Hi, Todd,
I don't think this is silly at all!
Many people on this list buy and sell stuff on eBay and to and from others on this
list all the time, and I think it's a good thing for folks to know their rights
and responsibilities.
You're quite right, that if a purchaser gets screwed over by a vendor, there's not
much he/she can do about it. If a vendor changes his mind, he can certainly say,
"I've already sold it", or whatever, but that doesn't make the vendor right. If
I, as a potential purchaser, feel that I've been screwed over, I'm not going to go
to court, but I'm never going to deal with that seller again, and I'm certainly
going to tell everyone I know about my experience with that seller, including
communicating on lists like this one.
So, I think that it's all for the better if both sellers and vendors know what's
morally and legally expected of them, and discussing "grey" areas like this one
are a valuable exercise, imho.
regards,
frank
Todd Stanley wrote:
> This is just plain silly. Placing an ad in the paper, etc. doesn't force
> anyone to sell anything. The person selling can withdraw the item for sale
> at any time - and what is a buyer going to do about it? Even on eBay a
> seller can cancel all the bids and terminate any active item listed for
> whatever reason he wants, only after the auction ends does it turn into a
> contract where the seller has to sell the item at the final bid (assuming
> the reserve is met if there is one)
>
> Todd
>
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