Returning sofas

DullGreyGuy

Are you sure eBay requires a private seller to comment on fire safety labels?  It was a while ago since we listed ours but dont recall anything.

Personally would just list them for £1 and buyer collects. Keep a copy of the closing invoice and if they ever approach you then you can give them the money you made less ebay fees

Okell

DullGreyGuy said:

Are you sure eBay requires a private seller to comment on fire safety labels?...

I think it's an offence for anyone to sell furniture that doesn't comply with the regs(?).

RefluentBeans

DullGreyGuy said:

Are you sure eBay requires a private seller to comment on fire safety labels?  It was a while ago since we listed ours but dont recall anything.

Personally would just list them for £1 and buyer collects. Keep a copy of the closing invoice and if they ever approach you then you can give them the money you made less ebay fees

Don’t do this. ‘Under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, used furniture must meet the same stringent standards as new furniture on sale in the shops.’

Whilst you could potentially argue your way out of
it if you’re just selling your old chair on eBay, and didn’t check/know; in this case you’re knowingly selling it without the correct fire safety labels. 

If the retailer hasn’t responded to your letter, then when the waiting period is over, I think it’s reasonable to dispose of it. 

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

DullGreyGuy said:

Are you sure eBay requires a private seller to comment on fire safety labels?  It was a while ago since we listed ours but dont recall anything.

Personally would just list them for £1 and buyer collects. Keep a copy of the closing invoice and if they ever approach you then you can give them the money you made less ebay fees

At a quick glace the legislation says "any person shall not supply" furniture that doesn't comply with the regs.

The only exemption appears to be furniture made before 1950.

Seems a bit risky without direct clarification given the consequences could be severe, not just to the OP but to whoever buys the sofa.  

HillStreetBlues

Once there has been a court case, I believe the sofa is still yours.
Normally a seller will want you to return it but in this case he didn't
You owed the sofa,  then you when to court about a breach of contract, this could have gone either of three ways, fully upheld, you get all monies returned, partially upheld, you get some monies returned, or not upheld, no monies returned. None of these change ownership, unless it is part of the decision by the judge.

EDIT say you got it partially upheld and got 50% of your monies back, the seller can't come round with a chainsaw and cut the sofa in half and say that's mine.