Agreed to sell car to aggressive buyer

forgotmyname

Close the ebay account, If you sell that car then only sell to a friend or dealer. Change phone numbers if possible,

daytona0

hoggy52uk wrote: »

Thanks for all input.
Local police have taken it very seriously and contacted him, having seen all texts and listened to voice-mails. They were quite shocked. Also passed details to his local force.
The pity is that I would refund his tickets, and would have done at the first opportunity had he not decided to instantly threaten and act so aggressively towards me. If perhaps he writes to me in a non-threatening manner with proof, would probably, despite all the stress, still refund, but police have sensibly said no contact under any circumstances and I have to agree.
He is now following me on eBay- seems a bit creepy, though having blocked him, dont think he can cause any more problems. I will certainly put it down to experience, learn by it, and move on.
I did wonder if it was just me and my perception of the situation at fault, but his response showed my suspicions correct. Another fear was that if he had come to buy car, despite what he called a contract, he would undoubtedly have ignored it and tried to beat me down further... just my opinion, but in light of his behaviour, probably quite accurate.
In future, I will politely reject any aggressive buyers at the outset, whatever I am selling. Life is too short..

Glad to hear it has all been sorted out now (hopefully).

All the best for future sales lad, and maybe consult with other people if you are in doubt because you will almost certainly have a lot of people you can discuss things with.

pendragon_arther

jjlandlord wrote: »

It's not a grey area at all. There pretty clearly was (or is) a contract.

This thread just illustrates that contracts are generally poorly understood and that people should be careful.

Just out of interest I'd be obliged if you could give me a link to legally quantify there was an email contract in place.

TIA

unholyangel

pendragon_arther wrote: »

Just out of interest I'd be obliged if you could give me a link to legally quantify there was an email contract in place.

TIA

If you read back previous posts you'll see its already been discussed what is required to form a legally binding contract.

Just about every legal site will have information on how a contract is formed. Heres just a few that turned in in top results from google:

http://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/contract-law/main-elements-constituting-a-valid-contract-contract-law-essay.php
http://www.drukker.co.uk/publications/reference/contracts/#.VN7D7_msVp8
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/consumer_e/consumer_protection_for_the_consumer_e/consumer_contracts_e/consumer_contracts_whats_meant_by_offer_acceptance_and_consideration.htm
http://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/Offer-and-acceptance.php

baldelectrician

hoggy52uk wrote: »

Thanks for all input.
..

I only noticed this thread after it was resolved


People can be nasty, but I find as you did that it is wise to follow your gut in these matters


Any time I have had problems I failed to listen to my gut.
Now I am older (and hopefully wiser)

bod1467

Why have you necromanced a 3 month old thread to post a link?