The "Don't Buy a Car Off eBay" Thread?

[Ikemi]

Eh? It's just vanished! I settled down to read through the many pages and before managing to reach page 2, the thread had been removed!

So, did it ever get to court? Did he refuse to pay the £250? Was the thread removed at the request of the scammer?

[soad]

I wonder too - sort of quickly glanced at it yesterday...

[S3_Graham]

ahh.. i too was looking for the thread yesterday evening..

maybe due to the links to past convictions ?

[TonyHetherington]

doogz said:

I believe the thread was removed at the request of the OP.

...and most of the people on the thread

It's about a pending court case and is easily google-able, so it was thought best to not have it prior to said case.

[TonyHetherington]

PS: I sold a car on ebay. Never a-bloody-gain.

[Garlick]

doogz said:

I believe the thread was removed at the request of the OP.

For legal reasons, but he promises to keep us updated.

[Graham]

Yeah, the thread had runs its course, provided the op with several pointers, but now could be possibly used against the op now its going to court.

As a precaution the OP has had it removed.

Best of luck, and hopefully once resolved we'll get to hear the outcome

[edo]

Thank christ for that.

[bazking69]

I refrained from commenting as put simply I don't think we are getting the full story. Some very iffy is going on. It seems much more than two extremely stubborn people locking horns over something silly, and I suspect that someone is going to get burnt...

Having missed large swathes of the thread, did we ever establish, beyond all doubt, for sure, catagorically, without any shadow of doubt, that this vehicle definately did NOT have the level of history implied? This was what it was all about non? Buyer wouldn't pay the £250 deposit clearly requested in the advert hence the seller was more than entitled to refuse to divuldge information about the car.

I hope the OP of the thread is in the right, and I do mean smelling of roses, because he made some very defamatory and bold accusations, hence why it has probably disappeared before it is used as a case study/evidence. From what I read, I'm not convinced.

[Ikemi]

TonyHetherington said:

doogz said:

I believe the thread was removed at the request of the OP.

...and most of the people on the thread

It's about a pending court case and is easily google-able, so it was thought best to not have it prior to said case.

Bloody 'ell! From reading page 1, it didn't look like the 'scammer' had a leg to stand on, let alone the balls to take it to court!

I sold a high value mountain bike on eBay recently - Never again! It ended in a lot of hassle and me appeasing the buyer with a £100 refund to close the dispute. I knew PayPal/eBay would side with the buyer if the dispute was escalated, even though it was his fault.

[NiceCupOfTea]

The buyer wouldn't show the OP the history without money, so it was never established whether it existed or not (garage records suggested not).

I think it would be best if this thread was closed too or else it will provide more ammunition.

[bazking69]

If the OP had both legs to stand on, why was the thread pulled. Or has the question answered itself...

[Ikemi]

NiceCupOfTea said:

I think it would be best if this thread was closed too or else it will provide more ammunition.

Fair point ...

[TonyHetherington]

bazking69 said:

If the OP had both legs to stand on, why was the thread pulled. Or has the question answered itself...

Quite

"This is how I'm going to fight this case...."

[Garlick]

Ikemi said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

I think it would be best if this thread was closed too or else it will provide more ammunition.

Fair point ...

Indeed, there's no point in starting it all over again.