1981 Blue Bird Wanderlodge back on eBay

[Leroy Eckert]

Something is backwards here!
I think all of Howard's suggestions should happen. Deposits, contract execution
and close the deal. After all the purchaser willfully made a choice and in doing
so took the mans asset off the market for a period of time without compensation.
Can I buy your home that way? Let me hold it for awhile. Just because it happens
on Ebay in violation of contract law does not make it right.
The argument of misrepresentation is subjective. The last time I checked, Caveat
Emptor has nothing to do with the seller. I imagine any asset for sale on Ebay
or anywhere else is available for pre-purchase inspection by the potential
purchaser or his/her agent prior bidding and/or negotiating.
So what does long distance travel have to do with the seller, his price or
anything else? If the purchaser wants the item put the travel costs in the basis
of the motorhome. If you don't purchase that one summarize all the costs of
looking for one and put that into the price of the one you ultimately purchase.
That is part of the cost of purchasing one. Apparantly, it is less painful to
run all over creation looking for a "deal" because those costs are expended over
a period of time rather than plunking down real money for a quality coach that
some good BB person sweat blood on. 2 cents more.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Wright
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 1981 Blue Bird Wanderlodge back on eBay


On 6/7/07, truitt44@... wrote:
>
> What happened to Tom is a good reason to require a non refundable, minumun
$1000.00
> dollar or 5% of the cost of the coach deposit, within 24 hrs. of close of
auction and
> balance and pickup due within 7 days. They would think long and hard before
walking
> away if they have something to loose. Just sounds like he got cold feet.
> Howard Truitt
> Camilla, Ga.
> 86 PT40

Agreed, Howard.

That said: If I were selling a coach or car on eBay, I'd add that the
"non-refundable" deposit would be refunded if the buyer finds the
vehicle significantly misrepresented. That gives buyers warm, fuzzy
feelings and is how I sold a custom sports car on the Internet a few
years ago. The biggest worry with a long distance transaction like
this is flying in on a one way ticket to pick it up and, oh, sorry,
forget to mention the significant frame rust, the brakes that don't
work and the paint that's falling off in the areas the seller
strategically avoided photographing.

So, a non-refundable deposit unless buyer finds significant
misrepresentation. Protects the seller from idiot buyers while not
limiting the market. Blanket non-refundable deposits will limit your
market; I'm an honest buyer with money to spend and I don't send such
deposits. I want assurances that when I uncover all of the problems
the seller "forgot" to mention in his ad, I can walk away with only my
transportation out of pocket. Of course if a seller is up front and
honest about everything, then I'll be driving it home and he has
nothing to worry about.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92, didn't send a deposit, our verbal agreement was as
good as a hand shake was as binding as a legal contract as far as this
man is concerned. Let your word be your word and your reputation will
speak for itself.
Tri-Cities, WA




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