Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Court of Appeals says a Phoenix woman must pay for backing out of an agreement to sell her diamond ring through eBay.
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Court documents say Julie Rohr put her 10-carat diamond ring for sale on eBay for $100,000 in 2014 and Evangelos Armiros chose the “buy it now” option.
The records say Rohr later canceled the agreement when she was offered a higher bid. Armiros sued for breach of contract.
The court in an opinion filed Thursday said Rohr breached a valid contract when she changed her mind on the deal.
The three-judge panel upheld a lower court ruling by deciding that the “buy it now” option amounted to a contract between seller and buyer.
The high court also validated an award of $135,250 to Armiros. He did not get the ring.
So many normal people are sick of the tricks and shenanigans that go on on ebay and other online venues.
I shop a lot online and I was once sold a fake watch on ebay. The seller tried to use every possible trick, finally having UPS leave the package without a signature any claiming they never received it. I was ultimately made whole.
Another time I received a watch in pieces and the foreign seller succeeded in making me give up.
I have hasd sales cancelled after completion so I am glad this is finally getting the legal attention it deserves.