Barb Answers a Classified Advertisement for the Sale of a Honda

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Essay

Barb answers a classified advertisement for the sale of a Honda Accord.Barb has been shopping for 2 months for a used Accord,and answers this ad because the asking price is $9,500 for a car that has a retail book value of $13,000.The seller,Sam,says the price is low because he is moving out of the country in 3 days to start a new job and must have the cash from the car before he leaves.Barb buys the car and pays the full price,only to learn that Sam had just purchased the car from another individual.The check that Sam used to purchase the car was written on an account that Sam had closed several months earlier.Sam has disappeared.Discuss who will get to keep the car and all factors the court will use in reaching its decision.

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