Add a Warranty section to Audiogon classified ads?


There has been some recent discussion regarding warranty on used goods sold through Audiogon classified listings.

At present, there is no specified warranty stipulated, and it's left to buyers and sellers to discuss warranty after the fact, unless they negotiate a warranty as part of the terms of a sale.

Should Audiogon add a Warranty section to classified listings which would provide sellers the option of selling with a warranty...with perhaps four pre-selected warranty durations of 5, 14, 30 and 90 days, or selling without a warranty?

This would seem to help clear up any dispute between buyer and seller regarding warranty on used components.
tvad
If the buyer expects a warranty, they should be buying new.
I should have been a lawyer.
Ngjockey (Threads | Answers)

Good statement.

11-30-07: Jeffreybowman2k
There is no need for a warranty "option," as Audiogon policy already makes this an implicit part of every deal...if an ad (or subsequent communication between Buyer and Seller) advertises the item as being in "good working order," then Audiogon policy already forces the Seller to warrant that it will arrive as such.

I've been searching the Audiogon Policy pages and I have not found any language to this effect. Would you kindly provide a link to the page on which the policy is found?

Thanks.
Here's what I was referring to. It appears in the Audiogon Site FAQs, under Seller's Shipping Policy:


[I]t will ALWAYS be the responsibility of the seller to guarantee that items shipped will be as described and fully functional upon arrival.

Here's the link:

Shipping Policy

As I read it, this policy seems to imply a seller's warranty (albeit limited) in every audiogon transaction -- unless the parties have expressly agreed otherwise.
Thanks, Jefffreybowman2K. As I read it, the statement applies specifically to items damaged during shipping. Is that your interpretation as well?
Tvad, that's not how I read it. A seller is expected to deliver the item as described and fully functional. It's broader than just shipping damage.