eBay Buyer of a “gorgeous” Mercedes Benz not satisfied
Back in 2006 an eBay user by the name of John N. was the winning bidder of an auction on eBay outlined as a“gorgeous” Mercedes Benz S600, a 12-cylinder car that retailed for more than $100,000 when new. The auction had ended for $21,200.
John N. does not seem pleased with the car at all and as such has sued the seller for damages and accusing him of committing fraud since the car “had previously been in an accident, had serious mechanical problems, stained upholstery, rusted and worn-out undercoating and needed more than $1,700 in body work”.
The Judge successfully ruled against John stating that he had failed to make a case against the seller and proving that he had intentionally misstated the facts. The wording of the listing as “gorgeous” was just a statement of opinion and can easily differ from person to person. John must have contacted the seller directly and arranged for an inspection. If anything, this was a matter of not enough due-diligence.
What does this tell us? eBay is a great place to purchase things from clothes all the way to expensive cars. Even though eBay has implemented many rules and systems to keep it’s users safe it is never a bad thing to be too cautious and double check things when bidding on expensive items, especially cars and jewelry!
For more information on this case click here.
For those interested here are some current mercedes benz auctions on eBay:
 | US $3.50 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 2:57:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 4:20:48 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $14.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 5:14:16 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $10.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 5:20:35 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $45,100.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 6:04:00 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $26,100.00 (16 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 6:05:38 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $19,100.00 (19 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 6:28:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $9.25 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 6:36:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $70.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 6:36:54 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $1.00 End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 6:44:05 PDT Add to watch list |
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