Beaten and robbed.

I am sorry for such a long post & the bad grammer used. I left school to start an apprenticeship at 15, having only been interested in Science & Metalwork. The rest I flopped. Probably should know better at 67yrs young.

I've bought and sold many cars on eBay, over the years I would guess 10? All for personal use, I'm no trader. The only issue I've had was when a chap who bought an old V6 Mondeo off of me got halfway home before the gearbox blew up. It showed no signs of a problem previously, but had been parked up for a while so maybe some sediment had settled. He rang me on the off chance of a refund, but it was a £1500 car, bought privately. Buying any car privately at that end of the market is a risk for both buyer and seller. As with any of these things, go in eyes wide open and being realistic.

I've also avoided looking at cars that were too cheap to be true when the seller told me to meet him at an abandoned pub carpark with the cash....

I don't think you need to apologise.

Don't forget for those whose eyesight isn't perfect (like me) its possible to zoom the screen on most computers.

Jon is right - no need to apologise whatever! I didn't find it difficult to read and it's packed full of good advice. Even though I'm unlikely to buy or sell a car that way, lots of people do, mostly successfully. Thanks to Stevie for explaining how it works.

Dave

Have been cases here where people bought cars from guys in carparks, miles from where they lived.

Paid cash for cars they knew nothing about from guys they knew nothing about, then came home only to find that the "cars" were nothing more than write-off,s

Any redress ??? You must be joking ! They had no idea where these people lived.