The contract was entered into. The bank gave them approval and faxed
copies of the checks. I overnighted the money. They sold the car
between the time they received the info from the bank and the time
they got the actual paperwork and checks.
They should have ended the ebay auction like they said they were going
to and it would have never happened. They didn't and they also didn't
have the contract information in their system so that it would flag
the car as under contract. To make matters worse, the owner told me
the car was gone (off the lot) on Wednesday and the salesman told me
it was still in their posession later that afternoon and that they
were trying to find out if the ebay buyer was for real. They didn't
send the money back immediately because of that and because they were
trying to find a car to "make it right". I told them Thursday that I
wanted the money back immediately along with the airfare that I lost
and that I needed to see it by noon on Friday (typical next day USPS).
They sent it FedEx and I didn't see it until almost 630 last night.
I do have the money for the car, but had to get in their case again
this morning about the airfare and I nailed them for the inspection
fee that I paid too. The owner bought off on it, so I got all of my
money back.
I did find another car in the STL area that came up yesterday. I
picked it up today after we finally got all the money back where it
belonged and another check cut. What a goat rope.
Quoting Don Griffin <dgrif...@roe13.k12.il.us>:
It sounds like they accepted his contract and money. If they sold
the car before they sent the paperwork, that makes it even worse.
No doubt he can get his money back but the dealer should have
overnighted his money back. Any hesitation only makes it worse.
Offering a different car makes it sound like bait and switch.
Joshua Halls <j...@joshhalls.com> 9/24/2010 3:36 PM >>>
I think one of the parties has to take delivery or payment before
the contract is valid. Either way, it isn't a good business practice
for sure.
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Don Griffin
<dgrif...@roe13.k12.il.us> wrote:
I'll bet your bank would be excited to know they loaned on a car
that you didn't get. This dealership has committed fraud and it
sounds like you have the paperwork to prove it. Lawyer up!
<rkas...@valmeyerk12.org> 9/24/2010 2:20 PM >>>
Last Wednesday I called a dealer in beautiful downtown Burbank (for
you old Laugh-in fans), IL. to ask some questions about a Corvette Z06
they had for sale on ebay. After talking to them I decided to go
ahead with the deal. The sales guy says "we can start it here". I
asked if he was sure I shouldn't have hit "buy it now". "No, we'll
take care of that for you". Thursday, they had approval from my bank.
Friday I got their paperwork for signature and closed the financing
on Monday. Tuesday morning I mailed the check to them. I was
supposed to be picking it up today. Supposed to be are the key words.
They called me Wednesday after they already had my money and told me
that they had sold the car out from under me, but they were trying to
fix the problem. Yesterday they called me and told me that they
couldn't fix it and I was screwed. They forgot to close the aution
and someone hit buy it now. They made a feeble effort to offer me a
different car. They blamed it on ebay, but it's just a matter of not
having the HUEVOS to call the other bidder and tell him he can't have
the car and explain the situation. They don't want to hurt their
positive feedback rating on ebay.
They were supposed to have my checks back to me by noon today. So
far, it hasn't happened.
I won't mention company names on the list because that's not a good
thing, but I will gladly tell anyone who wants to know off list and
would be willing to add comments to their facebook page to do a little
blackballing. Needless to say, I'm just a little pi55ed - no, that's
an understatement. By the way, Ebay was absolutely no help in the
matter.
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