Young Scammers - Possible recourse?

[VanekSnipes]

nobody is saying it is impossible to have a mature collector at the ages of 15 or so.. but there are say 20% (random number) immature kids, as opposed to 10% immature adults lol...
Im 18 so I kinda see both sides here.

[max91ess]

nobody is saying it is impossible to have a mature collector at the ages of 15 or so.. but there are say 20% (random number) immature kids, as opposed to 10% immature adults lol...
Im 18 so I kinda see both sides here.

I agree, but you can't stop 80% of kids to sell because of 20% of idiots..

[leopards40]

I agree, but you can't stop 80% of kids to sell because of 20% of idiots..

right, and there are more adults out there trying to scam people than kids

[camr14]

I sell on ebay and im 13, but i use my dads accout, and he makes sure everything ok with what i sell

Thats the exact same with me, I'm 13 and use my parents ebay account. my feedback is over 100 and its all 100%. Those kids are sneaky, and their parents should be responsible for the refund.

Cam

[JamesGang1]

...The age of these kids could pose an interesting problem for them and for eBay. In the US (don't know about Canada) it is illegal to enter into a binding contact with anyone under the age of 18. So, if these, or any, kids scam someone, the buyer should be able to demand a full refund on the grounds that there was no contract. the age of the seller makes a binding sale impossible.

Ebay, for their part, may say they did not know the seller was underage. Do they make you submit your birthdate when registering? (it's been so long!) But with evidence, like the callofhockey chat log where he says he is only 14, that should be enough to nullify the sale.

In Canada (well in BC at least) you can enter into an agreement with a person that hasn't reached the age of majority (child), however the adult cannot bind the child to the contract (make the child carry out the child's part of the agreement).

The child however, can bind the adult to the contract obligations (make the adult carry out the adult's part of the agreement). Check out BC Infants Act for more info...

I know this info doesn't help the situation, however it does show that you'd better know who you're getting into an agreement/contract/other legal doc with before you go 'all in'.

I'd be interested to hear what eBay says about this...