Done something stupid on eBay

Lopéz · 29 Oct 2011 at 10:43

Stinky said:
no, but i have said to him that in his advert it says he is expecting to get the V5 before the end of the auction which he still hasn't had, so i emailed saying im not going to allow any money to go to him until AT LEAST he can prove it is his car!

The V5C is not proof of ownership.

Stinky · 29 Oct 2011 at 10:45

Well at least he will have a document in his name and address

ganesh · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:08

Do you still want to buy the car now you've had a chance to think about it?

Stinky · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:11

ganesh said:
Do you still want to buy the car now you've had a chance to think about it?

I'm still doing research but thinking I should leave eBay alone when bored

flibbage0 · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:15

If he's being to agressive use it as an excuse to bail out.

If he gets annoyed chuck him a few £20's

Lopéz · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:18

Nice to see we all take the principals of an auction seriously.

PMKeates · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:21

Lopéz said:
Nice to see we all take the principals of an auction seriously.

This is the Internet, there's a dose of lulz in everything that goes down.

Dr Who · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:32

Lopéz said:
Nice to see we all take the principals of an auction seriously.

By principal you mean the seller?

should have said principles I think....

But it's a mute point....

Lopéz · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:35

Dr Who said:
By principal you mean the seller?

No, the buyer. In an auction you bid to buy not to change your mind or try and find a way of worming out of it.
If the buyer wasn't happy or confident about the description he should have asked more questions or steered clear.

If you think the seller is a chancer, don't bid.

Dr Who · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:36

Lopéz said:
No, the buyer. In an auction you bid to buy not to change your mind or try and find a way of worming out of it.
If the buyer wasn't happy or confident about the description he should have asked more questions or steered clear.

If you think the seller is a chancer, don't bid.

Ah so you did mean PRINCIPLES not PRINCIPAL

ganesh · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:47

Lopéz said:
No, the buyer. In an auction you bid to buy not to change your mind or try and find a way of worming out of it.
If the buyer wasn't happy or confident about the description he should have asked more questions or steered clear.

If you think the seller is a chancer, don't bid.

I do agree with what you say, but if you were in his position would you be prepared to go through with it? I wouldn't touch that thing with the longest of bargepoles.

Lopéz · 29 Oct 2011 at 11:54

ganesh said:
I do agree with what you say, but if you were in his position would you be prepared to go through with it? I wouldn't touch that thing with the longest of bargepoles.

Silly sod shouldn't have bid then should he?

EddScott · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:06

Lopéz said:
Silly sod shouldn't have bid then should he?

LOL

Can't argue with that!

Stinky said:
I should leave eBay alone when bored

Almost every one of my "oh no, no one outbid me" moments have been at times of boredom. Usually quiet times in work or Sunday mornings.

Kenai · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:07

Dr Who said:
By principal you mean the seller?

should have said principles I think....

But it's a mute point....

I'm going to assume your horrendous misuse of the word 'of' and 'mute' in this post were an attempt to be funny?

CaptainRAVE · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:10

Lopéz said:
Silly sod shouldn't have bid then should he?

This post did make me lol

Dr Who · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:14

Kenai said:
I'm going to assume your horrendous misuse of the word 'of' and 'mute' in this post were an attempt to be funny?

Correct

I deleted should've and moot... I was gonna include there, they're etc, but lost interest.

chaparral · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:23

Dr Who said:
Didn't these come with an 8yr engine warranty? (100,000 mile)?

No not in the UK

Mazda Only did the 8 year/100,000mile warranty on the RX8 engine in the US

Lopéz · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:26

Dr Who said:
Correct

I deleted should've and moot... I was gonna include there, they're etc, but lost interest.

I don't know what's wrong with me today, I just typed "existance" in a thread in GD. Step away from the computer!

Adz · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:36

I would quite happily walk away from a car purchase on eBay if I found the car not to be as described. However you can't really, in good conscience, do this here. The seller clearly described the fault.

The way I would look at it is that, if the rebuild costs £2.5k, you've got yourself a freshly rebuilt RX8 for £4550. I'm sure it will be great to drive and you'll have peace of mind if the work is done properly.

If it's any consolation, my RS6 is just about to cost me £5.4k

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flibbage0 · 29 Oct 2011 at 12:39

Adz said:
If it's any consolation, my RS6 is just about to cost me £5.4k .

Woh, what's wrong with it? :eek: