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Sellers who change terms mid-deal?

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Quick question.

What are the general thoughts on sellers who change their terms mid-deal to suit them? As in, when there's a problem they change their terms and that's grounds for no refunds when there was no clause before, and you have proof they changed them?

Having an issue with a seller, and wondering if I should take it to the BOI. fwiw, it's not a herp breeder. I currently have a dispute going with paypal, and she changed her terms (plus escalated it to a claim so I cannot post more details including the cached page) and is claiming they've been that way all along. Cached version of the page tells a very different story.

Thanks!
 
On the face of it, it sounds BOI worthy (at least as an "Info" thread), as I would certainly want to know who it is (so I can steer clear of doing any business with them if the charge is justified).

That said, I would consider it unethical to change terms in mid-transaction and expect the other party to adhere to those 'new' terms.
 
The Uniform Commercial Code section2 governs sales and it is specific as to when and how sales agreements can be changed by the parties after the terms have been set. The rules for agreements between merchants are different and more flexible than those between an ordinary buyer and seller.

Of course when the seller starts making stuff up, the agreement exits the UCC and enters the BOI. I agree with John, I'd like to know who it is, and I'd like to see the dispute posted and I'd like to see the cached page compared with the current page.
 
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