piece + some money or equivalent for another item. It's not theft and you got a fair deal.
THE OP said "
I asked for my camera to be returned to me so that I could return the “unrepairable” camera to the Ebay seller for a partial refund to put toward the discounted upgrade, but was told they would not send the broken product back to me."The OP asked for his property to be returned. It wasn't so what do you call that?
Chris, I don't know the details and just going by what I read being posted here. What is posted here sounds like there was a mutually agreed "exchange". If so, then the broken parts plus money paid becomes the property of BMD and the new camera becomes the new property of the OP. In this case, the OP cannot get his old camera back, parts or in whole. It's simple as that, case close.
On the other hand, if there were no mutual agreement and the money was the only payment for the new camera, then yes he should get his old camera back.
If the OP didn't get a new camera, or no mutual agreement of exchange was made, then he should be able to get his old camera back.
So depending on the circumstance, there can be different outcome. Which of the above circumstance is not so clear by the posting from the OP. So I can only assume with my replies. Sometimes, People need to be straight as an arrow when communicating things out so that nothing is assumed.