JessicaCase
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
Hello all. So my husband and I are in a frustrating situation at the moment. We bought a motorcycle from a guy from Craigslist for $5000. He stated that it had been dropped before but the damaged parts were getting replaced, including the cracked windshield and a few other visibly damaged parts. He told my husband that they were the only damaged parts (we have that in a txt conversation between my husband and him). So my husband rode it, it worked great, we signed an agreement for the guy to send us the replacement parts when they came in, and we bought the bike.
Things went well at first but then first time my husband got on the highway, the side fairing fell off the bike. Apparently it had been just tucked back in, no bolts, to look like it was fine. That pissed us off but we ordered a new piece for that. Then we realized the foot peg on the dropped side was broken and jagged, and it cut my husband's ankle. We replaced that too. Last night, all the main parts from the guy came in and my husband took off a few pieces of the bike to make the repairs and that is when we got a nasty surprise. There are more hidden damages. One of the headlight's connecting tabs were broken, so the headlight isn't even attached properly. Several missing bolts. My husband tried to then put it back together but he can't even get it to align properly again. Basically it's obvious that the guy who sold the bike scammed us into thinking the bike was fine and that the damaged parts were the parts he was getting replaced.
My husband confronted the guy. He claims that he txted us about all the damage and even sent us pictures of the damage, yet he deleted his txt conversation with us so he can't show us. We didn't receive any pictures of inner damage. He basically said 'It's your problem now, sucks for you'.
It's a very sad situation. We regret being so gullible but we believed the guy. My husband was more concerned with the performance and the bike rides fine. But all these extra repairs are going to cost a lot of money. So are we completly screwed, or is there a chance we can take this to court? I've been reading about Small Claims Court, up to $5000 and that's what we paid. That's if it isn't counting all the additional repairs we are now buying for the bike. The bike isn't even ridable at the moment, and we are going to have to pay for a mobile mechanic to come look at it.
I don't know where we would stand in court? We basically have a couple txts as our proof. If you can assist me in this I'd appreciate it!
Hello all. So my husband and I are in a frustrating situation at the moment. We bought a motorcycle from a guy from Craigslist for $5000. He stated that it had been dropped before but the damaged parts were getting replaced, including the cracked windshield and a few other visibly damaged parts. He told my husband that they were the only damaged parts (we have that in a txt conversation between my husband and him). So my husband rode it, it worked great, we signed an agreement for the guy to send us the replacement parts when they came in, and we bought the bike.
Things went well at first but then first time my husband got on the highway, the side fairing fell off the bike. Apparently it had been just tucked back in, no bolts, to look like it was fine. That pissed us off but we ordered a new piece for that. Then we realized the foot peg on the dropped side was broken and jagged, and it cut my husband's ankle. We replaced that too. Last night, all the main parts from the guy came in and my husband took off a few pieces of the bike to make the repairs and that is when we got a nasty surprise. There are more hidden damages. One of the headlight's connecting tabs were broken, so the headlight isn't even attached properly. Several missing bolts. My husband tried to then put it back together but he can't even get it to align properly again. Basically it's obvious that the guy who sold the bike scammed us into thinking the bike was fine and that the damaged parts were the parts he was getting replaced.
My husband confronted the guy. He claims that he txted us about all the damage and even sent us pictures of the damage, yet he deleted his txt conversation with us so he can't show us. We didn't receive any pictures of inner damage. He basically said 'It's your problem now, sucks for you'.
It's a very sad situation. We regret being so gullible but we believed the guy. My husband was more concerned with the performance and the bike rides fine. But all these extra repairs are going to cost a lot of money. So are we completly screwed, or is there a chance we can take this to court? I've been reading about Small Claims Court, up to $5000 and that's what we paid. That's if it isn't counting all the additional repairs we are now buying for the bike. The bike isn't even ridable at the moment, and we are going to have to pay for a mobile mechanic to come look at it.
I don't know where we would stand in court? We basically have a couple txts as our proof. If you can assist me in this I'd appreciate it!