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2nd hand shop want my purchases back!!
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I'm guessing somebody bought it, a staff member wrote a label on it "sold", which fell off and the OP went in, spotted it and bought it. That could easily happen.0
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PasturesNew wrote: »I'm guessing somebody bought it, a staff member wrote a label on it "sold", which fell off and the OP went in, spotted it and bought it. That could easily happen.
I think the reasons (all perfectly plausible) are irrelevant. Its the principle.You have been reading.....another magnificent post by garethgas :beer:0 -
Whilst I agree with Paddy's Mum et seq I have to say (in the interests of balance) would this thread have developed in the way that it has if the shop in question had been John Lewis? A shop is a shop. Shops sell things. People go in there to buy things. Customers do have rights under the Sale Of Goods Act. Lets not get too sentimental over the shop in question being a charity shop - its still a shop.
CheersThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0 -
I think the way to go is to ask for a written explanation of why they want it back. The charity shop angle is misleading... it has, quite possibly, nothing to do with the problem.
If it's a matter of them having reserved the item for another customer, or selling it at the wrong price, then I'd feel under no compunction to return it, if I wanted to keep it. If it was, indeed, something that had been loaned to the shop, the situation would be different, and the item should be returned, but at their expense, not yours. You could also ask for an equivalent replacement in lieu of repayment.
The "charity" angle certainly does come in, if you wish to support that particular charity - and you may well wish to do so. However, your purchase was a commercial act, not a charitable act. One may well wish to buy an object from a charity shop, yet one would not dream of donating to that particular charity.
This may seem mean-spirited to some, but it was a commercial act, not a charitable act, that lead to this problem. I speak as one who regularly donates to charity, shops and donates to charity shops, and, over 20 years ago, was an employee of a charity for 3 years, so I'm not an out-and-out meanieNot all the time, anyway. There are some charities for which I would not put a penny in a collecting tin; others I'd happily collect for, and do!
Ask for a written explanation of why the item should be returned. Their answer would be key to whether I returned it or not.0 -
This quite interesting s/h shopper. Please keep us posted on what happens.I can afford anything that I want.
Just so long as I don't want much.0 -
its simple. if the item was not theirs to sell, then it must be returned.
ie sold by mistake.
its the same as buying a car. it it turns out that it did not belong to the seller, then the legal owner of the car can claim the car back.
the buyers then have a claim for the money, off the car seller.Get some gorm.0 -
iamcornholio wrote: »If it was not theirs to sell, then you have stolen it and the true owner can demand it back without payment
:eek:
the OP paid for the item in good faith.
no stealing involved.
charity shop or not - am not sure i would be rushing to return the item.
would depend on the reason e.g. if was promised to another customer and the "sold" tag fell off then am keeping the item and they can explain their error to the other buyer.
if a lady had asked her son to get rid of her old sofa as she had got a new one and the silly boy took the new one in error - i would then return it.
please keep us updated am v curious x0 -
Bob_the_Saver wrote: »If it wasn't theirs to sell they couldn't sell it to you so the OWNER
can ask for it back, you have not stolen it but it does not belong to you.
Something similar happend to a friend (although not furniture it was jewellery) and the police's view (she asked their advice) was that she did not need to return it, as they had no right to demand it's return. If it was stolen then yes they could demand it back (well the police probably would). But as it was sold by mistake she did not need to return the item.0 -
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pinkmexican wrote: »Something similar happend to a friend (although not furniture it was jewellery) and the police's view (she asked their advice) was that she did not need to return it, as they had no right to demand it's return. If it was stolen then yes they could demand it back (well the police probably would). But as it was sold by mistake she did not need to return the item.
That is what I would expect to happen but I have no legal knowledge ... If it is stolen, and you know it is stolen, then you are guilty of handling stolen goods. That presumably applies once you are informed that it is stolen and you refuse to return it. But if you give something to a charity shop, then change your mind ... tough titty.Warning: This forum may contain nuts.0
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