Selling to 2nd Hand Shops

happy_bargainhunter

An electrical item is sold to a second hand shop that buys and sells goods, it is tested at point of sale and works fine but later a problem becomes evident.

Is the seller (Joe Public)liable.Also at point of sale he has signed a form to say it has no problems.

Does the 2nd hand shop have a right to a refund?

Valli

what else does the form say re Terms and Conditons?

bris

No, sell the item they test it, it's their problem. They take the same risks as anyone else buying from a private seller. if it was ok at time of sale then that's that, job done.

happy_bargainhunter

Customer Declarations.

I, the customer,declare the goods are in full working order and are free from material defects and that they will not have accepted the goods until a reasonable time in case of a latent defect

Ectophile

That's not great. Normally, if a trader buys second-hand stuff from the public, then they take responsibility for checking it before they hand over the money.

An ordinary member of the public has no way to know if an electrical item is safe.

Valli

As I suspected they have attempted to cover themselves in case a fault is discovered later; whether, however, that is a watertight T&C remains to be seen.

Who, for instance, defines what a 'reasonable' time is?

What was the actual time lapse here - ie when did the shop receive the goods in the first place and when did they get back to you claiming the item was subsequently found to be faulty?