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well i wrote to the guy last week, a very detailed letter, explaining what he had bought, the fact that he was happy with it, bought for his business etc and so far i have not heard a thing. I suspect there will be a claim, he was adamant that he citizens advice had told him he had upper hand, but then who knows what he actually told them.

good call, i'm thinking of driving the 200 miles to inspect the car tbh

I know, its pathetic, although it is only a quote, it does not meet a minimum standard in my opinion - my accountant certainly wouldn't be happy with it.

Thanks for the opinion. as always with these problems, its speaking to like minded people to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation. Buyers have a tendency to lie when getting their advice. Strangely the quote he has sent me is from a garage which was dissolved in October 2019, has no VAT number, no breakdown of the price, and is just a simple word document. So i am not entirely sure if what he has sent me is even real. Smiths Ford Invoice.docx

Good evening all, I know these topics have been covered before on here, but i have scenario, that i would like to pass by you for advice. I have sought some legal advice, which suggests i am in the right, but i'm not entirely sure, and the result could be court action. The scenario is as follows......... Vehicle sold on ebay, via auction, the car went to the highest bidder (i lost money on the car, but that is irrelevant) Car was sold as requiring work, and no MOT (ex police car needed an interior and cosmetic damage repaired). Mechanically it drove as it should. The winning bidder was well aware of this, and confirmed it was for his food kitchen business, and purchased through his ebay business account. The buyer signed our trade invoice and drove the car some 200 miles back to Birmingham with no Tax or MOT, and it passed an MOT the next day following a fix to the hazard light switch which was loose. 2 days later the car developed an ABS fault and will not start, and is now requesting 500 pounds to fix the fault, and is sat at a Smiths Ford specialist in Birmingham where he took it for diagnosis. The quote states a single flat price to fix the problem using a second hand module. The vehicle has a retail value of £5080.00 and a trade value of £3290.00. I sold the vehicle for £2100.00 in an open auction, and was clearly below its retail value. legal response: He meets the definition of a business (not a consumer) in my view. His view seems to be that this was a consumer transaction, i.e. that you are not a business trader and he was not purchasing the vehicle for his trade/business/craft/or profession. Your trade sale invoice is clear in that you operated as a business. He also purchased the vehicle on his business seller's account and told you he intended to use is for his food kitchen business - so for his trade. This is a B2B contract Response from buyer: "Good MorningFurther to the email yesterday I’m been told to clarify as there was no details for me to attend the auction to bid in person for the purchase of the Vehicle this therefore is a Consumer Contract" legal response: I disagree, ebay allows businesses to use the auction format to buy. He still meets the definition of a business and so do you. I'm lost folks. I have been trading for a year now, built up a good reputation, but not sure how to handle this, without being further out of pocket. Any help or advice would be truly appreciated. thanks Joe