Taken Ebay to Small Claims Court

bLaZer666_uk_2

Bit late

But after paying court bailiff fees )they helped me out no end) we got an address where they could take action and they issued a warrant. I got my money back less the fees.

tightauldgit

Well that's good to know that sometimes you can actually recover money in these cases! 

robatwork

Would have loved to see the episode of "Call the Bailiffs" where they turn up at "HQ" and start listing the receptionists potted plants and chrome and glass occasional table.

HillStreetBlues

robatwork said:

Would have loved to see the episode of "Call the Bailiffs" where they turn up at "HQ" and start listing the receptionists potted plants and chrome and glass occasional table.

Never seen it, but would tune in for that episode.

Jumblebumble

bLaZer666_uk_2 said:

Bit late

But after paying court bailiff fees )they helped me out no end) we got an address where they could take action and they issued a warrant. I got my money back less the fees.

Another example of the wisdom of ignoring pontificators who make things up but actually dont have a clue

"eBay as an entity don't exist in the UK, so you've already flushed money down the pan"

To be fair the advice against chasing unenforcable debts is excelent but only if the advisor is aware as to whether the debt is unenforcable or not

robatwork

HillStreetBlues said:

robatwork said:

Would have loved to see the episode of "Call the Bailiffs" where they turn up at "HQ" and start listing the receptionists potted plants and chrome and glass occasional table.

Never seen it, but would tune in for that episode.

The best ones of these are when they have a enforcement notice against an airline. Not surprisingly this is quite common. I've seen them confiscate a plane's papers and take control of the plane (end point would be hauling it away and selling). Also shut down a live check-in until one of the admin staff actually paid from her own credit card to get it back open again.

powerful_Rogue

Jumblebumble said:

bLaZer666_uk_2 said:

Bit late

But after paying court bailiff fees )they helped me out no end) we got an address where they could take action and they issued a warrant. I got my money back less the fees.

Another example of the wisdom of ignoring pontificators who make things up but actually dont have a clue

"eBay as an entity don't exist in the UK, so you've already flushed money down the pan"

To be fair the advice against chasing unenforcable debts is excelent but only if the advisor is aware as to whether the debt is unenforcable or not

Free forum, free advice. MSE makes it very clear to due your own checks before relying on advice offered in the forum.

bLaZer666_uk_2

powerful_Rogue said:

Jumblebumble said:

bLaZer666_uk_2 said:

Bit late

But after paying court bailiff fees )they helped me out no end) we got an address where they could take action and they issued a warrant. I got my money back less the fees.

Another example of the wisdom of ignoring pontificators who make things up but actually dont have a clue

"eBay as an entity don't exist in the UK, so you've already flushed money down the pan"

To be fair the advice against chasing unenforcable debts is excelent but only if the advisor is aware as to whether the debt is unenforcable or not

Free forum, free advice. MSE makes it very clear to due your own checks before relying on advice offered in the forum.

Yes, there are lots of "experts" on here. if you look at the thread many said I could not take eBay to court.. how wrong were they. in the end I was out of pocket by about £120.. but the original debt was for £700 so I was happy to spend £100 to prove a point. If I company is registered in the UK then the debt is enforceable.. Its all very clear

ebay are another unscrupulous faceless company.. but I won my little war.. no doubt there are thousands of cases like this every week.. and I bet about 99% just take the loss..

robatwork

Did the bailiffs actually attend the site or did they negotiate before it got that far? 

bLaZer666_uk_2

robatwork said:

Did the bailiffs actually attend the site or did they negotiate before it got that far? 

I assume they attended as they just told me that had been successful getting my money back