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by BizarroLand 45 days ago
Yeah, $700 is worth a lawsuit. eBay knows who the buyer is and would be required to turn over the transcripts of the conversations to the court, and if you're suing the buyer eBay's arbitration system wouldn't protect them.

Then, after you win that, you can drag eBay into arbitration for the suffering. I bet you'd walk away with $5k or so after expenses if you have a decent lawyer.
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jcranmer 45 days ago
The fee for filing a lawsuit by itself is $405. That's before any lawyer touches anything and you get to find out how high a lawyer's hourly rate is.

A simple, easy lawsuit will cost you in the same range as a house. Even if you win, thanks to the American rule of "each side pays their own attorneys' fees."

No, $700 is not worth a lawsuit.

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markdown 44 days ago
Do you not have small claims court? They're usually free.
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BizarroLand 44 days ago
Even if they're not free, they're pretty inexpensive. Worst case you have to pay to have the other side served.

Also, if you decide to use a lawyer and either you or the person who defrauded you lives in certain states, you can also tack on attorney fees:

https://www.trysmallclaims.com/blog/small-claims-court-attor...

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