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Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector
Same thing with stolen art when seller who bought the item 30 years ago didnt realize the art was stolen 20 years prior to his purchase and changed hands 5 times...
if the original act was criminal it doesnt matter how many times it changed hands..you dont have clean hands defense
you are arguing a clean hands defense basically...if the action is criminal/fraud you dont get that defense...
its unfair burden on victim to track everyone down....of course the seller who just reimbursed the money can now go after the person that sold him the card ..
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That's a different situation because seller (and and buyer) never legally owned the item. There never was a legal sale.
My opinion is there are different ways of handling the OP's question. If you wanted to refund it you can, but it is also fair to tell the buyer to the TPA. For better or worse, the TPA has set themselves up as guaranteer. Unlike some situations, I don't think one choice is more or less ethical than the other.
Though I've never been keen on auction houses that use the TPA to wash their hands of the issue. Auctions houses are supposed to be experts too.