Hello Ozbargain, I needed some advice from you guys,
One of me closeby friend had bought a car recently,
He trusted seller's words, who said car is mechanically very good, and great a to b car,
He literally only just started the car, (DID NOT TEST DRIVE OR INSPECT)
The seller seemed like a mechanic guy.
Seller had dropped the car at his house,
When he drove the car, he found big problems in the car, As soon as he found out problems in the car, he contacted seller asking to cancel the deal, ofcourse being such a private nature of buy and sell second hand vehicles, seller just simply did not reply. So my friend reversed the payment of the car which was done by bank transfer ( transaction reversal was successful). And straight away after transaction reversal, he returned the car to seller and said him to take the car back. Seller resisted to accept the car back ofcourse. started to threaten to call police for nuisance (he did not go inside his property, only stood on street). Eventually he left the car there away for the seller, leaving car and some CASH money there for seller's inconvenience (one of the parties from seller's side seemed okay with giving seller some money for cancelling the transaction). Seller of course did not get the car payment due to bank transaction reversal.
All the above was done within same day, and then a day later seller messages him back saying him to pick the car up, or he will contact police (threatening of police) on the basis of the fact that seller has rego papers stating the usual buying and selling of car/vehicle (the usual form thats filled out by both buyers and sellers in any Australian state for dealing with selling/buying a car). Friend did not transfer the car into his name. He only drove it couple times, firstly to test it after seller dropped the car, and then later to return the car to seller.
I totally understand its my friend's problem that he did not even check the car before buying it. AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WEBSITE IS NOT FOR LEGAL ADVICE, and personal opinions only.
Buy do you guys have any opinion on what seller can do, or is there major law breach or police will take some hard action against the friend?? the payment was reversed, so technically seller only got CASH payment that he left in car at seller's place.
Now he messaged saying that seller's reported this to police
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