We won a bid on ebay for a second hand van from a private seller. We took it for a short test drive (as fuel tank was on empty) - my husband isn't a mechanic but has generally a good knowledge of cars/vans. All seemed OK and we paid via paypal. However, as soon as we got home we realised there were more problems with it than the seller described - We were unable to put it into reverse. We phoned the seller who explained that it was really tricky and told us 'the knack'. A mechanic has advised us that the gear box has been tampered with and basically the van needs a new one. After 2 days we contacted the seller and asked for a refund. The seller had put on ebay that he wouldn't accept any returns - but we feel that he had been misleading in his decsription and not mentioning that the van needed a new gear box. Smaller faults we could accept but a gear box is very costly. We still can't put it into reverse!
Buying vans aren't covered by ebay and paypal protection - have we got a leg to stand on?
Buying vans aren't covered by ebay and paypal protection - have we got a leg to stand on?
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