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13-02-2010, 01:10 PM
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ebay advice
Hi People, I need a bit of advice
I recently won an engine on ebay
Story goes, I spoke to someone on here who had an engine for sale on ebay.Very nice bloke actually so i'm not going down the name and shame route
We agreed a price for him to take the engine off ebay (me leaving a deposit to do this of course). I said i would think it over and get back to him. Later on i sent a mail stating that i would be happy to go through with the deal discussed earlier but i got no reply so i thought i would put in my max bid at the agreed price and see what happened
I ended up winning the engine 200quid cheaper than discussed on the phone...
We did discuss what would come with the engine at the original agreed price but naturally since i won it quite a bit cheaper there are bits i wouldnt expect to get.....bear in mind here that the auction stated NO RESERVE three times in the listing
Now the seller has contacted me saying that his running saff has lost compression on one cylinder so he is going to have to keep hold of the engine i won on ebay
I really need the engine for my car so i'm after some advice on where i stand?
Thanks for reading
I recently won an engine on ebay
Story goes, I spoke to someone on here who had an engine for sale on ebay.Very nice bloke actually so i'm not going down the name and shame route
We agreed a price for him to take the engine off ebay (me leaving a deposit to do this of course). I said i would think it over and get back to him. Later on i sent a mail stating that i would be happy to go through with the deal discussed earlier but i got no reply so i thought i would put in my max bid at the agreed price and see what happened
I ended up winning the engine 200quid cheaper than discussed on the phone...
We did discuss what would come with the engine at the original agreed price but naturally since i won it quite a bit cheaper there are bits i wouldnt expect to get.....bear in mind here that the auction stated NO RESERVE three times in the listing
Now the seller has contacted me saying that his running saff has lost compression on one cylinder so he is going to have to keep hold of the engine i won on ebay
I really need the engine for my car so i'm after some advice on where i stand?
Thanks for reading
13-02-2010, 01:35 PM
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He is legally obligated to sell you the engine for the price you won it for on eBay. eBay auctions are legally binding contracts for both buyer and seller.
Even though you attempted to arrange a transaction outside of eBay, you clearly failed as he didn't remove the auction listing, as such any pre-existing agreement is null and void at best or at worst, he has failed to abide by that agreement too.
As I say, he is legally obligated to sell you that engine for the price on eBay. His car losing compression really isn't your problem, is it?
If you really want that engine, then just explain to him that you are willing to take it to small claims court.
The only reasonable way you could really claim for this is to mitigate and quantify the losses involved by buying another engine elsewhere and then claiming the difference between the price you bought his engine for on eBay and the price you had to buy the alternative engine for, plus the cost of any inconvenience suffered.
I don't see how he is a "very nice bloke" considering what he is trying to do, he sounds a bit of a cheeky cunt tbh. That opinion maybe a little different if he asked if you minded but you say that he told you "he was going to HAVE to keep the engine".
Even though you attempted to arrange a transaction outside of eBay, you clearly failed as he didn't remove the auction listing, as such any pre-existing agreement is null and void at best or at worst, he has failed to abide by that agreement too.
As I say, he is legally obligated to sell you that engine for the price on eBay. His car losing compression really isn't your problem, is it?
If you really want that engine, then just explain to him that you are willing to take it to small claims court.
The only reasonable way you could really claim for this is to mitigate and quantify the losses involved by buying another engine elsewhere and then claiming the difference between the price you bought his engine for on eBay and the price you had to buy the alternative engine for, plus the cost of any inconvenience suffered.
I don't see how he is a "very nice bloke" considering what he is trying to do, he sounds a bit of a cheeky cunt tbh. That opinion maybe a little different if he asked if you minded but you say that he told you "he was going to HAVE to keep the engine".
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13-02-2010, 04:42 PM
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Didnt actually pay a deposit..the deal was i would pay the deposit, then the item would be removed from ebay. BUT since he didnt get back in touch I just had to bid on the item on ebay
I think the problem is he wanted more for the engine. Bit pissed off really as the auction clearly states in block capitals NO RESERVE
I think the problem is he wanted more for the engine. Bit pissed off really as the auction clearly states in block capitals NO RESERVE
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He is legally obligated to sell you the engine for the price you won it for on eBay. eBay auctions are legally binding contracts for both buyer and seller.
Even though you attempted to arrange a transaction outside of eBay, you clearly failed as he didn't remove the auction listing, as such any pre-existing agreement is null and void at best or at worst, he has failed to abide by that agreement too.
As I say, he is legally obligated to sell you that engine for the price on eBay. His car losing compression really isn't your problem, is it?
If you really want that engine, then just explain to him that you are willing to take it to small claims court.
The only reasonable way you could really claim for this is to mitigate and quantify the losses involved by buying another engine elsewhere and then claiming the difference between the price you bought his engine for on eBay and the price you had to buy the alternative engine for, plus the cost of any inconvenience suffered.
I don't see how he is a "very nice bloke" considering what he is trying to do, he sounds a bit of a cheeky cunt tbh. That opinion maybe a little different if he asked if you minded but you say that he told you "he was going to HAVE to keep the engine".
Even though you attempted to arrange a transaction outside of eBay, you clearly failed as he didn't remove the auction listing, as such any pre-existing agreement is null and void at best or at worst, he has failed to abide by that agreement too.
As I say, he is legally obligated to sell you that engine for the price on eBay. His car losing compression really isn't your problem, is it?
If you really want that engine, then just explain to him that you are willing to take it to small claims court.
The only reasonable way you could really claim for this is to mitigate and quantify the losses involved by buying another engine elsewhere and then claiming the difference between the price you bought his engine for on eBay and the price you had to buy the alternative engine for, plus the cost of any inconvenience suffered.
I don't see how he is a "very nice bloke" considering what he is trying to do, he sounds a bit of a cheeky cunt tbh. That opinion maybe a little different if he asked if you minded but you say that he told you "he was going to HAVE to keep the engine".
How would i go about doing this as it's not something i've ever had to do before?
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