Okay, weird one...
Bought a laptop for my kids off FB marketplace, seller was a lad up the Rd, I know his mum so assumed it was fine. He said he was selling for a friend, they dropped it off the other day. These lads are 16...
Anyway, got a random Facebook message from someone I don't know, but she's local and I recognise her, asking if I bought a laptop yesterday. So I freak out thinking it's stolen... Message the lad I bought from and he assures me it's his friend's. The lady rings me after I give her my number because she won't say what it's about, turns out her son sold it without her knowing and she basically wants it back. She had no idea how he'd sold it and how much for. I wasn't willing to agree to anything tonight as I wanted to work out the legality of it all and I was quite thrown...
So, turns out you need to be 18 to sell stuff on Facebook. What I'm more concerned about is, have I technically bought stolen property and I should I involve the police? If I do that I guess I won't get my money back and also lose the laptop, so probably I'm just better off selling it back to her.
My kids are going to be gutted!
It's just weird, I'm kind of freaking out. Advice please!