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>In a few cases, it delivered vehicles without collecting any form of payment at all That's crazy. I'm curious what happened in those instances. I suppose it d

by bragr 3y ago

>In a few cases, it delivered vehicles without collecting any form of payment at all That's crazy. I'm curious what happened in those instances. I suppose it depends a lot on the jurisdiction, but can Fisker come back and demand payment, or did those people just get free cars?

foobarian 3y ago
I was utterly confused until I realized this is not Fisk*a*r the scissor maker.
- moogly 3y ago
  Fiskars
kayodelycaon 3y ago
For something as valuable as a car, they definitely can. You still agreed to pay them. However, you can decide to take the whole thing to court and see what a judge thinks about it. In a way, they screwed up and that may affect the contract.
- Atotalnoob 3y ago
  They might have a case to keep the car! There are laws around sending people packages and then demanding payment. I think it was to stop trolls from mailing you garbage and demanding payment afterwards… I’m not a lawyer, them having a purchase agreement in place probably changes things, but a clever lawyer might be able to make a case
  - kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
    How are they going to register without a title?
    - recursive 3y ago
      Unregistered car fines are probably less than the cost of the car in many use cases.
  - kayodelycaon 3y ago
    Those laws are for sending things unsolicited. In this case, the customer asked for the car and agreed to pay for it. The company failed to process the payment. Very different scenario.
  - maximinus_thrax 3y ago
    > There are laws around sending people packages and then demanding payment. Laws are different when you request the package. I don't believe Fisker sent cars to random people.
  - darth_avocado 3y ago
    Ultimately it boils down to the purchase agreement. Usually the company still has a right to collect payment and in a legal setting, the company will still win because the purchase agreement holds the buyer accountable for payment unless there is a clause in there which dictates the terms of late payment.
- Atotalnoob 3y ago
  They might have a case to keep the car! There are laws around sending people packages and then demanding payment. I think it was to stop trolls from mailing you garbage and demanding payment afterwards… I’m not a lawyer, them having a purchase agreement in place probably changes things, but a clever lawyer might be able to make a case, but I’m just spitballing

by bragr 3y ago

foobarian 3y ago

I was utterly confused until I realized this is not Fisk*a*r the scissor maker.

moogly 3y ago
Fiskars

kayodelycaon 3y ago

For something as valuable as a car, they definitely can. You still agreed to pay them. However, you can decide to take the whole thing to court and see what a judge thinks about it. In a way, they screwed up and that may affect the contract.

Atotalnoob 3y ago
They might have a case to keep the car! There are laws around sending people packages and then demanding payment. I think it was to stop trolls from mailing you garbage and demanding payment afterwards… I’m not a lawyer, them having a purchase agreement in place probably changes things, but a clever lawyer might be able to make a case
- kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
  How are they going to register without a title?
  - recursive 3y ago
    Unregistered car fines are probably less than the cost of the car in many use cases.
- kayodelycaon 3y ago
  Those laws are for sending things unsolicited. In this case, the customer asked for the car and agreed to pay for it. The company failed to process the payment. Very different scenario.
- maximinus_thrax 3y ago
  > There are laws around sending people packages and then demanding payment. Laws are different when you request the package. I don't believe Fisker sent cars to random people.
- darth_avocado 3y ago
  Ultimately it boils down to the purchase agreement. Usually the company still has a right to collect payment and in a legal setting, the company will still win because the purchase agreement holds the buyer accountable for payment unless there is a clause in there which dictates the terms of late payment.
Atotalnoob 3y ago
They might have a case to keep the car! There are laws around sending people packages and then demanding payment. I think it was to stop trolls from mailing you garbage and demanding payment afterwards… I’m not a lawyer, them having a purchase agreement in place probably changes things, but a clever lawyer might be able to make a case, but I’m just spitballing