eBay problems selling car help pls.

[Lumps of cheese]

The only thing i'd be worried about is the fact he knows where you live. As far as the sale is concerned, he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[monkeys437]

Cops won't and can't do anything. It is a civil matter (for the time being.)

If the buyer has made a threat of violence then it is a police matter.
You're always better off to report things to the police BEFORE they turn violent so they can advise you on how to best deal with the issue

[SilverVH]

If the buyer has made a threat of violence then it is a police matter.
You're always better off to report things to the police BEFORE they turn violent so they can advise you on how to best deal with the issue

I didn't read anything in his post about the buyer making a threat of violence?

The police won't be interested and legally cannot do anything. Seriously, what do you expect the police to do?

[87RB30VL]

Seriously, what do you expect the police to do?

Come around and arrest the right person if shit goes down, I guess?

[jatsvl]

as every body else has said it is his problem now!
as far as an ebay case goes they will not want to know about it if it was cash and pickup, and he will soon find that out.
only other advice is have no contact with him at all, deal with ebay and if there are any threats report to ebay and the cops asap.

[Jaymz]

A very similar thing happened to a mate of mine, it was on TradeMe here in NZ.

He sold his car, no worries at all. then about a week later he got a call from the buyer saying the engine had blown and wanted my mate to help pay for towing costs. Now this car was his daily driver and had the engine reconed about 5,000 kms ago. no problems in the time he had it. basically told they guy that he must have been thrashing it and that he wouldnt pay anything.

Silence from then on.

Some people just try it sometimes. One of their mates probably said he paid too much for it and is trying it on to get some money back.

You could try call his bluff and ask the buyer to take it into a garage and get them to tell you what happened (not the buyers story).

[monkeys437]

I didn't read anything in his post about the buyer making a threat of violence?

I was referring to this comment from the original post which is clearly trying to intimidate him.

"he has half a mind to trailer it back to mine and have it out to me face to face"

You cant say things like that (its a threat and its illegal) and if its recorded in a voicemail, email, or SMS he should show police ASAP and keep a record of anything even slightly threatening or abusive

[Mirkz]

Don't stress too much mate I'm sure you'll be right.

When I bought my car the guy seemed fairly straight up with stuff, was a bit pissed after a week or two when I kept finding more and more bits wrong with it.
He also tried whinging at me about a bike I traded for the car. He was saying it's having starting issues etc. I told him about the issue with the starting when the bike is cold. He test rode it and took it home from my place, and when he called to whinge about it a week later I told him I'd already explained the issue and he said he remembered and that he's not blaming me or anything etc.

I thought wtf are you ringing me for then?

Never heard from him again.
If I had, I was going to give him a bit back about sh*t that had popped up with the car too LOL

luck of the draw unfortunately.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

What's the worst that can happen? You'll get negative rep on Ebay. Life changing? Just ignore him, not your problem.

[ucwepn]

He will probably claim he got it fixed and try and claim money off you for repairs that never happened. Did he even provide any pics of the supposed loom that is burned? Maybe his mate flogged the F%^K out of it on the way home and something broke. Its their problem now. I sold my old car on ebay (vn 5L wagon) and got stuffed around by the winning bidder bigtime, claimed his account was hacked and he didn't buy it (suppose it was the hacker asking me questions too prior to finish lol), anyway offered it to the 2nd highest bidder and he bought it with no dramas, did complain that the tailgate struts were worn out and that the locking didn't work but all that was listed in the auction description along with sold as is where is so I was covered, mechanically it was tip top though I spent heaps.

[DAKSTER]

Anything you said the car has, it needs to have. ie if you say its lowered it needs to be lowered. Can be a cut spring job if you said no more than that though, so long as its lowered. If you say its got a sub and amp, they need to be there. Unless you said they work, they dont need to.

You sold the car AS IS, WHERE IS. Thats the bottom line. He has no rights. How does he explain to the cops why he was driving the car home unregistered and unroadworthy with no permit when it caught fire anyway?

Its all just threats. Tell him.. the car was sold as is, where is. Its gone, not my problem, dont contact me again. Then dont answer his calls or communicate with him in any way. He wont come back, its all threats. If he does, call the cops.

I had someone try and scam me for a new gearbox for the Landcruiser I sold them a few months ago. They paid 13 grand for it, with a RWC and no warranty. I told them to eff off, I am not a car yard, no warranty was implied or given. They gave up, and that was a much more expensive car. Mind you, there was nothing wrong with the gearbox when they left my place...

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Mind you, wasnt nothing wrong with the gearbox when they left my place...

So there WAS something wrong with the gearbox?

[DAKSTER]

Not that I am aware of. I've asked for no evidence, its not my problem. I sold it in good faith with no warranty offered or implied. They havent bothered contacting me again, just trying it on in my view.

Same thing will happen with the OP I am guessing.. they are trying it on, they know they have no leg to stand on and if told to eff off, they will.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Was poking fun at your use of a double negative...."wasn't nothing" says "something".

[detox_nath83]

VR for ya.....

[ucwepn]

Not that I am aware of. I've asked for no evidence, its not my problem. I sold it in good faith with no warranty offered or implied. They havent bothered contacting me again, just trying it on in my view.

Same thing will happen with the OP I am guessing.. they are trying it on, they know they have no leg to stand on and if told to eff off, they will.

I think he was picking on your wording man hehe, we know what you mean. you said "Mind you, wasnt nothing wrong with the gearbox when they left my place..." wasn't nothing wrong is a double negative

edit: Naaf beat me to it lol (need to refresh browser before posting LOL)

[HSV5L]

Flick the phone on silent

[DAKSTER]

Given that I am usually the written English police I guess I will have to cop that one on the chin

I dont usually type the way I speak lol

[SilverVH]

I was referring to this comment from the original post which is clearly trying to intimidate him.

"he has half a mind to trailer it back to mine and have it out to me face to face"

You cant say things like that (its a threat and its illegal) and if its recorded in a voicemail, email, or SMS he should show police ASAP and keep a record of anything even slightly threatening or abusive

If you take 'having it out face to face' as a threat then you have a lot of growing up to do. If you expect the police to act on something like that, they wouldn't have any time to do any 'real' police work.

"How about I bring the car back and drive it through your front windows if you don't pay me for part of the repair costs." = threat.
"I'm towing the car back down as you are being un-reasonable. We can sort out this matter face to face rather than over ebay." = no threat.

There is a BIG difference between civil and criminal matters. Both fall under separate laws. You really should read up on both before dolling out advice to the OP which will only frustrate and waste both his and the police's time.

87RB30VL: How do you expect the police to act on something that hasn't and probably will never eventuate? Police aren't judge and jury, they're law enforcers. If the OP is genuinely concerned for his safety and wellbeing over this matter then he needs to advise the purchaser of this and to cease and desist. If threats of violence occur or harassment continues then if need be, the OP can apply to the local courts for a order of restrainment. If this is breached, then the police can criminally charge the offender.

Hope this helps!

[87RB30VL]

87RB30VL: How do you expect the police to act on something that hasn't and probably will never eventuate? Police aren't judge and jury, they're law enforcers. If the OP is genuinely concerned for his safety and wellbeing over this matter then he needs to advise the purchaser of this and to cease and desist. If threats of violence occur or harassment continues then if need be, the OP can apply to the local courts for a order of restrainment. If this is breached, then the police can criminally charge the offender.

Hope this helps!

I know that, I meant if the guy comes and shit goes down, as in he gets physical, or aggressive, or refuses to leave, if that happens you ring the cops, not ring the courts, I do understand what you're saying but I was talking about if the buyer actually did pay a visit and it turned hostile there and then.

[SilverVH]

No worries champ. I thought you meant with his current situation as it sits!

[W84N01]

If you take 'having it out face to face' as a threat then you have a lot of growing up to do. If you expect the police to act on something like that, they wouldn't have any time to do any 'real' police work.

"How about I bring the car back and drive it through your front windows if you don't pay me for part of the repair costs." = threat.
"I'm towing the car back down as you are being un-reasonable. We can sort out this matter face to face rather than over ebay." = no threat.

There is a BIG difference between civil and criminal matters. Both fall under separate laws. You really should read up on both before dolling out advice to the OP which will only frustrate and waste both his and the police's time.

87RB30VL: How do you expect the police to act on something that hasn't and probably will never eventuate? Police aren't judge and jury, they're law enforcers. If the OP is genuinely concerned for his safety and wellbeing over this matter then he needs to advise the purchaser of this and to cease and desist. If threats of violence occur or harassment continues then if need be, the OP can apply to the local courts for a order of restrainment. If this is breached, then the police can criminally charge the offender.

Hope this helps!

Unfortunately these days, a threat is how someone takes it.

I could take it as a "yeah whatever" but the person standing next to me could take it as a major threat reading alot into it.

As a safety rep here at work, i deal with alot of stuff that is said in jest and as a joke, but all you need is for that one person to take it the wrong way and as threatening, and you're done for. And that includes someone you're not talking to and isn't even within your line of sight, but as long as that person can hear what you're saying, they can take offense to it.

Same thing if you're standing there talking with your mate and you tell them a joke, you both laugh and don't have a problem with it, but there could be soeone standing around the corner that heard that joke, and they can have you done for whatever it is that they took it as (if you understand all that).

Nowadays, it's gotten ridiculous with some things, but others are exactly what they seem. If he took it as a threat or a threat against his life or home, then he has every right to go report it and the cops are obliged to take it seriously.

[vn_v6]

me personally, id tell him to come bring it to my house and have a try. hed be sadly disspointed because hed have to tow it back to his place, with himself being in a worse state then when he came along with the car.

just my two cents, i hate smart arses that try cover their own #### ups by ripping someone else. low lifes

[pjdm1980]

F*#K eBay pisses me off I just had two bidders push up the price of my car and had no feedback the other had 2 feedback so I asked them both for contact details and then got a message from one accusing me of pushing the bid up with a fake account and the other C*#T pulled there bid within 2 minutes WTF and the first one retracted his bid and it turns out the prick put in a bid for $5000 which he either was on ####ing drugs or had no intentions of buying the item as its only worth 1500-2000 max!!!!!!! from now on I'm putting in a 20 feedback score minimum.