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spitfirebill
spitfirebill MegaDork
1/9/24 10:28 p.m.

So what did the shiny happy person say was wrong with the car?  

camopaint0707
camopaint0707 Reader
1/10/24 8:14 a.m.

In reply to 914Driver :

So about the $500 saab.....

Aaron_King
Aaron_King UltimaDork
1/10/24 8:16 a.m.
camopaint0707 said:

In reply to 914Driver :

So about the $500 saab.....

Exactly.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
1/10/24 2:07 p.m.

In reply to camopaint0707 :

What about it?

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
1/10/24 2:08 p.m.

In reply to spitfirebill :

Rust.  On the exhaust and front suspension.  It's a 35 or so year old car.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
1/11/24 9:39 a.m.

Final Update:

Both sides agreed to $3k and the shiny happy person keeps the car.  Sorry Camopaint.

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
1/11/24 9:43 a.m.

In reply to 914Driver :

Berk that guy !

SV reX
SV reX MegaDork
1/11/24 9:57 a.m.

I can't believe this. It's disgusting. He'd have been better off giving the car to Goodwill and taking a $3000 tax write off. 

Sonic
Sonic UberDork
1/11/24 10:00 a.m.

I would have rather spent the $3k on attorney fees and make them work for it.   

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
1/11/24 10:18 a.m.

I hope that scumbag gets what's coming to him.

 

wae
wae PowerDork
1/11/24 10:21 a.m.

Wow.  That is some major horseE36 M3.

RevRico
RevRico MegaDork
1/11/24 10:23 a.m.

Thank you for reminding me why I keep some of my disreputable friends around.

WilD
WilD Dork
1/11/24 10:30 a.m.

This is a good reminder that it doesn't matter what a bill of sale says, what the law is, or what rights you have.  If you don't have the money to enforce it in court, none of it really matters.  The shady buyer and his friend knew how to play the game and get a free car, or potentially even a pay day.  There isn't a lot of down side for bad actors under the current system.  This won't be the last time they rip someone off.

Someone close to me was once threatened with legal action if they didn't return to a former (hourly) job and perform free labor after resigning.  We heard it was common practice for this employer and most young, poor employees did the unpaid labor.  In that case a determination was made that it was worth more to pay a lawyer to make it go away than submit to the degredation of forced labor.  This is the United States.

iansane
iansane Dork
1/11/24 10:37 a.m.

This resolution makes me angry.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
1/11/24 10:46 a.m.

It would have cost Ian $5k to enforce his correctness in court.  Shiny Happy Person paid $4200 for the car, Ian returns $3k.  Not a win-win, maybe a win-oh what the berkeley.  He's not out a lot of money, just aggravation.

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones UltraDork
1/11/24 10:49 a.m.

It cost nothing to report the Lawyer to the Bar

nocones
nocones PowerDork
1/11/24 10:52 a.m.

So is there a way to prevent this?

Better BOS?  Strategies for a seller to not make this a risk?  

Or is this just such a low likelihood random chance that you get scummy scammy buyer?

slefain
slefain UltimaDork
1/11/24 11:28 a.m.

Holy crap this is not helping me get motivated to sell my '75 Duster.

iansane
iansane Dork
1/11/24 11:30 a.m.
nocones said:

So is there a way to prevent this?

Better BOS?  Strategies for a seller to not make this a risk?  

Or is this just such a low likelihood random chance that you get scummy scammy buyer?

Put a horsehead in his bed?

maschinenbau
maschinenbau PowerDork
1/11/24 11:32 a.m.

I can't believe this. Were there no other lawyers you could consult with that would take this on for less? Seems open and shut to me, but I'm just some guy on the internet.

No Time
No Time UltraDork
1/11/24 11:39 a.m.
ShawnG said:

I hope that scumbag gets what's coming to him.

 

Someone should be watching for the Saab to be listed on FB marketplace....

SV reX
SV reX MegaDork
1/11/24 11:51 a.m.

In reply to No Time :

Oh, that's delicious! devil

Duke
Duke MegaDork
1/11/24 12:04 p.m.
914Driver said:

It would have cost Ian $5k to enforce his correctness in court.  

See, this is what I don't get. It was a meritless case. Why couldn't he countersue for his legal expenses when it got thrown out of court?

 

03Panther
03Panther PowerDork
1/11/24 12:53 p.m.

In reply to iansane :

I like horses too much. (Although familiar with the reference). I'd lean towards maybe HIS head. surprise

03Panther
03Panther PowerDork
1/11/24 1:16 p.m.

I friend was telling me (I have no clue , but the guy is usually accurate) that the us is only place that each party pays their own court costs. In Ireland (he is from) whoever looses pays. I think lawyers fees as well. Way less nuisance filing. 
 

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