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looking for info on the return of a part for a car

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  • 26-11-2010 9:08pm
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    Gazza09
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭


    Not sure if this is the right place or not but ill give it a go...

    I sold a lip kit for a car about 3 days ago it wasnt painted or anything and I mentioned on the ad what type and year car it was for

    I met the person, they inspected it and I gave them 50 euro off the price

    yesterday they got back to me saying that they have the part sprayed silver and it wont fit their car so he wants his money back

    any advice would be really appreciated thanks!


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    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    He has no leg to stand on. Buyer beware. Tell him where to go.


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Weather or not he sprayed the part is also not an issue but now that he has it is no good to you either.He inspected the part, you sold it as is....

    Not a leg to stand on as said above.


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    Gazza09
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭Gazza09


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    He has no leg to stand on. Buyer beware. Tell him where to go.


    thought as much...he threatned to bring me to the small claims court?!


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Gazza09 wrote: »
    thought as much...he threatned to bring me to the small claims court?!

    Tell him he has just made your day....


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    Gazza09
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭Gazza09


    cheers people for the replys!!!:D


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    wyndham
    Registered Users Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭wyndham


    Gazza09 wrote: »
    I mentioned on the ad what type and year car it was for

    I met the person, they inspected it and I gave them 50 euro off the price

    In fairness, while there is no legal obligation on you and it is very much a case of caveat emptor, was your description correct or was it his mistake? If he knew exactly what part it is, why is it not fitting?


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    This was a private sale - so technically it isn't even a Consumer Issue. That's good news for you. It means that he really doesn't have a leg to stand on. He inspected the goods and then he purchased.


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    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    A number of years ago I ordered a driver side wing for a 97 Citroen Berlingo from a factors. After going to the expense of having it sprayed in a body shop the part didn't fit. Went back and found it was the wrong part. They tried to put the onus on me for not dry fitting the part first, after a heated row they reluctantly took the part back and got me the correct piece.


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    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Yes but that was a consumer and a retail outlet, private sale therefore no come back


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    Zab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    Gazza09 wrote: »
    I sold a lip kit for a car about 3 days ago it wasnt painted or anything and I mentioned on the ad what type and year car it was for

    Well, it appears from the posts above that you have no legal obligation to do anything here.

    Of course, if you said it was for car X and it was actually for car Y then I would certainly consider you to have a non-legal obligation. I don't see it mattering that he inspected it as it's unlikely he would be able to tell the difference by sight.

    If you said it was for car X and he tried fitting it to car Y then I'd consider it to be his mistake, not yours.


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