rob

Still following up a few bits and pieces but as its a 'contract' in Germany (or depending on the transaction it could even be an agreement governed by USA law!) it would mean local action (there is differing opinion on if its a contract at all but that is a whole different area).

German trading standards were lacking in some vorsprung durch technik, SEDO's terms are very much after a set period of time they can wash their hands of it and explicitly state they will not take steps enforce the terms of the agreement between two parties etc etc.

Obviously a company such as SEDO needs to limit their risk and define the actual scope of their obligations, however from a practical point of view to actually getting the job done it does not provide any back up to their users.

SEDO's staff have been helpful when trying to resolve this, however with the 'seller' being as obstinate as he is it is a tricky process. As above, the various policies and systems in place do not make things easy and as associated posts on this thread show it seems SEDO needs more joined up thinking and perhaps better standards - as they are able to choose who their customers are

All in all I think there are two lessons to be learned for me:

1 - Based on this experiance I believe "Roland Seiber" from Stuttgart is not to be trusted in completing an agreement in a timely manner.

2 - Sedo's agreements are only worth the paper they are written on, which for an entirely digital agreement is high praise indeed.


There is a few things still up in the air so cant say alot more about those, but will be decision time soon enough on what will happen and if so, what route