My take at this whole thing based on what you have written. You can agree or disagree but since you both posted here, you are looking for opinions, here are my 2 cents.
1. Seller is at fault for improperly describing the condition of the 35mm summicron. Seller did not do his due diligence.
2. Buyer and seller should have communicated together to send the lens to Sherry Krauter for warranty work. If buyer believes the repair should be paid for by the seller, then seller should have the final and only say in where the lens needs to be shipped for repair. When the buyer went against the seller's instruction and sent the lens off to Youxin, to me, the lens now fully belongs to the buyer. Seller no longer holds ownership nor responsibility (Buyer did not act in seller's behalf and now has taken ownership). Seller may choose to reimburse a portion of the repair costs (If he's nice).
3. It is buyer's responsibility to check the item and make sure everything works as it should when received in a timely manner. This is also seller's responsibility, but as the buyer said, the buyer himself sold the camera without fully checking either, so the buyer cannot blame the seller for such without admitting his own mistake.
4. It is generally not a good practice and etiquette to complain about an item 3 months after purchase. Buyer cannot prove that the defect was inherent when received and seller will not accept that the defect was inherent after 3 months. No private sellers provide 3 month warranty. Asking/granting for such is both irresponsible and unrealistic.
In the end, if I buy anything from ark8012, I will be sure to ask lots and lots of questions and request a grace period to fully test the item.
Frank Petronio should have worked with ark8012 to resolve the lens issue (sounds like ark8012 was willing to work together) and brought up the M2 issue early, and not after 3 months.
1. Seller is at fault for improperly describing the condition of the 35mm summicron. Seller did not do his due diligence.
2. Buyer and seller should have communicated together to send the lens to Sherry Krauter for warranty work. If buyer believes the repair should be paid for by the seller, then seller should have the final and only say in where the lens needs to be shipped for repair. When the buyer went against the seller's instruction and sent the lens off to Youxin, to me, the lens now fully belongs to the buyer. Seller no longer holds ownership nor responsibility (Buyer did not act in seller's behalf and now has taken ownership). Seller may choose to reimburse a portion of the repair costs (If he's nice).
3. It is buyer's responsibility to check the item and make sure everything works as it should when received in a timely manner. This is also seller's responsibility, but as the buyer said, the buyer himself sold the camera without fully checking either, so the buyer cannot blame the seller for such without admitting his own mistake.
4. It is generally not a good practice and etiquette to complain about an item 3 months after purchase. Buyer cannot prove that the defect was inherent when received and seller will not accept that the defect was inherent after 3 months. No private sellers provide 3 month warranty. Asking/granting for such is both irresponsible and unrealistic.
In the end, if I buy anything from ark8012, I will be sure to ask lots and lots of questions and request a grace period to fully test the item.
Frank Petronio should have worked with ark8012 to resolve the lens issue (sounds like ark8012 was willing to work together) and brought up the M2 issue early, and not after 3 months.