proof of purchase for item sold on gumtree

CharlieRabbit01

marcowil wrote: »

I think the short answer is None. Private sale, no rights whatsoever

oh ok, so even though I know its working, and they dont want to test it, when they get it home and say it doesnt work they cant do anything about it?

unholyangel

If you buy a car from a private seller, you won't have the same rights as when you buy from a dealer. You will only be able to take action against the seller if: 
- the vehicle doesn't match the description they gave you, for example, they told you it had only one owner when it has had several. The seller will be responsible for giving you a false description, even if they believed it to be true 
- the seller broke a specific contract term, for example, by saying that the car would have an MOT and it did not 
- the car is unroadworthy. It is a criminal offence to sell an unroadworthy car. A car is unroadworthy if its brakes, tyres, steering, or construction make it unfit for the road. An MOT certificate does not mean that the car is roadworthy 
- the seller was not the legal owner of the car and did not have a right to sell it.

^^ as provided by citizens advice in a pdf (which you can read in its entirety here: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/c_used_cars.pdf.pdf)

George_Michael

marcowil wrote: »

I think the short answer is None. Private sale, no rights whatsoever

This is incorrect.
When buying privately you still have legal rights, just not as many as when buying from a business.
The main difference between buying from a business and buying privately is that when buying from a non business seller, the goods purchased do not have to be fit for their purpose. They must however, still be as described and the seller must have the legal right to sell the goods.

arcon5

How does gumtree protect either buyer or seller?

bris

arcon5 wrote: »

How does gumtree protect either buyer or seller?

It doesn't, Gumtree is just a free ads portal it has no way of protecting anyone. It can offer advice about scams etc but if your scammed your on your own.

If you want protection use Ebay or similar.