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i see both sides of this argument, hence asking the question. and this dialogue is helping me better phrase my question.
i understand caveat emptor, and a deal is a deal, and my deposit is forfeit should i decide to not honour the deal. but there has to be some onus on the seller to properly represent what he is selling, especially in an online transaction (a deal is a deal until it isn’t - when does it stop being a deal? - should there be as much of a commitment to accurately represent an item when you hit the ‘list’ button as there is to pay when you hit the ‘bid’ button?). you cannot out and out lie and then claim caveat emptor, claim that it’s the buyers fault for not figuring out you were lying. even if you think that is fair, i would suggest that many wouldn’t and i would name the seller just so that folks that think like me can make an informed decision (hey, if you believe in buyer beware, then you should have to live with seller beware as well).
i am not looking to get my deposit back (hey, it would be nice, but is not the purpose of this post). what i am trying to sort out is whether the seller out and out misrepresented the car, or perhaps used misleading wording or omissions to maintain some plausible deniability, or whether it is just a used car and i shouldn’t expect a person who specialises in porsche sales be to able to tell the difference between peru red and guards red. i know nada about buying cars online, and was hoping those with more experience buying and selling could advise on the state of the real world out there.
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