Deception in selling a car
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Question
I sold an old car through a broker to an Arab who deals in buying cars, also for dismantling. The broker did not tell the buyer that the alternator in the car is faulty, and he used his own battery so that the car would appear to drive without any problem. It is possible that the buyer intends to repair the car for use and not only for dismantling. Is there a halachic problem here of theft or ona'ah (overreaching) in the sale of the car, and what should I do in such a case?
Answer
Shalom u'veracha
There is no problem in this.
This is a doubtful case of a non-Jew's mistake, and not theft.
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