Ebay Woes

Hi guys, im after some advice if possible

I advertised my Daytona on Ebay last week and it was sold, the chap came and collected it on Saturday, but i recieved a rather angry email from him last night.

basicaly he is saying that:
the fairing is cracked in places
he got pulled over on the way home buy the police because the exhaust isnt legal
the forks are twisted
and the engine doesnt run right

now

ALL the scratches, scuffs etc to the fairings were in photobucket, which there was a link to on the Ebay advert

The Exhaust has passed multiple MOT's, and the forks being twisted is rubbish, it was MOT'ed in its present condition, if they were twisted or bent surely it would have failed

and i told him at the time, he needs to get the CO reset as the engine bottoms out a little (stalls as the engine idle is too low) plus ive not run the bike for alost 7 months so it needs a good run.

plus he came and looked over the bike for a good hour after the end of the auction, and if he wasnt happy with it then, he could have said so

now he paid me a deposit directly via paypal, not through the Ebay checkout system thingy, and the rest in cash on collection. so im pretty sure as far as Ebay know he hasnt paid yet.

Im just wondering where i stand. As i dont want any comeback from Ebay type thing

Marshall

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by Marshall

Hi guys, im after some advice if possible

I advertised my Daytona on Ebay last week and it was sold, the chap came and collected it on Saturday, but i recieved a rather angry email from him last night.

basicaly he is saying that:
the fairing is cracked in places
he got pulled over on the way home buy the police because the exhaust isnt legal
the forks are twisted
and the engine doesnt run right

now

ALL the scratches, scuffs etc to the fairings were in photobucket, which there was a link to on the Ebay advert

The Exhaust has passed multiple MOT's, and the forks being twisted is rubbish, it was MOT'ed in its present condition, if they were twisted or bent surely it would have failed

and i told him at the time, he needs to get the CO reset as the engine bottoms out a little (stalls as the engine idle is too low) plus ive not run the bike for alost 7 months so it needs a good run.

plus he came and looked over the bike for a good hour after the end of the auction, and if he wasnt happy with it then, he could have said so

now he paid me a deposit directly via paypal, not through the Ebay checkout system thingy, and the rest in cash on collection. so im pretty sure as far as Ebay know he hasnt paid yet.

Im just wondering where i stand. As i dont want any comeback from Ebay type thing

Marshall

I would suggest in that case it is sold as seen. Worst that can happen is bad feedback on ebay, if the ad was accurate and he only paid on collection. tough. I'm not legal expert however...

You've got the money and sold him the bike fairly.

What are you worried about? - Or am I missing something?

what gazza said....... maybe you should have said about the scratchs instead of just showing pictures, as they might not show up?
but if he looked at the bike for over an hour, and still bought it, i would not worry about it

Originally Posted by Tim in Belgium

What are you worried about? - Or am I missing something?

Ebay can be propper c**ts if he lodges an appeal with them, they can take the money back type thing!!

If he is making a big purchase, it is up to him to inspect the bike and ask questions. If you dont ask, you dont know - its not like you covered anything up!

When I got my SV, I looked thouroughly, and noted any scratches, bad parts etc. Dad took it for a run o check it was sound mechanically. We considered things to be easy to fix, and I brought it with no complaints. Thats how you go about purchasing a bike.

At worst, offer him the money he paid to you in exchange for the bike back. Then you can sell it to someone else who won't complain.

Matt

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

At worst, offer him the money he paid to you in exchange for the bike back. Then you can sell it to someone else who won't complain.

thats the bit im worried about, moneys gone already, paid off some debt

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

At worst, offer him the money he paid to you in exchange for the bike back. Then you can sell it to someone else who won't complain.

Matt

i would not do this, IF there was nothing wrong when you sold it


ebay can only take the deposit back as the rest was cash (although im not sure if they have the right to even do that?)

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

At worst, offer him the money he paid to you in exchange for the bike back. Then you can sell it to someone else who won't complain.

Not disputing your motives here Matt but in this situation I wouldn't do this. The guy has had the bike and it was sold as seen imo. You have no way of knowing what if any damage has been done to it since it left your custody. He could have blown the engine for all you know. If you had the money and you could guarantee getting the bike back in the condition you sold it in then that might have been an option.

just my tuppence worth

Ignore him mate, he is trying it on. Wasters like that put me off selling privately which i am planning on doing soon.

Don't worry m8