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Manufacturers not support goods sold through auction sites
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Indeed. I was assuming a business, given the OP's reference to a "trader".RefluentBeans said:user1977 said:
But if it was a sole trader they can still be pursued. "Sorry mate, I don't do that stuff any more" isn't a defence.RefluentBeans said:
Depends if it was a business or an individual. If the business has gone bankrupt I don’t think there’s much you can do to enforce them. And if it’s an Individual then there are no consumer rights with private sales.user1977 said:
What do you mean by "no longer operating"? You can still enforce your consumer rights against them if they exist (and you can find them!) - it doesn't matter whether they are still trading or not.teamdrury said:
when I attempted to contact the eBay trader they were no longer operating.We have no description of the sale from OP, so hard to comment on it outside of hypotheticals1
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