Originally posted by ExDelayed:
Read the TOS for the auction.

Quote:

We reserve the right to end the listing if the vehicle is no longer available for sale.


The deal they made with the other person isnt your problem, neither is the internet guy being out of town. You agreed to the terms of sale when you bid on the car. They are the ones that dropped the ball by not removing the auction when the car was sold. Since the listing was not ended early, the car was sold to you, per the terms of sale that they wrote.

Got to love the the small stuff. Wonder if it would hold up in court if you really wanted to push the issue.


If the sales manager had been any ruder, or if this was a high value auction, I would take them to court for "damages" just on general principal. Seems clear the salesman on the floor decided to accept a local offer so he could collect the commission instead of the absent salesman who posted the Ebay auction.

Talking to the guy, it sounds like they sold the car in the afternoon after I won the auction in the morning. Very poorly coordinated.

I find it hard to believe that someone offered them more than $5,025 (my winning bid) for this car!

My guess is the salesman on the floor that day not only lost the dealership money, he also put them at risk for possible legal action.


I wish I could delete the post that's causing this thread to spread out so much. Very difficult to read the posts now.

Last edited by JEDsContour; 03/29/06 10:41 AM.
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