I once read that Ebay Motors has a policy that when a high bidder wins a
boat, he has the opportunity to do the survey and sea trial to determine if
the boat is as stated.I can't find that nugget on Ebay now and am really
keen on a sailboat there. Can anyone help?

Don't know of such a policy. I'd think it best in any case to email the
seller and get his emailed agreement to such conditions should you be the
winning bidder. His response or lack thereof may say a lot about what he's
selling.
Len

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"Grouch" wrote in message
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I once read that Ebay Motors has a policy that when a high bidder wins a
boat, he has the opportunity to do the survey and sea trial to determine
if
the boat is as stated.I can't find that nugget on Ebay now and am really
keen on a sailboat there. Can anyone help?

All E-bay does is connect the buyer and seller. There is no legally binding
contact via E-bay. You get together with the seller and sign a basic sales
contract (at least you should!) contingent on sea trial, survey, and
financing, etc. Go from there.

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Keith
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"Grouch" wrote in message
m...
I once read that Ebay Motors has a policy that when a high bidder wins a
boat, he has the opportunity to do the survey and sea trial to determine
if
the boat is as stated.I can't find that nugget on Ebay now and am really
keen on a sailboat there. Can anyone help?

"Keith" wrote in message
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All E-bay does is connect the buyer and seller. There is no legally
binding
contact via E-bay. You get together with the seller and sign a basic sales
contract (at least you should!) contingent on sea trial, survey, and
financing, etc. Go from there.


That's not true in the UK where winning an auction creates a legally binding
contract.

W artykule Les Dawson napisa³(a):
All E-bay does is connect the buyer and seller. There is no legally
binding
contact via E-bay. You get together with the seller and sign a basic sales
contract (at least you should!) contingent on sea trial, survey, and
financing, etc. Go from there.


That's not true in the UK where winning an auction creates a legally binding
contract.

OK, but not between eBay and the buyer, just between the buyer and
seller. It's a great difference, because you cannot i.e. sue eBay - they
only give a platform to connect the parties and nothing more. They of
course try to do it as good as they can, so they give some options to
secure the transaction, but it's still a thing between two individuals.
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Samotnik

"Samotnik" wrote in message
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W artykule Les Dawson
napisa³(a):
All E-bay does is connect the buyer and seller. There is no legally
binding
contact via E-bay. You get together with the seller and sign a basic
sales
contract (at least you should!) contingent on sea trial, survey, and
financing, etc. Go from there.


That's not true in the UK where winning an auction creates a legally
binding
contract.

OK, but not between eBay and the buyer, just between the buyer and
seller. It's a great difference, because you cannot i.e. sue eBay - they
only give a platform to connect the parties and nothing more. They of
course try to do it as good as they can, so they give some options to
secure the transaction, but it's still a thing between two individuals.
--
Samotnik

I have written sellers and asked if they would accept a bid subject to
Survey. Some will, some won't. Them who won't don't get bids.

Boat U.S. has a good service for people selling their own boats. Or buyers
for that matter. They have all the contract forms, will do title searches,
and even have an escrow service. You can get the forms for free if you're a
boat U.S. member, or use any or all of the services. I used this when
purchasing my current boat. I especially liked the escrow services, rather
than handing a big deposit check to somebody I didn't know from Adam.

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Keith
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"If you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look
back every now and then to make sure it's still there." - Will Rogers
"Jim" wrote in message
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"Samotnik" wrote in message
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W artykule Les Dawson
napisa³(a):
All E-bay does is connect the buyer and seller. There is no legally
binding
contact via E-bay. You get together with the seller and sign a basic
sales
contract (at least you should!) contingent on sea trial, survey, and
financing, etc. Go from there.


That's not true in the UK where winning an auction creates a legally
binding
contract.

OK, but not between eBay and the buyer, just between the buyer and
seller. It's a great difference, because you cannot i.e. sue eBay - they
only give a platform to connect the parties and nothing more. They of
course try to do it as good as they can, so they give some options to
secure the transaction, but it's still a thing between two individuals.
--
Samotnik

I have written sellers and asked if they would accept a bid subject to
Survey. Some will, some won't. Them who won't don't get bids.