Item Sold; Not Sold??

[jpskiller]

what happens if you win a car on ebay, and then the seller says computer was down and has already sold it but not had change to modify listing.

 

[pammy]

mmmm - dodgy to say the least - not sure there's a lot you can do though as you don't get to leave feedback as you haven't paid for it

You could complain to Ebay though.

 

[jpskiller]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=230109952231&rd=1&rd=1

this is the car,he's decided after a phone call tolet mehave it,what u think

 

[Dieselman]

His advert says "readvertised due to timewaster". well we know who that is, the seller.

What he really means is he wanted more but it failed to make it so he asked the buyer for more money. The buyer refused so is a timewaster......

I think he probably wanted to pull the auction as it wasn't making enough, but can't now as it's his second time around and ebay would smell a rat.

 

[pammy]

lol - I'd have rather seen pics of the engine bay and close ups of the body work rather than an out of date first aid kit

If you've won it in the auction then you're also obliged to buy it. Pity you couldn't have got someone to look at it first. I'd be a bit concerned now as he'd obviously found another buyer but they've pulled out - they may have seen it and changed their mind for very sound reasons. You however now risk negative feedback.

Go and look and pay-up. Unless it's very different to the description you've got. I can't see what other options you've got unless you're happy to take the negative feedback.

 

[MBManInKen]

what happens if you win a car on ebay, and then the seller says computer was down and has already sold it but not had change to modify listing.

Sounds like a fairly obvious excuse.

According to ebay:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/seller-non-performance.html

This states that:

the seller may not: 3. Refuse to accept payment for an item at the end of a successful sale.

and

the seller may not: 1. Fail to deliver an item for which payment was accepted.

Taking those two rules together, the seller would be violating their contractual obligations if they fail to sell to you in my opinion, but please note that I am not a lawyer, so can only offer an opinion.


That being said, do you really want to deal wtih someone demonstrating such rather untrustworthy attitudes?

 

[nick mercedes]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=230109952231&rd=1&rd=1

this is the car,he's decided after a phone call tolet mehave it,what u think

I can't help thinking you were better off when he turned you away.

190 carb and a manual to boot.

And it's not like it's cheap....

 

[Ian B Walker]

Oh nooooooo. Paul is this another that is going to grace me? Wish you would have talked to me first (Paul lives just down the road from me) If there is any way you can get out of this one then do so. Carb versions are gutless and do cause problems on cold days (Carb icing up). Run away run away



Prepared to take the forthcoming flack, imenantly inbound

 

[Dieselman]

Sorry Ian I'm a bit confused.
Do you mean the seller is down the road, the advert says Scarborough?
And was this car meant to be coming into 124works for some work, if so what?

 

[jpskiller]

Oh nooooooo. Paul is this another that is going to grace me? Wish you would have talked to me first (Paul lives just down the road from me) If there is any way you can get out of this one then do so. Carb versions are gutless and do cause problems on cold days (Carb icing up). Run away run away



Prepared to take the forthcoming flack, imenantly inbound

this was a last min thing, it took my eye but your word is gospel, so if i have to ill take the neg feedback,or could we swap engines !

 

[Dieselman]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=230109952231&rd=1&rd=1

this is the car,he's decided after a phone call tolet mehave it,what u think

Just tell him that after he told you the sale was cancelled you took him at his word. Tell him to shove it and make a complaint to ebay to cover yourself.

 

[Ian B Walker]

Sorry Ian I'm a bit confused.
Do you mean the seller is down the road, the advert says Scarborough?
And was this car meant to be coming into 124works for some work, if so what?

No as my post says, Paul lives a few miles away from me and the car in question has not been booked in, thank God.

 

[jpskiller]

ok just one last thing before i run away, would the parts ie wheels, interial etc make it worth my while

 

[nick mercedes]

ok just one last thing before i run away, would the parts ie wheels, interial etc make it worth my while

No.

Cars like that are valued by their weight...

 

[Ian B Walker]

Nope

 

[jpskiller]

ok, thanks for all your advice my wife is going to get me out of this one, I will admit it took our eye, next time i will double check promise I.B.W

 

[Gollom]

ok, thanks for all your advice my wife is going to get me out of this one, I will admit it took our eye, next time i will double check promise I.B.W

Purplegoddess to the rescue. Boy! will she make you pay!

 

[Ian B Walker]

Purplegoddess to the rescue. Boy! will she make you pay!

As Carol does you and Bev does me

 

[ADY1983]

A classic, blinded by the looks of the car rather than what matters...

There are plenty more bargains to be had...

 

[big x]

Sorry to be blunt but that car is not worth buying.Wrong spec old bangers have little to no value these days.

adam