posted on May 10, 2001 04:47:46 PM
Recieved email today from a buyer that bought item OFF ebay. I did not own the item just listed it for someone. I gave him the name and number of the real seller and he called and paid for the item with American Express $3200.00. I was not involved. I did not ship item either. He emailed me a few times saying there was a part missing and he wanted me to speak with the seller to get the part. I did this and the part was ordered and sent to him from the maker of item and was charged to the sellers credit card. No charge to buyer. Today, 4 months later I get an email from him. He wants to send the item back and get his money back. He says the seller agrees to this but insist he pay the shipping, then he says the parts never arrived and in the same sentence say's the parts did arrived.
Buyer filed a contested charge camplaint with American Express who contacted the seller, the seller never got back with the credit card company and after 8 weeks the buyer apparently got his money back for the item. Now this buyer say's he has filed a complaint with ebay against me. I received a email from Square Trade. He claims the item was late (never mentioned this before but was shipped the day after payment was recieved with cc,can prove) missing parts(his email says he got the parts) and he wants me to give him a full refund(he got his money back from cc company)and I have email where he threatened to sue me.
There was no ebay transaction and no money exchanged hands between myself and buyer. He has the item and the money. Seller is mad as hell and should be but he should have responed to the CC company but I wasn't involved. Go figure. What do you think?
posted on May 10, 2001 04:58:57 PM
How did you and the buyer get togther ?
Was this item first listed on ebay and then sold off ebay ?
Sounds like fee avoidence and safe harbor will be interested for shure.
Keep in mind anyone can sue you for anything winning and collecting the judgement are a different matter.
I am not a lawyer but it seems to me as a go betwwen between the owner of the item and the buyer you were acting as a agent and would be liable.
Did you receive any compensation for your part of the sale?
It mignt be worth spending a few dollars and get some competent legal advice.
[ edited by skip555 on May 10, 2001 05:00 PM ]
posted on May 10, 2001 06:53:48 PM
the item was on ebay but ended without the reserve being met and the seller contacted me. I just gave him the name and number of the seller after I told the seller there was someone who was intrested and wanted his number. I'm not worried and ebay won't do anything as it was not sold on ebay and there was a court case on tv like this and the judge told the buyer they had to sue the seller not the person listing the item. then thrown out of court.
the item weighed 200lbs and was still crated from the mfg. so no one knew the part was missing until the buyer opened it. it was under warranty.
