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A gentleman who goes by the screen name "Hitman" placed the winning bid on a 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8. Hitman won the eBay auction fair and square with a bid of $29,100 on a vehicle that is sticker priced at around $46,000.
The dealership, Glenn E Thomas Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Signal Hill, California claims that their employee made a mistake when listing the vehicle and forgot to set a reserve price.
As we all know, eBay claims that a winning bid is a legal and binding contract. Yes, it is very obvious that this is an absurd price, but the buyer is not at fault. Hitman claims that he actually sent the $500 deposit for the vehicle per eBay rules.
Multiple attempts to contact the dealership have just provided Hitman with the run around, as employees try to brush him off and say they will give him a great deal on the slick Dodge, but will not honor his winning eBay bid.
This story has spread like wildfire across many auto enthusiast message forums such as ChallengerTalk,com, LS1GTO.com, ClubGP.com, SilveradoSS.com, ChicagolandSportBikes.com and many many more. New members have joined ChallengerTalk to cheer on Hitman and provide him with advice, tips and even legal counsel.
If something like this happened at a live auction, such as Barret-Jackson the upset seller wouldn't be able to just say, "sorry price isn't high enough, I changed my mind" and take his car home. EBay provides the opportunity to set a reserve price for this reason exactly, so the vehicle can not sell at a price that is too low. The dealership failed to take that precaution, and now in my opinion they need to own up to their mistake.
It is said, that since Hitman lives locally to this dealership he is going to attempt to provide the full payment within 5 days as to stay within the guidelines of eBay. I will bring more information as it plays out.
The dealership, Glenn E Thomas Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Signal Hill, California claims that their employee made a mistake when listing the vehicle and forgot to set a reserve price.
As we all know, eBay claims that a winning bid is a legal and binding contract. Yes, it is very obvious that this is an absurd price, but the buyer is not at fault. Hitman claims that he actually sent the $500 deposit for the vehicle per eBay rules.
Multiple attempts to contact the dealership have just provided Hitman with the run around, as employees try to brush him off and say they will give him a great deal on the slick Dodge, but will not honor his winning eBay bid.
This story has spread like wildfire across many auto enthusiast message forums such as ChallengerTalk,com, LS1GTO.com, ClubGP.com, SilveradoSS.com, ChicagolandSportBikes.com and many many more. New members have joined ChallengerTalk to cheer on Hitman and provide him with advice, tips and even legal counsel.
If something like this happened at a live auction, such as Barret-Jackson the upset seller wouldn't be able to just say, "sorry price isn't high enough, I changed my mind" and take his car home. EBay provides the opportunity to set a reserve price for this reason exactly, so the vehicle can not sell at a price that is too low. The dealership failed to take that precaution, and now in my opinion they need to own up to their mistake.
It is said, that since Hitman lives locally to this dealership he is going to attempt to provide the full payment within 5 days as to stay within the guidelines of eBay. I will bring more information as it plays out.
