Ebay car

[buzby]

It is your right to take him to court if you feel aggrieved - howsever should you lose, the money may have been better spent of repairs. That said, good luck and keep us posted!

PS: Another thing to remember, is assuming he loses or doesn't appear and you win by default, have you knowledge of any assets he has that you can 'grab' in order to seek repayment? May of these guys are 'men of straw' and whilst you might have won a moral victory, this is little recompense if there's no money to pay all your fees plus the principle sum.

[vaisala]

i went to his house to pick up car, beautiful home. 42" plasma in the conservatory brand new landrover3. looks after disabled children he says??

but like you said if i win, they will probably "dissapear"<?

steve

[breeze1996]

If you go back to your ebay sale and click on the sellers name, you will see a number highlighted, this is his ebay score.
When you click on this it will show you all his sales and you can see if he has done this before.
This could then be printed off and use if he is selling more than one car to show he was trading. Just a thought

[buzby]

Well, the house could be rented, the car on HP and the Plasma screen bought by credit card. The only thing vin his favour that if he looks after disabled kids, the council will pay him handsomely to do this - many even do this as an alternative to employment. That said, if you win you could service a garnishee order on the COUNCIL to get the money owed, but there's always the risk!

[vaisala]

thanks for the replies....

a question....on ebay and they sell more than one car, are they classed as a trader or not?

he has sold other cars, but looking at his history it was a while ago..also some of his sales are private, so other people cannot see what he has sold.

regards
steve

[buzby]

I don't believe there is a set figure - I know my local Trading Standard say that if a vendor sells more than 5 cars a month they consider him to be trading, but I think this is only a guide.

[vaisala]

ok update time...i emialed the seller to say how disgusted i was about the car gearbox amongst other things going. he said i cant believe you are still driving it around, im not, it was going to a garage to get track rod end repaired!...he basically said i will see you in court...and also added a comment "dont forget to leave nice feedback on ebay"...sarky b*!...excuse my french im just livid.

ok so i was looking over the pperwork and have also noticed that he wasnt the last registered keeper on the log book... he got the car never submitted the log book and sold it as though it had fewer keepers. is there any legal standing on this, has he broken the law in anyway?..i really want to hit him where it hurts like he has to me and my family, no car etc..

thanks for listening guys

[buzby]

There is actually no requirement for him to do so.... if he's a TRADER <g>. The rules on obtaining a vehicle (say from auction) doing it up and selling it on are being stamped on - but nobody doing this would dream of adding an extra keeper simply for this.

The other thing they tell you, it so make sure the seller is on the V5C and you see the vehicle at the address on it..... as he wasn't and you didn't, you'll be learning a lot on this single transaction!

[vaisala]

your not kidding busby,
boy i have learnt the hard way aint i!!.....dont know what else to say, i wont bore you guys any further with this..i think i am just hoping for a break in my favour..long wait ha.

cheers to all you guys for answering..i hope i can offer some advice to users in the future.

regards
steve