2009 SRT8 Challenger Sells for $29.1K on Ebay-Dealer tries to back out

[cbsmokin]

If I'm a stupid bidder and put in the wrong amount and confirm it, I'm stuck with the car. Why shouldn't the opposite be true? It's not a simple one step process to list a car on ebay, you have several chances to correct your listing before posting it and even after posting it (with some limitations).

If I were the buyer I'd take them to court. I'd end up with the car and my attorney fees paid.

Heck if the seller was smart he'd call the local news and fess up to the mistake, but HONOR the deal. He would get tons of advertising for being an "honest" car dealer.

Originally Posted by cbsmokin

Heck if the seller was smart he'd call the local news and fess up to the mistake, but HONOR the deal. He would get tons of advertising for being an "honest" car dealer.

of course, 90 to 1 says it doesn't happen that way.

[n3uka]

Found this in another ebay auto sale gone wrong at:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127993

Legally speaking, he is most likely entitled to purchase the car at $60k. The reason why I say "most likely" is that "mistake" is a legally valid contract defense. With that being said, the "mistake" cannot be subjective. Rather, it has to be clear to a reasonable person (i.e., the jury) standing in the offeree's shoes (i.e., the buyer) that the offeror's (i.e., the dealership) offer was clearly a mistake at the time the offer was made. The fact that a mistake was made is wholly irrelevant. The only thing that is relevant is whether it would've been clear to the buyer at the time the offer was made that the seller made a mistake. The law will not allow a buyer to capitalize on a deal that he or she clearly should have known was too good to be true.

I hope he gets the car. I am sure if he bid too much they would expect him to fulfill his end.