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Buyer Shield is a buyer protection program that offers you protection of up to $400 when buying eligible goods on OZtion. It has been designed to protect you from fraudulent sellers when shopping on OZtion.

What does the Buyer Shield Cover?

Provided eligibility requirements are met, a payment of up to $400 (see the "How much can I claim" section for more details) for non receipt of Eligible Goods (see the "What are Eligible Goods?" section for more details).

Purchaser Eligibility Requirements

You must meet all the following requirements to be eligible to claim under the Buyer Shield:

  1. You are, and were at the time of placing your successful bid/purchase for the Eligible Good an Australian resident.

  2. The seller of the Eligible Good is an Eligible Seller (see "What is an Eligible Seller" for more details).

  3. You have paid for the Eligible Good using a credit card, Paymate, PayPal or such other method designated by OZtion from time to time as being a "safe payment option" as outlined in these Terms and Conditions. You are required to provide us with a proof of payment to our satisfaction.

  4. You requested the seller to send the Eligible Good to you by a "Proof of Delivery" postage method (registered post, insured post or proof of delivery courier) and you paid for such delivery method (you are required to provide us with a proof of payment for such delivery to our satisfaction).

  5. You have not received (in whole or part) the Eligible Good.

  6. The seller has refused or failed to refund the sale price for the Eligible Good or the seller is not contactable (i.e. emails are not returned, telephone calls not answered etc).

  7. You have in good faith utilised OZtion's Buyer Protection Programs process detailed in the "Buyer Protection Programs" page on OZtion's website to try and resolve the matter with the seller.

  8. You have filed a "Report Item Not Received" dispute with OZtion and have escalated the dispute to a claim under the Buyer Shield between 14 to 28 days after the dispute was first filed.

  9. After completing the "Report Item Not Received" dispute, you have then used all reasonable endeavours to obtain a refund of your payment via alternate means including credit card charge back with your credit card provider, safe payment compensation (eg. PayPal or Paymate) to OZtion's reasonable satisfaction. All such alternate recovery methods must be exhausted prior to lodging a claim under the Buyer Shield.

  10. You have provided OZtion with a police report evidencing that the transaction has been reported as fraudulent.

  11. You have not made any previous claims under the Buyer Shield in relation to the seller.

  12. You have not claimed (successful or not) under the Buyer Shield within the preceding 12 months of the date of auction close.

  13. You are not and have not since the time of placing your successful bid for the Eligible Good, been in breach of OZtion's User Agreement.

  14. You have not:
    (a) recovered part or all of the purchase price from the seller or another source; and/or
    (b) reached a settlement of the matter with the seller.

What is an Eligible Seller?

To qualify as an Eligible Seller:

  1. the seller must be located within Australia;
  2. the seller must be Phone Verified or Australia Post Verified with a 98% or more unique satisfied buyers rating and must not be currently involved in any "Item Not Received" disputes;
  3. the payment methods listed by the seller on the listing for the Eligible Good allowed for payment by credit card, Paymate, PayPal or such other method designated by OZtion from time to time as being a "safe payment option"; and
  4. the seller's delivery method offered "Proof of Delivery"; postage on the listing, either via postage by registered/insured post or proof of delivery courier within Australia.

How much can I claim?

The amount you can claim is dependant on the Eligible Seller’s rating and verification level at the time of the purchase (see table below) of the Eligible Goods. You may claim an amount paid by you of up to $400 or the auction's sold price at the auction's close, whichever is the lesser.

Seller Rating & Verification Level Maximum Claim Amount
Phone Verified $50
Australia Post Verified $100
Phone Verified and 50 or more satisfied ratings from unique buyers $100
Australia Post Verified and 50 or more satisfied ratings from unique buyers $200
Phone Verified and Australia Post Verified $200
Phone Verified and Australia Post Verified and 50 or more satisfied ratings from unique buyers $400


How do I claim?


  1. You must complete OZtion's Australia Post Verification prior to lodging a claim.

  2. You must correctly complete the Buyer Shield Claim Form ("Claim Form") and lodge it with OZtion (together with all documentation requested in the Claim Form) within 90 days of the date of close of bidding of the auction for the Eligible Good in respect of which you wish to make a claim.

  3. You must comply with OZtion's queries and requests in relation to your claim within the time stipulated by OZtion. You will forfeit your ability to claim under the Buyer Shield if you fail to comply with a request made by us within the time specified in our request.

  4. We will endeavour though are not bound, to assess your claim and either accept or reject it within 45 days of receiving your correctly completed Buyer Shield Claim Form and accompanying documentation.

What are Eligible Goods?

Items which have been sold on the OZtion website except for:

(a) intangible goods or goods that were not and/or cannot be physically shipped (e.g. services, emailed goods, warranties, business names, electronically/digitally stored content, trade marks, intellectual property etc.);

(b) motor vehicles;

(c) tickets (e.g. tickets to concerts, football matches, exhibitions etc);

(d) goods or services contained in OZtion's Prohibited Item List; and

(e) goods that are listed on the relevant auction page as having a "Ship From" location outside Australia.


Payment under Buyer Shield

OZtion will pay your claim within 28 days of notifying you that your claim has been approved.


Exclusions and Limitations

You may only make one claim per auction listing.

You may not make more than one claim (successful or not) within any 12 month period.

You may not make a claim if you have been successful in obtaining payment/reimbursement from another source (eg. credit card charge back).

OZtion's maximum liability in relation to a successful claim under Buyer Shield is the sold price at the close of auction/purchase for the Eligible Good or $400, whichever is the lesser.

You are ineligible to claim under the Buyer Shield if:

(a) you paid an amount to the seller (excluding postage) in excess of the auction's sold price; and/or

(b) you purchased the Eligible Good outside of the auction (eg. by negotiation prior to auction close).


Completion

All decisions of OZtion are final.

Once decided by OZtion, a claim under the Buyer Shield cannot be reopened without OZtion's written consent.

The decision to make a payment under the Buyer Shield is at OZtion's sole discretion.

The OZtion Buyer Shield ("Buyer Shield") is subject to change without notice. This policy is effective 5th October 2007.

The Buyer Shield is provided by OZtion Pty Ltd ACN 112 735 538.

Last updated: 6th October 2007

 


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