Dealer Makes Mistake in eBay Auction of Lamborghini and Screws Florida Customer

Remember last year when Husker BMW in Nebraska tried to back out of an eBay auction when they decided they didn’t like the price the auction ended with?

Well it has happened again, this time with a dealer in Florida, and on a much grander scale - a Lamborghini that went for $238,900 instead of $338,900.

Last year, Ross Romash went to eBay in search of a 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 - he found one and decided to go for eBay’s “Buy It Now” offer of $238,900.

After the auction ended, the dealership, The Collection of Coral Gables, Fla., decided that the “Buy It Now” price was actually a mistake, and should have been a full hundred thousand dollars more.

The Collection refused to honor the legally binding auction, and told Romash that if he wanted the car for the agreed upon price, he’d have to sue to get it.

Romash didn’t hesitate, and immediately filed an injunction against the dealer while he started the legal battle.  Unfortunately, the dealership was quicker than Romash, and sold the car out from under him for more money before they received the legal paperwork for the injuction.

Unlike the Husker BMW case, this one doesn’t have a happy ending - at least not yet.  This case is scheduled to go to trial in Dade County next month.  It will be an interesting one to keep an eye on for sure!

Do you think the dealer should have owned up to their mistake and let Romash have the car for the original “Buy It Now” price?  Let them know:

The Collection - Coral Gables, Fla.
President: Ken Gorin
(800) 252-4827