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[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

> Just go get the car, bro.  technically i believe ebay auctions are legal
> contracts. i took the following off an non-related ebay auction:

YES! That's what all the auctions state anyway!

Taken from an auction I am currently bidding on:
"Your bid is a contract - Place a bid only if you're serious about buying
the item. If you are the winning bidder, you will enter into a legally
binding contract to purchase the item from the seller. "

> Your purchase is a contract - When you confirm your purchase on the next
> couple of pages, you will enter into a legally binding contract to
purchase
> the item from the seller.

Oh, didn't see that. See! Everywhere it's listed!

> Now this only mentions the buyer, but it "should" work in reverse as
> well....

I second that!

> This guy is obviously crazy so go get the car and keep it.  You have loved
> that (type of) car since your got your first 5000 (unfortunately some one
> rear ended that... but that IS how you got the coupe...)

I second that too!

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com


> Brendan Maguire
> 1985 Coupe GT
> 1987 Dodge Shadow <--- adopted into our european car family (something has
> to haul all the parts!)
>
>
>
> Message: 14
> From: "J. Lyons" <raudi1 at value.net>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: New (old addition to the family - revisited (NEED OPINIONS) Long
> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:28:02 -0700
>
> Hello all,
>
> Sorry about the length,
>
> Well this has been an exciting week, to say the least. I had posted about
my
> recent purchase of an 81 5000s off of E-bay about a week ago. Suffice it
to
> say a lot has happened since then. I was hoping the collective opinions of
> the list could help me see this through.
>
> I made my payment to the buyer via Paypal, with every intention of picking
> up the car the following Monday 9/16.  I was contacted by an individual
> (non-list member) who is a German car collector out of Tennessee. He made
me
> an offer to buy the car prior to my picking it up. I declined his offer.
He
> then e-mailed me again, upping his bid. Again I declined (I really wanted
> this car). He then sent me an e-mail offering nearly double what I paid.
>
> It was at that point I decided to accept his offer. I emailed the seller,
> asking if he would mind releasing the car to the person from Tennessee.
> Suffice it to say he went ballistic on me, accusing me of taking advantage
> of him and his father (who owns the car) even though he has no idea the
> amounts of $ involved. His big issue, apparently is that I had not taken
> possesion yet and so it is not mine to sell. I, on the other hand have a
> receipt from him & Paypal telling me to come get the car. So near as I can
> tell, the cars is mine.
>
> In an attempt to defuse the situation, I spoke again to my buyer about the
> circumstances involved, and we both agreed that maybe I should just get
the
> car for myself and be done with this. I then made arrangements with the
> actual owner (the father) to do just that.
>
> Now today, I get an e-mail from the seller (the son), attemting to refund
my
> money via Paypal so he can sell it for a higher amount, to the same guy
that
> contacted me.
>
> I am just not sure what to do?! I went into this with every intention of
> owning this clean nice car and now everything has gone straight to hell!
>
> Was I wrong in what I did? Or is this guy out of his mind, and now being
> sorry he couldn't sell it for more?
>
> Any help / opinions would be appreciated. Especially since this is now
> looking to be a legal battle with these people.
>
> Regards,
> J. Lyons
>
> 84 CGT turbo
> 86 4KCSQ
> 79 5KS
> maybe an 81 too....
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Brendan Maguire
>
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