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"I'm associated with a firm of solicitors" !
nursingthepennies
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Oo-er, just found this instruction on an ebay listing :
Please note that I am associated with a firm of solicitors and should you purchase the car legitimately through this E-Bay Auction and not complete the purchase a claim through the small claims court for £500 will be made as a breach of contract - so please ensure you are genuine before placing a bid and have the required cash within 5 days to pick her up.
Please note that I am associated with a firm of solicitors and should you purchase the car legitimately through this E-Bay Auction and not complete the purchase a claim through the small claims court for £500 will be made as a breach of contract - so please ensure you are genuine before placing a bid and have the required cash within 5 days to pick her up.
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They may be associated but they haven't a clue about consumer law. What a Muppet0
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I am associated with a firm of solicitors - translated means- I once read the Sun pages about consumer rights and got a bit confused.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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Good grief.
While it technically is a breach of contract (if that is how you define eBay purchases and rulings have suggested that a contract is formed when the auction ends with a winning bidder, despite payment not yet having been made), there are much cheaper ways of dealing with NPBs than that rubbish.
EDIT: Nice one, Soo. So where does that leave me, with a qualification that includes a tiny bit of contract law, I wonder? A partner?"Well, it's election year, Bill, we'd rather people didn't exercise common sense..." - Jed Bartlet, The West Wing, season 4
Am now Crowqueen, MRes (Law) - on to the PhD!0 -
Good grief.
While it technically is a breach of contract (if that is how you define eBay purchases and rulings have suggested that a contract is formed when the auction ends with a winning bidder, despite payment not yet having been made), there are much cheaper ways of dealing with NPBs than that rubbish.
EDIT: Nice one, Soo. So where does that leave me, with a qualification that includes a tiny bit of contract law, I wonder? A partner?
Well I balanced my accounts last month so that definitely makes me Gordon Gecko. :rotfl:Greed is Good!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
Might as well put in the listing "My Mum is bigger than your Mum..."0
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"Would you buy a second hand car from this person ?"
No thanks.
There I go again, talking to myself.0 -
Not to worry, we're all associated with one of the most influential consumer advice organisations in the UK!nursingthepennies wrote: »Oo-er, just found this instruction on an ebay listing :
Please note that I am associated with a firm of solicitors and should you purchase the car legitimately through this E-Bay Auction and not complete the purchase a claim through the small claims court for £500 will be made as a breach of contract - so please ensure you are genuine before placing a bid and have the required cash within 5 days to pick her up.
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
...If you can fake that, you've got it made."
Groucho Marx0 -
Please note that I am associated with a firm of solicitors
I'm guessing they are the cleaner or something...0
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