SO I've been wanting to consolidate my consoles lately and that meant getting rid of a PlayStation 3. I put up an ad saying that I had one for sale, and listing its features. The PlayStation was a fat model, one of the older versions, that I had modified with a larger hard drive and a fan modification, two things I mentioned in the ad, (the fan made it loud, which I also stated). I got a call about an hour after posting it with someone who wanted to buy it, and at the time I was actually playing the PlayStation in question. I brought it to him and made the exchange, and he called me 2 hours later saying that it had overheated. I told him that the fan mod was to keep it cool and that it should be in a cool place. He said that it was and it wasn't working, and that he'll call me tomorrow if it doesn't work so that we could switch back. Do I have any legal obligation to return his money? It was working at the time I gave it to him and I have no proof he didn't break it. What do I do?
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As far as I know you don't have any legal obligation to give him back his money.
Craigslist is one of those "buyer beware" kind of things. Everything is bought and sold as is, and if you get something that doesn't work, or that if different than it was described then it's your own fault. You aren't a business and you're under no obligations to accept refunds (then again, I don't know where you're from, so the law might be different in your country).
By the same token though, if the guy thinks that you purposefully screwed him (not that I know you didn't purposefully screw him), he will want his money back, and might be willing to do...questionable...things to get that money back. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I hope for your own safety you didn't do the original exchange with him anywhere near your house, otherwise things might get stabby.
Craigslist is one of those "buyer beware" kind of things. Everything is bought and sold as is, and if you get something that doesn't work, or that if different than it was described then it's your own fault. You aren't a business and you're under no obligations to accept refunds (then again, I don't know where you're from, so the law might be different in your country).
By the same token though, if the guy thinks that you purposefully screwed him (not that I know you didn't purposefully screw him), he will want his money back, and might be willing to do...questionable...things to get that money back. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I hope for your own safety you didn't do the original exchange with him anywhere near your house, otherwise things might get stabby.
I don't think you have any obligation either, but I think you should do what you can to help him out. Help him repair it if you can, but if that doesn't seem to work and you do agree to return his money, make sure you get it back AND you've seen it physically before making the exchange. While it could just be a freak accident, he could also be trying to screw you, so make sure he doesn't leave with the money AND the PS3.
OK so I didn't do anything near my house and he only has my phone number, so I should be cool? And what could I tell him to do? Like where could he get it fixed?
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That would depend on what country you're in, since you still haven't told us.deathbyoatmeal said:
