Private sale now buyer threatening legal action

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If I were you offer a refund if they return it in the same condition you sold it in (in writting) - you can sell it to someone else. If they reject this idea then you have done all thet you can....they can whistle for the extra £200!!

Asking for this screams dodgy to me, I can't think of a single sensible reason why it would be so important to them.

adam.mt

Don't even consider offering a refund!

There's no possible reason they could need the receipt other than a scam and it's morally wrong to assist them. Sure, it was a mistake saying a receipt was to be included in the sale and not supplying it. However, as I mentioned right at the start if the buyer decided to take it to court then the maximum payout they would get would be the value of the receipt, ie. nothing, and I'm sure the judge would probably see their claim as petty too and thus tell them they are liable for costs.

You've acted perfectly reasonable (sure you should have kept the receipt for longer, but you didn't); the buyer isn't doing so. Simply say you are unable to supply the receipt, you did try to but they didn't respond so you discarded it and stay silent. Ignore from that point on until you get a letter to attend court. My bet is this will never arrive since I'm sure the buyer actually knows that they'd be laughed out of there!

They are just trying to bully you with an unfair claim. Don't let them get away with it!

Judas

adam.mt wrote: »

Don't even consider offering a refund!

There's no possible reason they could need the receipt other than a scam and it's morally wrong to assist them. Sure, it was a mistake saying a receipt was to be included in the sale and not supplying it. However, as I mentioned right at the start if the buyer decided to take it to court then the maximum payout they would get would be the value of the receipt, ie. nothing, and I'm sure the judge would probably see their claim as petty too and thus tell them they are liable for costs.

You've acted perfectly reasonable (sure you should have kept the receipt for longer, but you didn't); the buyer isn't doing so. Simply say you are unable to supply the receipt, you did try to but they didn't respond so you discarded it and stay silent. Ignore from that point on until you get a letter to attend court. My bet is this will never arrive since I'm sure the buyer actually knows that they'd be laughed out of there!

They are just trying to bully you with an unfair claim. Don't let them get away with it!

You are actually wrong.
There is plenty of reasons the receipt could be needed for genuine reasons

This may not be one of them but ultimately the OP is in breach of contract and if the TP can quantiy a loss they are liable to reimburse them for it.

Freddie_Snowbits

If this is a private sale, then caveat emptor.

Stinks to me of a business sale!

lincroft1710

Judas wrote: »

You are actually wrong.
There is plenty of reasons the receipt could be needed for genuine reasons

This may not be one of them but ultimately the OP is in breach of contract and if the TP can quantiy a loss they are liable to reimburse them for it.

Which reasons would be genuine then?

DCFC79

Why would he ant the receipt for anyway, has the buyer said why he wants it.

Judas

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Which reasons would be genuine then?

He needs the receipt to insure it (genuinely); he has bought it to resell and the original value is important.

hairy_g

hannahhannah01 wrote: »

Hi,

I wonder if someone could offer advice.

I listed a sofa on ebay, a buyer contacted me asking if they could view it before buying. I replied saying yes and provided them with my contact number. They called immediately and said that they were looking for a private cash sale. I refused to remove the item from listing and said they could contact me after the auction ended if it didn't sell.

The item didn't sell and we agreed a private sale. The buyer came and inspected the sofa and agreed on a price. I gave them a written receipt decsriping the sofa, amt paid and sold as seen. I mentioned that I had the original receipt somewhere as proof of purchase and could, if i found it, provide it to the buyer. He asked me to add that to the receipt. So I added 'Original receipt to be provided'.

A few weeks later i located the receipt, called the buyer and asked for their address so i could post it to them. I didn't receive anything back from them so after 2 weeks i disposed of the receipt as I no longer required it.

A couple of days after i disposed of the receipt the buyer called and asked for it (two weeks after I had requested their address so i could send it to them). I explained the situation and they have now demanded £200 (that is what they have valued the receipt as) or they will send me a court order.

Does the buyer have any legal recourse given that i wrote on the receipt 'Orginal receipt to be provided'?

Thanks everyone.

Tell them you posted it..

KeithP

Judas wrote: »

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Which reasons would be genuine then?

He needs the receipt to insure it (genuinely).

But he can only insure it for the value he bought it for can't he?
And he has a receipt for that.

You cannot insure an item purchased secondhand on a 'new for old' basis, can you?

hippey

Sounds like he has an insurance claim on the new for old. Look my year old sofa has somehow got paint all over it.

Ching!