I bought a car on Ebay - the seller threatens me to summon to court for slender

[quincy]

CraigFL -

I appreciate that you are a more sophisticated purchaser than Karinthy is, and that someone less naive may have had the car inspected prior to purchase. However, when a car seller indicates that a car has been inspected AND that the car has not been in an accident, he is guilty of false advertising if, in fact, the car was not inspected and/or the car was in an accident. Karinthy was guilty of nothing more than trusting this guy.

Sure, it is buyer beware. But I believe this guy deserved a negative report (in fact, I am about ready to give him one, myself, just on principle ).

I also believe he is going to be sadly surprised, and out of a lot of money, if he thinks he will win a defamation suit against Karinthy for her posting a negative feedback. She had a bad experience with him, she posted it, should be end of story.

 

[Karinthy]

CraigFL, you certainly seem to have more experience buying cars online than me. Though I have the feeling that you are in a higher class of price in general..

Again, try to look at it from my point of view. Ebay is built on trust. I have trusted the seller by sending him a (for me) large amount of money.

Before I made the deposit, he was the nicest guy on earth. After I made it, the communication slowed down but when he felt that I am unsure, he sent me a lot of info and in general maintained a good communication. Then after I have paid, things slowed down considerably.. e.g. he told me when I asked him when the shipping will occur, to 'just sit tight'. He was not nice at all. These are warning signs.

Then the car arrived and it turned out that he broke my trust by selling a misrepresented item. Look, if he is a professional dealer and spent _half an hour_ with the car, he should have recognized at least some of the issues.

Now, why on Earth should I trust him again by sending back the car for a refund? What if he figures 10 more mistakes and claims that I am responsible for them? After I registered the car, it is legally mine, right? And he knows the smallprint WAY better than I do.

At this point, I decided that the only kind of business between us will be him paying me. Or not. I wrote this to him very clearly. I sent him the inspection form, told him to call my mechanic, he did not do anything. He refused to pay. Fine, what can I do? I wont go on court for this.. I have a job and family. I left him a neg feedback, which was quite objective imho, because it even contained the fact that he offered a refund.

And again, this is not the guy next corner, who may or may not know about his own car. He is a professional dealer. If he made an honest mistake, well, he should pay for it (and I tell you, in most jobs they simply fire you after one of these).

 

[Zigner]

Karinthy -

You should have had the vehicle inspected. It's too late for that now.
The next time you buy a car, do it locally and have it inspected.

 

[Karinthy]

You bet...