has anyone ever taken some one to small claims for failing to pay for an item.?

[kyogleboy]

i have a winning bidder hwo has failed to contact me or pay i am annoyed because it was very clear in the instructions ..i waas wondering if anyone has ever taken a bidder to small claims 

[thecatspjs]

Its is very much "worth" it to many traders snd consumers each year.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@my*favourite*poster wrote:

The purpose of Contract Law is to have both parties put into the same position as if the contract had been performed according to the agreed upon terms and conditions of the contract at the time of formation. Damages are awarded to place the non defaulting party into the position that they would have been in if the contract had been performed.

Once a party has breached a contract (ie by non performance), a non defaulting party has the choice of continuing with the contract or terminating it. If the non perfforming party chooses to continue with the contract, they can claim damages.

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[rosebelle9798]

I understood that a case brought before a small claims tribunal can only be against a trader. That is a trader cannot use the Small Claims tribunal to get money out of an individual only if he or she is also a trader. An individual needs to be taken through another court process to recover losses/damages etc. which presumably is much involved and costly.

[1sweetap6v8]

Yeh you forgot to mention cats that most are bad eBay transactions that are heard you no the ones PP eBay have scammed there way out of any obligation to fix. Self regulated my ass, what can we get away with is more like it. Self regulation has never worked anywhere and is always corrupt.