Guess the car? A lot of good work for charadee, mate!

[MBManInKen]

He bought a snow covered car , i bet its not snow covered now

LOL! Spoken like a true lawyer.

 

[Dieselman]

ebay is not legally binding anyhow

Is that correct, any reference.?

 

[popuptoaster]

As far as i was aware an ebay contract IS legally binding, but most people just cant be ****d to pursue the matter, out of order i think for backing out, also, although i know its not wrth that money, clean sierras are picking up in value now, they have been out of production for a LONG time.

 

[MBManInKen]

The Times thinks it is a legally binding contract and it's hard to see any immediate reason for it not to be:

winning an auction is a legally binding contract.

I don't know if this has ever been tested in a UK court, but at the price he got, the seller might want to try it.

 

[crammy69]

Given the auction was as much about raising positive awareness of the seller himself (looking for a job it seems) as any attempt to sell the car, Id guess he wouldnt want to pursue this through the courts. Nice idea all in!.

 

[Dieselman]

Given the auction was as much about raising positive awareness of the seller himself (looking for a job it seems) as any attempt to sell the car, Id guess he wouldnt want to pursue this through the courts. Nice idea all in!.

Unless he wants to work in the legal sector..

 

[talltimtam]

Sold as seen takes on a new meaning !!!

 

[andy_k]

He has plenty of reason not to pay

He bought a snow covered car , i bet its not snow covered now

ebay is not legally binding anyhow and i very much doubt any of the money would have actually gone to charity , it was an interesting way to sell a banger thats all

no he didn't buy a snow covered car

from the original ad

"This is a 100% genuine Ebay Auction. ***Snow NOT included*** The car will have defrosted by the end of the auction. At which time you will be able to find out what lies beneath".

 

[fatherpierre]

The perils of ebay......

Idiot time wasters that think it's a game.

Yes, the car's worth about 5-10% of its end price, but why bid over £2k blind and then back out?

It was never going to be a £10k car being sold like this.

 

[Rory]

winning an auction is a legally binding contract.

I don't know if this has ever been tested in a UK court, but at the price he got, the seller might want to try it.

Well, the Times is wrong in one fundamental respect - eBay is NOT an auction. It says as much in eBay's blurb. To be an auction under the 18 hundred and something auction act there has to be a sign detailing the act and a man with a gavel.

I, too, am not aware that the legal status of eBay sales has ever been clarified in a UK court.

 

[MBManInKen]

Well, the Times is wrong in one fundamental respect - eBay is NOT an auction. It says as much in eBay's blurb. To be an auction under the 18 hundred and something auction act there has to be a sign detailing the act and a man with a gavel.

My interpretation was slightly different. As I read it, The Times was saying that winning an "ebay auction" (which is what ebay calls the events) is a legally binding contract. It did not say that it constitutes an "auction" under UK auction law, simply that bidding and winning on an ebay item legally binds you to purchase it.

 

[SilverSaloon]

its a shame that the winning bidder had to be a time waster.

its a shame for the seller,

and mainly to the charity.

Who knows, there may of been a serious bidder a few bidders down who saw it as an entertaining way to donate and now the charity looses out.

The winning bidder should be pursued and forced to buy it so that half the money can go to charity. or atleast his identity made public for some tar and feather fun.

 

[brighton123]

I had an F reg blue Sierra 1.8 and absolutely loved it, mine wasn't a ghia though, Mark 3 and 4 cortinas are worth decent money nowadays, I am sure the Sierra and probably the mondeo will go the same way in years to come. an investment perhaps? or maybe not