Originally posted by TYRFRYR
hrd2k- I can see how you were mislead over an internet purchase, but you didn't do your own homework at the time of delivery. No offense, but your are going to have a hard time winning over lawyers by telling them your excitement got the best of you. Your photos draw attention to major things that are very noticable at night or anytime. The time to address buyers remorse was at delivery.
All these things are openly obvious during a night sale. There is no way these items could have been overlooked. I think you learned a major lesson. Day sales, flashlight, screwdriver test (rust), full inspection. This car is hardly worth $3500 in my state, given its current condition.
Good luck.
Tyson
*****I'm sorry that you have had this happen to you, but I also looked at the pics on your site and Tyson is right - no way you couldn't have noticed many of the problems you have highlighted if you took some time to look at the car. Even without a flashlight you could have seen the condition of the seats, the paint job, the obvious bodywork, missing lugs, the wiring hanging down inside the drivers side compartment, etc.. etc...
The suspension and frame issues are another story, and that is more easily hidden, especially if you don't exactly know what you are looking at, etc.. but I would have walked away from that deal just seeing some of the other issues that have been highlighted above and in other posts.
I'm not a lawyer, but I have dealt with e-bay regarding some purchases in the past that did not work out due to obvious and blatant misrepresentation on the part of the seller for merchandise I purchased sight unseen.
Amazingly, I actually got my money back, after some major haggling, and the use of a lawyer, etc.. and the luck of having contacted other buyers who had had the same thing happen to them from the same seller... Showing a pattern of fraudulant behavior, etc..
In your case, if you can prove the car was some kind of chop shop special or that the previous owner knowingly sold you stolen goods that you found out about later, you might have a case, but after looking at your pictures, and the fact you personally took delivery of the car, I think it will be a hard sell to get e-bay to do anything about this, or as Tyson pointed out, getting a lawyer to help you get your money back.
Billy