When selling on ebay do you have to disclose if the item is faulty or broken?
If the seller is a trader, then the goods must be of “satisfactory quality” and “fit for purpose”. By law. Unfortunately, if they are a private seller, that law does not apply. According to the Supply of Goods and Services Act (1982): “When you buy something on an Internet auction site from a private individual, you have very few rights. You can’t complain if the goods aren’t of satisfactory quality or fit for the purpose you bought them. Also, you don’t have the right to cancel your order, or any of the other extra rights you get when you buy on an Internet auction site from a business trader without having face-to-face contact. However, you do still have the right to complain to the seller if your goods don’t match the description they’ve given on the website. This applies to second hand as well as new goods. If the goods don’t match the description, you may be entitled to compensation from the seller. But you might need to go to court to try and get this, and even if you win your ca
