[Edward Tinker]

Michael, my ramblings on this subject.

1. All shortcomings should be disclosed ahead of time
2. If 3 days have passed and it states that way on his website (it does); then I personally feel the deal is complete
3. The above said, my reputation is very important to me and I'd try to make right with a buyer, unless a long time has passed (which is true in your case {{several months had passed}})
4. Again, that said; when you asked, was his answer as you said; he immediately fell back on the lawyer reply?
a. If so, that sounds like he knew the damage was there, especially for such an expensive item.
b. Or, if he admitted to previous damage and said the lawyer reply, I believe he'd be misrepresenting the item at sale.


If he did not admit to the damage but "lawyered" up, it just makes him "sound" guilty and I don't know if that is enough legally to win...

I would think fraud would have to be shown that he previously knew of the damage and if you take him to court, he would just have to say; "I didn't know"; which can be seen as "what a stupid collector" and let him off the hook of fraud; or "puts into doubt his knowledge considering he sells these as collector pieces.

No offense Michael and I'm just asking, but if it took you 2 months to notice / figure out, couldn't he say the same thing; that he'd only had it in his "shop" for a short while and had not looked at it closely?


All that said; he sounds like an arrogant guy who doesn't back up his sales!

Ed