Small Claims Success
Posted by BayRunner@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Bought appliance on FB Marketplace that was listed as good condition and no issues. Got it home and it does not function. Was unable to test before I paid cash. Seller had good reviews and did not seem scammy.
Seller has not responded to FB messages or text messages.
Curious if other had same experience and went to small claims and what their experience was.
Corgisarethebest123@reddit
How much did you pay?
Successful-Ostrich23@reddit
What was the appliance if you don't mind?
-Insigwitz-@reddit
Not testing it before buying is buyer beware. How do you prove you didn’t damage it on the way home?
Unless you can show that the seller knowingly misled you, you will not win in small claims.
ChiDaddy123@reddit
So. Much. This.
Private personal sales are treated as an “as-is” purchase, and moments like this are where you get to have a judge laugh in your face while explaining the meaning of the Latin phrase “caveat emptor” and its weight in legal proceedings.
FaxxMaxxer@reddit
It’s a major PITA with the hoops you’d need to jump through, and takes a long time to come to fruition, but I’d imagine you could probably have a case.
Document everything, save your messages with the seller, and make a time stamped video of it non operational. My friend won her case against a scammy cleaning company, it can be done.
Binge_Gaming@reddit
What did said cleaning company do? You can’t leave us hanging!
FaxxMaxxer@reddit
They sent 3 meth-ed out young women who spent like 2 hours talking and cleaning the fuck out of only one bathroom (that really just needed quick mop and wipe down), and then sent a bill for like $250, with the house rest left dirty.
Binge_Gaming@reddit
I bet that one bathroom was spotless afterward.
That’s insane though.
Austin_Stoner@reddit
I'm really sorry you had to go through all that
scalem0ss@reddit
The time and energy you put into will not be worth it in the end, but —
Please do it and document everything you do so I can follow it for science.
thejohncarlson@reddit
Winning a judgement is one thing. Collecting is something completely different.