Hi All
Bit of Advice please
I recently sold our caravan on ebay for not a lot of money as it was over 10 years old which has been kept in storage a long way from where we live. The winning bidder declined to inspect the caravn even though it was made avalible the duration of the auuction. He turned up and started to haggle I explained that all sales were final, hasn to add he went away empty handed.
I hen returned home considerably out of pocket for a 600 mile wasted trip.
I then contacted the next highest bidder with a 2nd chance option. He instantly agreed the sale, i gave him the option to view the caravan but he declined and said he wanted to pick it up the following weekend. I told him i was unable to be on site to hand the caravan over but would be on the end of my phone if there was any problems.
They then proceeded with the sale by tranfering the funds to my account i then sent them a sold as seen reciept that they confirmed receipt of. 2 days after they picked the van up and towing it 300 miles i get a call saying they are not happy with the sale and want me to come and get the van and refund the money or give them £4oo refund to correct problems ie damp.
I said i was sorry that they were not happy with the sale but there is little i can do as they removed the caravan from site and they are so far away, and as far as i was concernerd the van was dry. They then stated that the van has been advertised as the wrong year!! I am a little confused as i have the receipt from when i bought the caravan 5 years ago stating the year .so i sold it as that year. I decribed it to the best of my ability and sold it in good faith.
This person has now served me with a small claims summons for more than they paid for the caravan!!!
I have the original receipt stating it is the correct year and i also now have a caravan club valuation that proves they have only paid half the market value.
Can any of you legal eagles give me a bit of advice on how to proceed.
Kind regards
Bit of Advice please
I recently sold our caravan on ebay for not a lot of money as it was over 10 years old which has been kept in storage a long way from where we live. The winning bidder declined to inspect the caravn even though it was made avalible the duration of the auuction. He turned up and started to haggle I explained that all sales were final, hasn to add he went away empty handed.
I hen returned home considerably out of pocket for a 600 mile wasted trip.
I then contacted the next highest bidder with a 2nd chance option. He instantly agreed the sale, i gave him the option to view the caravan but he declined and said he wanted to pick it up the following weekend. I told him i was unable to be on site to hand the caravan over but would be on the end of my phone if there was any problems.
They then proceeded with the sale by tranfering the funds to my account i then sent them a sold as seen reciept that they confirmed receipt of. 2 days after they picked the van up and towing it 300 miles i get a call saying they are not happy with the sale and want me to come and get the van and refund the money or give them £4oo refund to correct problems ie damp.
I said i was sorry that they were not happy with the sale but there is little i can do as they removed the caravan from site and they are so far away, and as far as i was concernerd the van was dry. They then stated that the van has been advertised as the wrong year!! I am a little confused as i have the receipt from when i bought the caravan 5 years ago stating the year .so i sold it as that year. I decribed it to the best of my ability and sold it in good faith.
This person has now served me with a small claims summons for more than they paid for the caravan!!!
I have the original receipt stating it is the correct year and i also now have a caravan club valuation that proves they have only paid half the market value.
Can any of you legal eagles give me a bit of advice on how to proceed.
Kind regards
