Well done with your persistence, all that (unreasonable) reasoning is just hogwash. I mean, what are the odds of MIL bidding on TradeMe for his car and that too the seller pays commission for successful transaction which could be anywhere between $50 to $100 in addition to the listing fees.
If its at all possible then do make note of the vehicle condition.
Glad you got it all resolved.
Originally Posted by
spenny92
Luckily, I didn't have to involve the police. I sent another email yesterday when I hadn't from the seller explaining that since I've given him 2 options to resolve the issue, my next step will be to file a claim with the disputes tribunal. This prompted him to reply where he said that my "threats" would not help me... Not sure how letting him know what was going to happen next is threatening, but hey.
So this evening, he emailed me to let me know that he had spoken to his "partner's mother" who was apparently the other bidder in the auction and, although he still feels that it is unfair to him, she has convinced him to refund us the partial amount between what we bid genuinely, and our final bid which was inflated due to the false bidding.
Still makes no sense to me. If his MIL really wanted the car, surely he'd be happy to take the car back from us and sell it to her at a loss of $10 (difference between our winning bid, and their last bid).
Anyway. Matter resolved, thankfully! That is, if he makes the payment on Thursday... I think he's probably banned from TradeMe, they told me that they've taken action to ensure it doesn't happen again. But we'll see.