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Posted on 8/5/13 at 12:34 pm
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 8/5/13 at 12:34 pm
Guy A has a 1988 XJ-series Jag he wants to sell (the guy is in my office complex)

Guy B (my brother) was approached by Guy A to help sell his car. Puts it up on Ebay/CL/AutoTrader etc with the information that was given to him by Guy A.

Guy C (buyer) looks over the car and runs into the bank to get $12,500 out and buys the car. {not sure what Bill of Sale was signed, title etc. as I wasn't there)

Guy C now owns the car and comes back to Guy B (my brother) and is saying that my brother misrepresented the car as having 21,000 miles on it when in 1997 the VIN comes back as having 125k miles on it.

Guy C files police report and Houston Police Dept case number against Guy B and Guy A.

My brother did this as a favor to this douche and was only operating under the parameters/info that was given to him.

What should my brother do? Thanks in advance. I told him that he should no longer answer anyone's call but to refer him to the original owner (Guy A).
Posted by HeadyMurphey
Los Santos
Member since Jan 2008
17187 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 12:38 pm to
quote:

What should my brother do?


Was title signed over from Guy A to Guy B?
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17276 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 12:53 pm to
was your brother compensated for advertising?

This is one of those times that it would be well worth it to spend a few bucks and talk to a lawyer
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
84297 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 12:55 pm to
quote:

Guy C (buyer) looks over the car and runs into the bank to get $12,500 out and buys the car. {not sure what Bill of Sale was signed, title etc. as I wasn't there)

Guy C now owns the car and comes back to Guy B (my brother) and is saying that my brother misrepresented the car as having 21,000 miles on it when in 1997 the VIN comes back as having 125k miles on it.



How did he not notice the mileage before paying for the car? Did he get the car shipped to him? If I was buying a car sight unseen, I'd at least want a picture of the odometer.
Posted by jjbodean1970
Huntington, WV
Member since Mar 2006
6493 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 5:11 pm to
i'd say your brother is probably partially liable in this case, he acted as a compensated agent for the seller.
Posted by AutoYes_Clown
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2012
5181 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:35 pm to
Odometer disclosure history?
Posted by GaryMyMan
Shreveport
Member since May 2007
13498 posts
Posted on 8/6/13 at 12:03 am to
If anyone paid 12 grand for a 25 year old Jaguar XJ it better have a kilo of cocaine in the trunk.

And why didn't he do a simple carfax before buying to show the odometer reading?

What kind of person can't tell the difference between a car driven 21,000 miles and 221,000 miles?

This story doesn't add up. At all.
This post was edited on 8/6/13 at 12:16 am
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
28310 posts
Posted on 8/10/13 at 8:50 am to
Not enough info...

Is your brother a dealer or does he have a dealer's license?

Did your brother witness the sale?

Somebody cut the miles and somebody best give the buyer his money back ASAP.

ETA: did A own the car in 1997?

And yes, a 1988 Jag is a POS.
This post was edited on 8/10/13 at 8:53 am
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