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Charity shop mis-pricing

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  • Equaliser123
    Equaliser123 Posts: 3,404 Forumite
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    Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »
    AIUI the fridge is now the buyers, and the seller has agreed to store it pending collection. If they sell the fridge to someone else (and it's not theirs to sell) then they may be guilty of theft, and the person buying the fridge will have no title to the fridge and it can be claimed off them.

    It wouldn't be theft. It would be a breach of contract. Nothing more.

    And whether a third party takes good title to the item is a very complex area of law.
  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,393 Forumite
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    Equaliser123 wrote: »
    It wouldn't be theft. It would be a breach of contract. Nothing more.

    It would be theft as they wuld have stolen the fridge which now belongs to the purchaserand sold it to someone else.
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • MediSin
    MediSin Posts: 118 Forumite
    Thanks everyone for your help!
    Sadly she caved in before I could get back in touch with her. They talked her into accepting a different fridge, and she agreed because she was getting stressed, and she felt like they were accusing her of tampering with the price labels. Oh well, at least she didn't let them charge for delivery...

    Thanks! :)
  • cardinalbiggles
    cardinalbiggles Posts: 737 Forumite
    Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »
    It would be theft as they wuld have stolen the fridge which now belongs to the purchaserand sold it to someone else.

    Sorry, but there has to be intent to steal and I doubt this would be considered theft.
  • earthbound_misfit
    earthbound_misfit Posts: 460 Forumite
    Also might freecyle, freegle and gumtree be of any use to your friend?
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