buyer wants money back

bigjo

wealdroam wrote: »

What?

So you agree that he should get his money back?

You now have another business debt that needs paying.

Perhaps you could borrow it from somewhere else... your bank?

never said i agree i said its NOT an option....

bigjo

vaio wrote: »

But, as (presumably) the buyer of the ice cream van was also an ice cream business then does "consumer" protection kick in?

no he is not an ice cream man yet he has bought it to start his own business up

mattyprice4004

bigjo wrote: »

never said i agree i said its NOT an option....

So you'd rather have the added expense of court, him possibly winning and then the court fees and expenses on top, and a CCJ if you don't pay it?

I'd be finding the money!

John_Jizzle

take it to court - he has no chance of winning. I know having been on his end of things (and that was with an actual garage!)

George_Michael

John_Jizzle wrote: »

take it to court - he has no chance of winning. I know having been on his end of things (and that was with an actual garage!)

So I take it that you have sent the OP a private message telling them that if they do lose the court case, you will be more than happy to cover all of their legal fees.
After all, if you think it's 100% definite that they can't lose then you have nothing to worry about have you?

The buyer purchased a vehicle from a business seller, and this vehicle turned out to be unroadworthy and not as described.
Even though this may not have been the fault of the OP, a judge may still rule that a refund must be given and that if the OP wants to recover their money then they must pursue the garage that carried out the MOT.

JimmyTheWig

bigjo wrote: »

the garage is to blame... but giving his money back is not an option as i used the money to pay off business debts so i don't have this to refund him

Will the buyer give you time to get the money from the garage?

vaio

bigjo wrote: »

no he is not an ice cream man yet he has bought it to start his own business up

I'd say that makes it B2B transaction & normal business to consumer rules don't apply.

I'm leaning towards telling him to take a hike although I suspect it will come down to how you described in the advert. Can you post the actual wording you used?

bigjo

remember this was not purchased through ebay he contacted me after the auction ended...

bigjo

theres vans on ebay for £10k + on the same year and older so he has getting it for a very good price to start with

unholyangel

bigjo wrote: »

theres vans on ebay for £10k + on the same year and older so he has getting it for a very good price to start with

why did you list yours at half the price of others? Just curious.