Property and Internet law...

[londonamidnight]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ, this happened in NJ but I actually live in PA now, about 5 months ago I sold a bunch of very expensive star wars stuff cheap, it was worth a lot of money and I had NO idea....I feel like a complete bonehead because the things I sold were worth at least 500 dollars!!! I had no idea, anyway, what happened was I advertised to sell the items at 100 dollars, and they were not mine, they were my older sons from when he was younger, he didnt know I was selling the things becuase he left them at my house for so long I didnt know the worth of them. So needless to say I sold the items to some guy who refused to sell them back but 'could you blaim him' I mean he got close to 1,000 dollars worth of things for 100 bucks, I tried writting him and explaining the items were not even mine to sell and that my son was infuriated with me for selling the stuff and he just basically wrote back and asked me if I wanted to sell more stuff, I dont think he was getting the jist of my message or reading it, I just wanted to know if he is obligated in any way to give them items back since they were not mine to sell to begin with and that my son is now ticked at me. I didnt know the items were worth that much money and I was wondering if there is any way the law can make him give back the stuff??? I dont think there is but at least Im throwing it out there to ask, please do not be rude Im all too familiar with smart elec answers from some posters on here not just becuase I dont agree with them but because some of them mark curt or snide remarks when it really is not necessary, so if your not going to be nice, please do not reply. thanks,

LAM~

 

[Antigone*]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ, this happened in NJ but I actually live in PA now, about 5 months ago I sold a bunch of very expensive star wars stuff cheap, it was worth a lot of money and I had NO idea....I feel like a complete bonehead because the things I sold were worth at least 500 dollars!!! I had no idea, anyway, what happened was I advertised to sell the items at 100 dollars, and they were not mine, they were my older sons from when he was younger, he didnt know I was selling the things becuase he left them at my house for so long I didnt know the worth of them. So needless to say I sold the items to some guy who refused to sell them back but 'could you blaim him' I mean he got close to 1,000 dollars worth of things for 100 bucks, I tried writting him and explaining the items were not even mine to sell and that my son was infuriated with me for selling the stuff and he just basically wrote back and asked me if I wanted to sell more stuff, I dont think he was getting the jist of my message or reading it, I just wanted to know if he is obligated in any way to give them items back since they were not mine to sell to begin with and that my son is now ticked at me. I didnt know the items were worth that much money and I was wondering if there is any way the law can make him give back the stuff??? I dont think there is but at least Im throwing it out there to ask, please do not be rude Im all too familiar with smart elec answers from some posters on here not just becuase I dont agree with them but because some of them mark curt or snide remarks when it really is not necessary, so if your not going to be nice, please do not reply. thanks,

LAM~

No silly there is no law that is going to make the buyer give back the merchandise he purchased from you.

...unless you were both on a playground and then it would fall under the "Indian Giver" statute.

 

[londonamidnight]

No silly there is no law that is going to make the buyer give back the merchandise he purchased from you.

...unless you were both on a playground and then it would fall under the "Indian Giver" statute.

hahahaha i know that was a dumb question....haha, thanks though. I just thought I d throw it out there and see if there was something, Im a complete idiot for selling that stuff!!! It was worth some money, and my oldest son now wants to kill me, but he left it at myhouse for years so I did not think he would care, boy did I make the biggest boo boo ever....lol

 

[Antigone*]

hahahaha i know that was a dumb question....haha, thanks though. I just thought I d throw it out there and see if there was something, Im a complete idiot for selling that stuff!!! It was worth some money, and my oldest son now wants to kill me, but he left it at myhouse for years so I did not think he would care, boy did I make the biggest boo boo ever....lol

I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He for not taking his valuables with him and you for selling what wasn't yours.

 

[thedoctorisin]

I was wondering if there is any way the law can make him give back the stuff???

Yes, there is. Your son could file a police report concerning your theft of his property, and after the DA prosecutes you and puts you in jail, your son could recover his property from the purchaser.