Agreed to sell car to aggressive buyer

Nodding_Donkey

visidigi wrote: »

Tell him you sold it for £2,000 already and as you got its true value you'll pay for his train ticket so he's not out of pocket

I wouldn't, if you do that you are just validating his bullying tactics. Personally I'd just tell him to FRO but I would have done that at the point he tried to knock the price down without even seeing the vehicle.

Zandoni

I agree with others, just email him and tell him you've had a better offer and it's now sold.

browneyedbazzi

I don't think that the email would be a binding contract to sell - it is an agreement to enter into a contract at a later date (Monday). I would contact the prospective buyer and say that unfortunately the vehicle is no longer available. If you really do struggle with dealing with the person's tactics and want to avoid speaking to them then get their number blocked and ignore any emails.

Also, when you do come to sell the vehicle it's worth using a written contract that includes the right details. I've found the AA template quite good:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-buyers-guide/cbg_sellerscontract.html

JReacher1

We buy any car.com......

See what they offer. If it's more than £700 take that and sell it before this animal pops up to collect.

If you don't like confrontation one of my friends has a solution to this. He hides! send an email saying you've changed your mind and then hide on Monday if he comes around.

Gavin83

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

I wouldn't, if you do that you are just validating his bullying tactics. Personally I'd just tell him to FRO but I would have done that at the point he tried to knock the price down without even seeing the vehicle.

It's extremely dishonest if you don't. Imagine if you agreed a price with someone, bought a train ticket to collect and they then told you it had now been sold.

You could argue it's bullying all you want but we don't know the correspondence that went on between the two and the OP agreed to the price. He had no way of knowing about the mental health problems and most wouldn't agree a price they weren't happy with. He probably just assumes he has a bargain.

I think the least the OP can do is refund the ticket, they are as much to blame as the person buying for the situation.

Poppie68

OP just fire off an email today....tell him you have now decided to keep the car and sorry for any inconvenience, don't feel threatened by any emails he sends back just remember it's only an email......If you're worried he may just turn up anyway either move the car to another location, stay in and ignore the door or go out for the day in the car...

Zandoni

Gavin83 wrote: »

It's extremely dishonest if you don't. Imagine if you agreed a price with someone, bought a train ticket to collect and they then told you it had now been sold.

You could argue it's bullying all you want but we don't know the correspondence that went on between the two and the OP agreed to the price. He had no way of knowing about the mental health problems and most wouldn't agree a price they weren't happy with. He probably just assumes he has a bargain.

I think the least the OP can do is refund the ticket, they are as much to blame as the person buying for the situation.

I doubt he has even bought a ticket yet.


I'd just email him and cancel the sale, if the potential buyer moans that he has already bought a ticket then the OP can reimburse if they wish, but they must see some evidence of purchase.

clarryd

I would just phone buyer and tell him the truth, you have decided you do not want to sell at that price as it is more than half of what you wanted to get for it.

If this person turns up at your house and verbally abuses you, pick the phone up and call the police, do not hesitate as no one deserved this just because you don't want to sell your car to them. This is called verbal bulling and with your illness and condition you do don't need this kind of treatment.

Make sure you e-mail or phone him before it is time for him to come to your house, if you gave him your address.

As someone else said if you decide to sell the car to anyone, make sure the notes are not fake, there are a lot of £20 and £50 fake notes doing the rounds and as per the news, there is very little difference between the real ones and the fake ones. It has something to do will the size of the v on the side of the Queen.

Money-Saving-King

clarryd wrote: »

pick the phone up and call the police. This is called verbal bulling

Although if I were the op I'd tell the guy to do one if you phone the police you need an actual offence. You'd need to look at the public order act. There is no actual verbal bullying section which basically means verbal bullying is subjective so technically is hard to prove as a public order offence.

How can I put it if an actual verbal bullying offence existed the average Supermarket worker would probably be able to have 10 people charged every day!

Spicy_McHaggis

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Although if I were the op I'd tell the guy to do one if you phone the police you need an actual offence. You'd need to look at the public order act. There is no actual verbal bullying section which basically means verbal bullying is subjective so technically is hard to prove as a public order offence.

How can I put it if an actual verbal bullying offence existed the average Supermarket worker would probably be able to have 10 people charged every day!

They could always look at the harassment act. :whistle: