Davegtst
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 10:15 AM |
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Buying cars from ebay
I'm looking at getting a non runner from ebay as a bit of a project but i don't have time before it ends to view it. The seller wants a
deposit by paypal at the end of the auction and the rest of the cash on collection. What sort of come back do i have if it's a complete dog
with loads more wrong with it than what's described?
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designer
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 10:22 AM |
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In reality you don't , that's what Ebay is all about.
I 'won' a car transporter on Ebay, went to see it in Hastings and it was unroadworthy, I couldn't tow it, so I walked away, but
didn't cost me anything apart from a bit of bad feedback, which you can justify.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 10:55 AM |
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If it is not as described or they have hidden something major, i should think you have grounds for claiming your deposit back from paypal.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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loggyboy
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 11:12 AM |
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Just dont pay the deposit.
Turn up with all the cash and if its as described you hand over the winning amount.
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pdm
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 11:19 AM |
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I've always thought you bid to buy not to haggle....
So if it's advertised as a non-runner with no other details given, then you bid in knowledge it could be really bad.
If it says that it's a non runner as its got a flat battery and it's that specific and it turns out the engine is seized then I think you
could get your deposit back.
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nick205
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 12:06 PM |
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Where is it and when does it end?
Maybe a fellow LCB member might be nearby and take a quick gander for you?
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dhutch
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 12:44 PM |
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Can you see it before the listing ends? That would be best.
The might then even be scope to nogotiate a buy-now cash price.
Otherwise in the main this:
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Originally posted by loggyboy
Just dont pay the deposit.
Turn up with all the cash and if its as described you hand over the winning amount.
and this:
quote:
Originally posted by pdm
I've always thought you bid to buy not to haggle....
So if it's advertised as a non-runner with no other details given, then you bid in knowledge it could be really bad.
If it says that it's a non runner as its got a flat battery and it's that specific and it turns out the engine is seized then I think you
could get your deposit back.
Daniel
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loggyboy
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 12:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pdm
I've always thought you bid to buy not to haggle....
So if it's advertised as a non-runner with no other details given, then you bid in knowledge it could be really bad.
If it says that it's a non runner as its got a flat battery and it's that specific and it turns out the engine is seized then I think you
could get your deposit back.
Your right, and if its as described you should 100% hand the cash over. But I wouldnt send anything till I had seen the car myself, to be sure the
seller hasnt 'forgotten' or embelished some of the bad points.
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need4speed
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 01:12 PM |
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My lad bid on a mini a few years ago, when we went to pick it up no where near what was described so just walked away, didn't even get bad
feedback from it. He was well aware it wasn't as he had stated.
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Benzine
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 01:28 PM |
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You're not obliged to pay a deposit even if they say they want one. I'd ask as many questions as you can to get as much detail as
possible, then you've got their email replies (or they'll appear on the Q&A section at the bottom of the listing) as proof of what
condition it's in/what work needs doing.
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 01:28 PM |
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You cant get bad feeb back as a buyer anymore can you? I know you cant when you have paid for an item, and the only way to complain is to start a
dispute, but anyone selling something is unlike to bother. They may just want you to agree to cancel the transaction so they can get their fees back.
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edsco
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 03:44 PM |
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Bought 2 cars off eBay in past. Had no problems at all. When spending £7k or £8k then I would expect the description to be exactly what it is. At the
end of the day, the description forms part of the sales contract between the two parties involved. If it ain't how it's been described in
theory u could be buying something completly different.
I agree with a previous post on here though. If it's been described as just a non runner and nothing else, the emphasis is on the buyer to ask
the relavant questions up front.
Does it state they do not offer a returns policy? If not, I belive this would be your get out of jail clause if it was a bag of nails, then get paypal
to get your money back for u.
edsco
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Davegtst
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 01:14 AM |
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OOppps i just won it for alot cheaper than i was going to pay I didn't have time to view it so hopefully it's as described, if not
i'll walk away i guess.
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