I recently purchased a LCD monitor from someone on Craigslist in the Philadelphia area. It was advertised (sparesly) on the ad as a 24" monitor. After sending some emails, I also confirmed that it was 1920×1200 resolution which would be full HD. We agreed to meet up half way to complete the transaction. The monitor looked fine and I gave him the agreed upon amount. However, when I returned home, I discovered that the resolution was less than stated and when I took out a tape measure and checked, it was only 22". Needless to say, I feel defrauded (the seller falsely presented the product). I’m not sure where I would go about filing a claim in a small claims court. Where I live? The place where the cash and product switched hands? Where he lives? I feel I have a good chance of winning if I go to court but I have heard of ‘buyer beware’ clauses in state laws. However, this seems like outright fraud as he misrepresented the product completely and I did not know until it was hooked up to my computer. I will also have to do a reverse cell phone lookup to get his address to serve him with the court date - can I file a police report so this is done by the local police department? I don’t trust those online places that claim to do reverse cell phone lookups and then charge you money to view the results.
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