EVer had Regrets..?

[se]

I mean...did u own a domain name and then SOLD it....

only later to find that somebody would have paid higher.....

or maybe the name became famous....or the person who
bought the name made a superb site to compliment the name u sold....etc....?



i'm intrested to know..if anybody here faced a situation like this before :hehe:

 

[Badger]

Snoop... What irony?
Seriously, let's do this. I'll setup an auction (for whatever). You win it. I'll immediately send you a "My apologies, item not available..." email and refund your money (if you were quick to pay). SUE ME.

If what youre saying is the truth, then your modus operandi would apply to any given situation, at any time, anywhere in a democratic society.

Believe you me, if the goods/commodotity was worth it YOU would be sued and YOU would lose.

Citing the history of the internet is no grounds for precedence, as the truth is probably no online auction of something has ever been tested to this n'th degree as most item s sold at auction on line have a generic value..

 

[Midano]

Snoop....
OK, I'm the one who's naive, silly and ignorant.
So... don't dodge the question. Show me the law, show me how it applies to ebay. Precedent is THE cornerstone of the American justice system. Show me ONE case. Enlighten me.

 

[Badger]

Contract law in the UK (and the US) boils down to 'offer, acceptance and consideration'... That is, you offer, they agree, you agree a price i.e. the consideration. This law is the cornerstone of civil law....

Dont really understand the question..

 

[RogueWriter]

I sold one cause I needed the money right then. I'm sure that if I had held out, I could have received more from the purchaser. But the money hit my bank just when I needed it, so how can I complain?

Only thing I really ever regretted was selling Dell stock at $4.50/share in 1985 or so...OUCH. Double OUCH.

 

[nRnF]

... Show me ONE case. Enlighten me....

Hello Midano, how about this case.
The case fits quite well our little discussion as:
- It was a online auction.
- I won and paid as requested
- They are not able to deliver due to problems with ther 2nd tier supplier.
- They tried to refund me, but I refused.
Not much time left, and this case may be decided by the judges.
They are trying hard to gain time, but I am getting fed up now.

Eaven more regarding contracts:
Imagine you post a domain for sale (e.g. domain.tld - 100$) within NP for sale forums.
Then somebody posts - SOLD !
Basically, at the same instant you have a legal binding contract with this person.

I agree with you, that it is unlikely that most of those cases reach court cause of their relatively low values, or both parties find a gentlemen agreement.

 

[Midano]

If what youre saying is the truth, then your modus operandi would apply to any given situation, at any time, anywhere in a democratic society.

Believe you me, if the goods/commodotity was worth it YOU would be sued and YOU would lose.

Citing the history of the internet is no grounds for precedence, as the truth is probably no online auction of something has ever been tested to this n'th degree as most item s sold at auction on line have a generic value..

OK.
Let's say you've sold a one-of-a-kind 2500-year-old chinese vase of Zhou dynasty. And you broke it while packing. It's irreplaceable, what are you going to do?
Domain name example? You put the domain up for auction, but forgot to renew it and it expired the day after your auction ended. Oops, your goof.
OR... Your dying grandmother told you that she wants the domain for her (those grandmothers... you never know...)
You CANNOT deliver the goods, period. What would you do?
Things happen...

 

[nRnF]

Try to find a gentleman agreement.

Sorry SE for highjacking your thread .......

 

[Midano]

To put this discussion out of its misery:

Ebay's policy regarding non-selling seller

Read. The worse case scenario - non-selling seller will be suspended.
The policy is wide-open and it's not a law. From legal standpoint nothing stops a seller from refusing a sale as long as the payment is refunded.

 

[nRnF]

Right, this is what Ebay will do.
Other thing is what seller/buyer will do.

 

[EricH]

I debated a little too long on a domain and a major corp. reg'ed it. It wasn't a TM of that corp either, it just described one of their products (i.e. Nike buying shoes.com --- which they didn't, but you get the point)