I Accidentally Mislabeled Something On Fb Marketplace And Buyer Wants To Take Me To Small Claims Court
Location: CA, USA
Looking for advice: I sold a reptile enclosure on Facebook marketplace for $1,000 with some supplies. I listed it as a 8’x4x4’ and everything it came with, including my location. A buyer reached out to me interested and we coordinated. He had to rent a uhaul and drive an hour or two to come get it. Due to its size, I had to disassemble it to get it out of my home. Buyers came to get it, saw it in person, and loaded it into the truck. After a day went by, I got a long message explaining it was actually mislabeled and the dimensions were off - it was actually 8x3’x3’. He stated he either wanted me to come get it from him with a full refund, or he wants $600 for compensation, and if I did not respond he would take me to small claims court “Under California Civil Code §§ 1709-1710 and Business & Professions Code § 17500, it is unlawful to misrepresent any material fact in the sale of goods, including size or specifications.” and that his lawyer would contact me:
However this was just an honest mistake that I messed up on and offered to give him $200 in compensation off by 1ft. He is insisting that I owe him $600 or the full refund with me coming to get the cage back. I truthfully have already spent most of the money on bills already.
He had the chance to inspect the item in person, willingly took the item from me, and loaded it into the UHaul. Yet is threatening me with small claims court. I’m not sure how to proceed from here.
I have bought things from Facebook marketplace many times that didn’t end up as I thought but have never brought anyone to small claims court for it.
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