Sold a car and buyer wants parts a month later.

[lyonmt]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL

I listed an unfished replica on a message board for sale. I then sold it to a guy for cash. We did a standard (unitemized) bill of sale. A week after I sold the car I found some parts that were listed for sale with the car. I couldn't find the guy's number, so I sold the parts. Five weeks later, he contacts me looking for the parts. I tell him that I sold them, but he wants them anyway. He says he will take me to court. To buy all of the parts new would cost $335 before tax. I would like to offer the guy some compensation, but I am not going to go buy all of those parts new for him.

In my opinion, He should have been more thorough when he made the purchase and then he should have contacted me within a month or less if he found something missing.

Does he have any legal standing?

 

[Yertle8]

I would say he does.

Apart from a legal issue, it's a moral one. You knew the parts didn't belong to you anymore, but sold them anyway. So you couldn't find him, but that doesn't mean the parts you sold don't belong to him. Minimally I'd say you owe him at least what you sold the parts for.

 

[You Are Guilty]

I would say he does.

Apart from a legal issue, it's a moral one. You knew the parts didn't belong to you anymore, but sold them anyway. So you couldn't find him, but that doesn't mean the parts you sold don't belong to him. Minimally I'd say you owe him at least what you sold the parts for.

Legally, he has an excellent case against the seller, who would owe for the value of the "missing" parts, not the price he sold them for.

Just be sure to get a signed release if you do decide to offer him some form of restitution in lieu of him suing.

 

[lyonmt]

I would say he does.

Apart from a legal issue, it's a moral one. You knew the parts didn't belong to you anymore, but sold them anyway. So you couldn't find him, but that doesn't mean the parts you sold don't belong to him. Minimally I'd say you owe him at least what you sold the parts for.

So if the guy never came back, I am supposed to hold his parts indefinitely? Oh come on now. We don't have basements in Florida and attics are nothing more than a very hot crawl space. So space is limited and I am not a lost and found holding facility.

I tried to offer him the money, but he wanted the parts!

 

[BL]

So if the guy never came back, I am supposed to hold his parts indefinitely? Oh come on now. We don't have basements in Florida and attics are nothing more than a very hot crawl space. So space is limited and I am not a lost and found holding facility.

I tried to offer him the money, but he wanted the parts!

A week after I sold the car I found some parts that were listed for sale with the car

Oh come on now , you sure have some funny places parts can get lost .

One week you found them , then gripe about 30 days .

Your common sense reasoning doesn't add up .

You said

To buy all of the parts new would cost $335 before tax

, so buy the parts and get them to the buyer .

 

[lyonmt]

We've come to an agreement and I will be sending him the money for the parts at a cost to me.

 

[seniorjudge]

We've come to an agreement and I will be sending him the money for the parts at a cost to me.

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