Court confirms that Ebay sales are binding
Have you ever had an experience, as an Ebay buyer, that you bought something more cheaply than you expected and the seller than refused to sell? Reporting them to Ebay as an non-performing seller may get them into a spot of trouble, but not much else.
An Ebay buyer took matters one step further. He bought a very rare WWII plane on Ebay for $150K. The seller however decided to sell to someone else for $250K. When you are talking about this sort of an amount, a warning email from Ebay is not that big a deal.
The jilted buyer took the seller to court and won. NSW Supreme Court held that the seller had to hand over the plane and that an Ebay sale/purchase constitutes a binding contract. Ebay rules already say that, but a court finding to that effect means that Ebay sales can be enforced through the legal system, although no doubt neither buyers nor sellers would want to do that for cheaper items.
