private sales and shop receipts

wishface

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

Caveat Emptor, what right does the buyer in a private sale have to a reciept

None, i'm just a decent helpful person.

I still don't understand why the buyer not being the original buyer means that, even with a receipt, he has no rights. We've all had gifts that we've had bought for us that we've returned. Same situation. Happens all the time around xmas when people return unwanted gifts. I can't see the SOGA not applying at all.

Anihilator

It doesnt matter what you see. The SOGA is a consumer protection act. The consumer is the person who purchases the items.

The SOGA rights do not transfer on sale.

A warranty is seperate from the SOGA hence may transfer but this is entirely terms based.

neilmcl

wishface wrote: »

None, i'm just a decent helpful person.

I still don't understand why the buyer not being the original buyer means that, even with a receipt, he has no rights. We've all had gifts that we've had bought for us that we've returned. Same situation. Happens all the time around xmas when people return unwanted gifts. I can't see the SOGA not applying at all.

The SOGA isn't relevant to the ability of relying on the goodwill of retailers to accept returns for non-faulty goods, that's a completely different situation to this.

saver_007

wishface wrote: »

None, i'm just a decent helpful person.

I still don't understand why the buyer not being the original buyer means that, even with a receipt, he has no rights. We've all had gifts that we've had bought for us that we've returned. Same situation. Happens all the time around xmas when people return unwanted gifts. I can't see the SOGA not applying at all.

The sale between the retailer and the purchaser is viewed as a contract (SoGA). Therefore if there is a problem then legally the sale contract was eneterd into by the original retailer and original purchaser, therfore any third party has to refer to the person(s) from whom they purchased the item. Faulty or not.