Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia

Can you sell something you don't have?

What happens when someone sells something they don't have and they refuse to refund you your money for four months?


Asked on 8/03/07, 12:32 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Charles W. Field Charles W. Field, Attorney at Law

Re: Can you sell something you don't have?

Well, you can't sell something you don't own. Representing that you have something for sale and then take money and then can't produce, you open yourself wide open to a lawsuit for fraud, among possible causes of action. Contact a lawyer.

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Answered on 8/05/07, 3:05 pm
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Re: Can you sell something you don't have?

You haven't posted enough details to fully answer but the options usually are:

(1) You swear out a warrant for the person's arrest for theft

OR

(2) You sue them.

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Answered on 8/03/07, 12:40 pm


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