Need some help on a transaction gone bad

@MaiLollo not about the amount. It’s the principle.

So. If I buy a 1000 dollar dial here from a member. And it he made a simple mistake and I said I want a refund. He sends me the money because he know I’m good for the return. I ship the part. Send him tracking. Gets lost. 5 months passes. I’m
Suppose to tell him. Oh let’s split the cost because it’s not my fault. Or hey you may get it back. No I am not. I am going to send him the funds back. I’ll deal with the shipping company. Get my insurance. Everyone is happy. If he gets in couple months down the line. Then he sends me back the funds. But it is not on him or his fault for anything.

Trying to make sure that’s what is being said

Don’t try and bash me. I kept it confidential at the beginning of this thread. Your the one that wanted to chime in. I was wondering if I was at fault or not. It was a simple mistake on my end.i stepped up to it and owned it. Refunded you your money no questions asked.

Issue resolved. Good luck with your stuff. But as stated. I didn’t put your name in the beginning of this thread. As I respect people. I just wanted to know if I was at fault. Thank you everyone for your comments.

Generally, the onus is always on the shipper until delivery and (I believe) it's usually only the shipper who can pursue the insurance claim. One thing that a lot of watch guys don't seem to realize is that the fine print of the terms of USPS insurance explicitly exclude jewelry from coverage eligibility, and (I believe) watches constitute "jewelry" according to the USPS. That means a lot of you are probably risking a total loss every time you ship a watch thinking that it's "insured" by USPS.

The tracking system isn't perfect, either; because it's human beings wielding at least some of those scanners involved. I once had a vintage hockey helmet shipped from Canada by the eBay seller in July of 2016 scan "delivered" a week later and never show up at my door. My local Post Office blamed it on my neighbors, saying it had to have just been stolen from in front of my door. About 7 months later, it just showed up with that day's mail. When I called the Post Office, the Manager said he'd found it going through some old packages in one of their rooms. So, try to get hold of the local P.O. Manager and explain that you'd appreciate it if someone could maybe look around because it could have just gotten lost somewhere instead of being scanned when it arrived there. They can be reflexively defensive, so your best bet is to start off acknowledging that you know it's a long shot, because the last recorded scan was in Customs.

As between buyer and seller in this particular case, I'd side with the buyer, only because if the item was incorrectly-described, even completely innocently, then that's what necessitated the return in the first place, rather than, say, where the buyer simply changed his mind. For that reason, I'd expect the seller to absorb the loss and have to deal with the hassle of recouping it from the USPS and/or Royal Mail. Nevertheless, the seller comes across as being about as honest and legitimate as possible, for having returned the money on request as he did, instead of waiting until he actually received the returned package.

I'm going to make one comment, and it's not to assess blame or take sides.

This shouldn't be aired in public on this forum because while both of you are members, you're actually professionals and not just hobbyists.

I usually don't like PayPal but I think if you had use them here it would be there lose...

Depending on the country it matters a lot. In Germany, it is like this:
Business to consumer: Seller is responsible for shipping.
Consumer to consumer: Seller is only responsible for having the item shipped but not that it arrives.
No idea of B2B as I am not doing business.