Basically what happened is why fiance' made a deal with someone that he would trade this kid his laptop and $200 for a car. Well the kid did not have the title yet, nor did my fiance have the money but they wanted the deal to go through fast so basically they traded the laptop for the car, signed a bill of sale, and made the agreement that once the kid got the title in the mail, they would trade that and the $200.
Well first of all the car did not run and the kid would not let us try and fix it in his yard where the car was parked so we had to tow it to a nearby parking lot and get it to run. Well we did, but it did not run strong enough and my fiance' had no where to keep it and work on it, so he had to sell it. He made a deal with another friend saying you can have it now, give me $200 when you get it, I will buy the title from seller #1 and hold it until you can give me another $600.
2007-09-26 04:50:43 · 5 answers · asked by xxxxxracheyxxxxx 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well seller#1 called the kid behind my fiance's back and got the $200 from him, and kid #2 is now refusing to pay him the rest. So he got screwed out of a laptop and his money, is there anything he can do legally do about this? To atleast get his laptop back and the other two can work out the money situation? PLEASE HELP, i know it's long but i'm desperate
2007-09-26 04:51:10 · update #1
what? was your boyfriend on crack? this is a deal meant to go bad. this is not how to conduct business. you don't mention it so i bet there was no written agreement as well. if there is documentation it's a small claims case. if no documentation save the court cost as you will lose. consider this a lesson in how not to buy and sell cars.
2007-09-26 04:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless there was a contract between your fiance and the buyer, this part of the deal is done.
The only recourse he has now is against the original seller and what recourse he has is depending on the specific language of the agreement he signed with the seller.
2007-09-26 04:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's why you never sign over the title until you have the money in your hot little hand. The only recourse here is to take it to small claims and hope for a win there.
2007-09-26 04:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Websites like FindLaw, LawGuru are some of the free legal advice resources available. More information at http://www.uelp.org/freelegal.html
2007-09-30 02:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said he has a bill of sale. Take it to small claims court.
2007-09-26 04:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋