Author Topic: EBay Purchase !!!! ***UPDATED***  (Read 8948 times)

Offline Deano2711

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EBay Purchase !!!! ***UPDATED***
« on: 08 October 2011, 19:13 »
Been trawling the Bay today because I was bored and found a Silver Mark 3 GTI Anniversary. MOT'd till May 2012 and Tax'd till end of this month. Service history and completely standard. Good clean condition inside and out and no known faults apart from the front windscreen cracked.
Anyway starting bid of £500 with no reserve and located less than 2 miles from my house. I remember seeing this parked just up the road from me and really caught my eye. I sort of know the guy selling it and he will recognise me when he meets me.
I stuck in a cheeky 500 quid bid which I later increased by 20 odd quid to prevent being outbid by a quid or something stupid. So watching the laptop earlier and no one else bid and the auction ends at my £500 !!!!!  To say I am delighted is an understatement. I cannot wait to fetch the car and have messaged the chap. However in his ad he stated the Buy It Now was £1150 but also stated No Reserve.
Am I right in thinking he is now obliged to sell this to me for the winning 500 quid bid ??

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« Last Edit: 12 November 2011, 17:56 by Deano2711 »

Offline johnnyvr6

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #1 on: 08 October 2011, 19:23 »
put the link up let us see it man,defo a bargain

Offline murraymint

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #2 on: 08 October 2011, 19:48 »
no reserve is no reserve, its ended at 500 so thats wat you pay for it, ebay rules, if he wanted more he shuda put a reserve of had it on a classified ad.
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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #3 on: 08 October 2011, 19:52 »
you own it now.........legally binding contact....nice1

Offline Dan_GTi8v

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #4 on: 08 October 2011, 19:53 »
maybe it isnt such a good idea telling him you live only 2 miles away  :grin:
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Offline gasketface

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #5 on: 08 October 2011, 19:54 »
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-ANNIVERSARY-SILVER-/320768043492?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aaf43e9

If he wanted more then he should have put a higher start price but if he decides not to sell he is within his rights to do so.You can obviously leave appropriate feedback but he can then file a claim for non paying bidder and get it removed although you then start down a road you do'nt wanna go !.If he does'nt want to sell then it's his choice.

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #6 on: 08 October 2011, 19:55 »
Unfortunately mate I had a bit of a stinker earlier this year with a T4. I offered a bloke 1400 for it, he accepted but didnt take it off ebay, I then won it for 1050 and low and behold, he didn't answer emails, phone calls, texts, anything. The bloke might just flat out refuse and unfortunately all you can do is leave bad feedback....
because sometimes when you look in your rear view mirror, you want something other than a kev'd up Corsa trying to suck your tailpipe....

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #7 on: 08 October 2011, 19:56 »
"legally binding contact" ?.Rubbish.You cannot force someone to sell something if they choose not to,even if you take them to court. :sad:

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Re: EBay Purchase !!!!
« Reply #8 on: 08 October 2011, 19:56 »
I dunno if the above is true, though he can obviously tell you to f**k off I think once you win it is legally yours and you could probably do something to claim it? As most people say in their auctions you are bidding to buy not to view, I bet if you bidded £1150 then didnt want it thats what he would say to you
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« Reply #9 on: 08 October 2011, 19:57 »
"legally binding contact" ?.Rubbish.You cannot force someone to sell something if they choose not to,even if you take them to court. :sad:

you cant force them to sell it, but if hes 'sold' it on ebay then no one needs to force him  :smiley:
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