Do I have any recouse? Buying a Bentley!
Just after some legal advice really, any practicing Solicitors out there?
An old Bentley Eight was advertised on Ebay as a classified advert. I phoned the seller, we went through the condition etc, we agreed a price and I verbally comitted to the purchase.
He sounded like a great bloke and we spoke about everything else other than the Bentley, needless to say I thought we got on and he felt the same.
He said he trusted me at my word, I offered him a deposit, he declined as he was fearful of giving his account details out. I offered him a bankers draft in that evenings post, he declined again and said he would rather the cash.
He told me not to worry, he promised the car was mine providing I could get it collected before Monday. If anyone phoned he said he would tell them it was sold. I paid a non refundale fee of £350 to the transport company for the collection (400 miles round trip), let him know the times so he was avaliable his end to deal with the paperwork and collecting the cash from the driver.
This was on Thursday and Saturday evening I got a text to say the car was sold! Needless to say I was fuming, I got straight on the phone and we talked for 40 minutes, he wouldnt admit he was in the wrong for the selling the car.
To cut a long story short, Im £350 down, I only have his word, the conversation was not recorded. Can I try to persue the money or are there any solicitors on here that could write me a "before action letter" in the hope he pays something?
Im happy to pay for anybodys time or cost incurred or a donation to the fundraiser?
Kind Regards
Richard