Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to buy the products they need from private sellers. Very often, these sales are made online via platforms that facilitate private selling and buying. While these purchases may result in money-saving deals, buyers should, however, be aware that private sales are excluded from consumer protection rules and this may result in less legal protection should something go wrong with the product purchased. Hence, the importance for buyers to take additional precautions when choosing to buy from private sellers. Consumer law excludes private sales because this legislation only regulates business to consumer transactions. This means that goods sold by individuals do not necessarily have to be fault-free. If the products’ faults are visible or the products are sold as tale quale, buyers may not be legally entitled to request a remedy from the seller. To be entitled to claim a remedy, buyers will need to prove that they were misled during the sale. To avoid problems, buyers are advised to shop carefully. In the first instance, buyers should check if there are any reviews on the seller from previous buyers. Sellers with bad reviews should obviously...