Let's not do this, Elizabeth.

Got my first lemon from eBay today. I've had such good luck in the past, buying things used and getting them in great working order, oftentimes better than described. But today, I got a keyboard (the nifty Apple ones that don't click when you type and feel like you're basically typing on a cloud) that had not one but several dead keys. Of course the posting said nothing about dead keys. According to the person I was duped by, it worked just fine.

I have to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. He may have picked this up from someone at a bargain, and failed to fully test it (which is stupid), or he possibly even tried to clean it and managed to temporarily (I hope) short out some of the keys. The keyboard FEELS new. It feels amazing. Aside from some smudgies around the edges, it's pretty nice. That's why I'm so bummed.

Never had to return anything from eBay. I did use eBay Buyer Protection once when I had a guy never ship me what I bought (the one blemish. But it doesn't count since it wasn't a lemon. Just a douchebag).  My hope is that the guy does let me return it, despite saying he won't. I suspect eBay Buyer Protection does not favor the seller, and such a blemish on his so-far spotless record might not be what he wants.

I do sincerely hope it's just some dumb water damage. I've read that once it dries, it works fine. But it apparently can take a while to dry...

Frustrating. After 10 years of eBay shopping, I'm finally wary about buying from there. Not cool, mystery seller. Not cool.