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    Secondhand Goods Warranty

    What must I as a seller of secondhand goods offer in terms of a warranty,say for instance if I sell my Skiboat, must I give a warranty on the engines or not. And for how long this an urgent call please.
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    one would need to know if you are a dealer in second hand goods or is this your own ski-boat that you propose selling privately. If the latter be the case, then may you may sell it "as is", no warranty implied or given

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    Thanks for the info,wanted to buy secondhand motors from a dealer and he would only offer one month warranty.Sorry to say he lost on me buying from him.
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    I think it is still admiral that he was prepared to give you 1 month warranty.
    One has no idea where the motors were used, and if they were abused, so giving a warranty on an unknown is a huge risk. Further, is that the buyer has a huge influence on the motor performance by usage as well, again which the seller has no control over and is also investing with respect to the warranty issued.

    Any way I can not see any one giving any warranty on a second hand motor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alec View Post
    wanted to buy secondhand motors from a dealer...
    In that case the Consumer Protection Act comes into play - provided you're a qualifying consumer.

    Just how much that affects warranties in the motor industry I don't know. From what I can tell so far, apart from more paperwork to sign up front, it doesn't seem to have changed the warranty offerings much.

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