[redwitch]

If I understand you correctly, you basically bought the cart sight unseen and then did not have the cart checked out. You just took the seller's word on everything. I give Mark credit that he didn't sell you the "bad" cart and allegedly refused to sell it to anyone. I doubt he knew (or cared) about the history of the cart you purchased. It sounds like he buys from others and then resells and does as little work as possible to refurbish them.

At the very least, you should have taken the cart for a ride before agreeing to purchase it. Unless I know the owner of the cart, I have the cart checked out before purchase. And that's even if I am purchasing from a supposedly reputable dealer unless I'm given a warranty.

Regardless, getting a cart less than 10 years old for less than $3K is a pretty good deal. I doubt a judge would give more than the option to return the cart and get some of your money back, less rental value for the time you have owned the cart (going rate in TV is around $300/month).

But you've certainly gotten the word out and maybe made some of us think about what we want to look for before purchasing a used cart from an individual.