URGENT - Bought a car on ebay but something amiss?

sassy_one

pixiechick wrote: »

No I wasn't.:(

OP wasn't pixiechick's fault you brought a lemon!

pixiechick_2

shellsuit wrote: »

I nit pick and squabble all the time ~ what has the amount of posts or thanks got to do with it?


Ste, I wouldn't buy it if I were you.

Yes, you should have checked things out more before going on to win the auction, but it's better to back out now than buy a car that's shoite and throw £4K down the drain ~ especially with a baby on the way!

It's clear you are unsure, so apologise and walk away.

I don't think that backing out of it is an option - it's a legally binding contract!. The seller will have to pay insertion fees and 10% final value fee - not a small amount of money either.

Has anyone on this thread heard of the phrase 'caveat emptor'? Let the buyer beware.

pixiechick_2

sassy-one wrote: »

OP wasn't pixiechick's fault you brought a lemon!

Thanks sassy.

No-one's saying that it's a lemon. In all probability it's a fantastic car.

sassy_one

pixiechick wrote: »

Thanks sassy.

No-one's saying that it's a lemon. In all probability it's a fantastic car.

Your welcome

It may be, it may not be - fact is questions like the OP is asking should have been asked/considered and thought about before hitting that bid button


If I were the seller I think I'd be quite upset when I find out the buyer backed out, at the last minute too

pixiechick_2

sassy-one wrote: »

Your welcome

It may be, it may not be - fact is questions like the OP is asking should have been asked/considered and thought about before hitting that bid button


If I were the seller I think I'd be quite upset when I find out the buyer backed out, at the last minute too

My daughter's had a load of hassle when someone backed out of buying a pair of shoes because they were the wrong size after the auction ended. Goodness knows what sort of hassle there'd be for the amount of money the car is.

Anyway, the OP hasn't backed out (yet!) as he's bought his ticket to Essex.

shellsuit

sassy-one wrote: »

OP wasn't pixiechick's fault you brought a lemon!

Where did Ste bring a lemon from?

If you meant 'bought', then the OP hasn't bought anything as no money has exchanged hands.

pixiechick wrote: »

I don't think that backing out of it is an option - it's a legally binding contract!. The seller will have to pay insertion fees and 10% final value fee - not a small amount of money either.

Has anyone on this thread heard of the phrase 'caveat emptor'? Let the buyer beware.

I buy and sell on eBay myself and people back out all the time.

It's not right, but they still do it.

The seller would just report the OP as a non payer and the OP would have a strike against his account.

Not the end of the world.

Not when we're talking about 4 thousand pounds!

pixiechick_2

shellsuit wrote: »

Where did Ste bring a lemon from?

If you meant 'bought', then the OP hasn't bought anything as no money has exchanged hands.



I buy and sell on eBay myself and people back out all the time.

It's not right, but they still do it.

The seller would just report the OP as a non payer and the OP would have a strike against his account.

Not the end of the world.

Not when we're talking about 4 thousand pounds!

I buy and sell on ebay too and luckily I haven't had anyone back out nor have I ever backed out of a sale.

My car cost £4000 on ebay a couple of years ago and the seller was a trader. No problems at all. As the OP has bought his ticket, the least he can do is go and look at the car, hopefully test drive it. I hope he comes back on and says that he's bought a fabulous car and was worrying over nothing.

Keith

Go along, check out the car if it's not as described tell the seller to stick it and report him to HMRC, do that anyway. Perhaps remind him as hes a trader then he owes you an implied warranty, see if he will honour it?

The seller gets a free listing and his final value fee refunded so doesn't suffer a loss if you tell them to get stuffed, and I doubt any court would consider a claim.

taffy056

pixiechick wrote: »

I don't think that backing out of it is an option - it's a legally binding contract!. The seller will have to pay insertion fees and 10% final value fee - not a small amount of money either.

Has anyone on this thread heard of the phrase 'caveat emptor'? Let the buyer beware.

Its not a legally binding contract if the auction is misleading, the guy is a trader, which means the buyer should have additional protection as he is buying off someone who should have a business account on ebay, distance selling rules has 7 days to back off from a sale, and you don't have to give a reason.

The auction therefore is in breach of contract as the seller has already admitted he is a trader via I presume ebay emails! its bang to rights, and a get out imo for the buyer should it come to it!

pixiechick_2

Good luck to OP whatever he decides to do.