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I saw your car on BaT, you got a good deal. I even commented during the auction (sliproc). Have you changed that 10 year old timing belt yet?
I don't know what BaT is going to be able to do for you. You say the car is unsafe I'm sure if you ask the seller he'll say it is safe so short of hiring a lawyer, which would be catastrophically unwise, it is what it is. So why don't we just focus on getting your car squared away so you can enjoy it.
First the problem were those seats is they're way too big they may have seat adjusters but they're wedged in so tight you probably can't see or reach them. The good news is you have a decent pair of original seats.
Second the floorboards, the first thing I want to see is what's under the floormats, didn't see that in this auction. Also the underneath photos weren't great but pic #85 did show significant damage to the driver's side and some type of patchwork. From what I could see the right side didn't look to bad but again the photos weren't great and couldn't see what was on top.
Just a note about the fiberglass you found, the seller wasn't trying to rip you off with some devious repair. Back in the '60s, '70s, and '80s fiberglass repairs were common. Back then these cars were just drivers nobody ever gave a thought to a long term correct restoration. You'd buy a 6 to 10 year old car and throw a cheap, quickie paint job on it to make it look nice. Fiberglass was much cheaper and quicker than metal work. When I restored my Austin-Healey I found a lot of fiberglass in the sills and doglegs. Patching Jensen-Healey floorboards was not uncommon.
Also I'm curious, what are you buying from Robey for $3,700? From what I can see it looks like it wouldn't take more than about $700 or $800 and if you can reach Delta and do some patching yourself probably cheaper.