What would you do?
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Possibly because the whole deal might come back one day and bite you in the Ass!
Like I said earlier, sometimes, some people simply are not worth dealing with!
(Especially if they are ******!)
You're reading in to this massively. There are only a small amount of things you can be certain about from this encounter. He wanted the monitor you were selling. He was willing to pay the asking price. He tried to get a discount by leaving some of his money in the car.
To start fixing on how he must be untrustworthy and has poor morals and ethics is just being a massive drama queen.
He doesn't know you, people aren't obliged to have the utmost morals and ethics when it comes to a sale of a luxury good between two private individuals.
He wanted a discount after he agreed a price, yeah that's a bit crappy, but that's about it.
How? If you want to use this logic in that because of their "untrustworthiness" selling the monitor to them might come back on you at some point, then not selling it to them is likely going to cause similar hassle, as they'll have something to hold against the OP for NOT selling it to him.
My point is that what you've said isn't sensible.
Trouble is this is a potential non-win scenario. Whatever you do you are likely to have issues,.
At least, if you haven't taken "Their" money you might have an advantage!
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Maybe, but getting them wound up over a wasted journey is probably more likely to cause an issue than selling the monitor at the agreed price (eventually).
Not saying he didn't deserve it or anything.
Not saying he didn't deserve it or anything.
The levels of paranoia in this thread are off the charts.
But he'd be immune from this if he'd accepted a lower price? Pull the other one.
Good lad, I'dve done the same, I admire you spiteful sentiment.
I'd have sold it for £200, yeah he tried it on, but to get the deal done and dusted there and then.
Never know though, he might've tried something on later saying it was faulty, or had dead pixels or something though, so losing the £20 might've saved you some hassle.
Never know though, he might've tried something on later saying it was faulty, or had dead pixels or something though, so losing the £20 might've saved you some hassle.
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I would have replied with sorry someone just offered £210 as hes desperate for it but I was still going to let you have it for £200 as we had agreed, seeing as your short though thats fine he can have it for £210, unless you want to go find a cashpoint for another £60?
I would have done the same as the OP, hopefully because he ended up getting "messed about" might put him off doing it again, doubtful though, price was agreed, he shouldn't then turn up and be an ********.
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There are some chancers who try to short change you big time. I sold a perfect condition 27" IPS screen on Gumtree a few days ago. They are £300 new, so had it on Gumtree for £200 and a guy agreed at that price. He came to the house to collect and said, "only got £150 on me mate", to which I replied "then you aren't getting it, sorry we agreed £200". He went out to the car where his (I assume GF/wife) was waiting, came back a few minutes later with all the money. I told him I had decided to keep the monitor. He whined about how I wasted his journey/time and I told him, "all on you mate, when you agree a price stick to it".
Luckily I had another buyer who offered £180 if I didn't get it sold. I phoned him up and he got the monitor at £180. I was happier to sell to a non scummy git who wasn't trying to pull the wool over my eyes.
What would anyone else here on GD do in that situation?
P.S I expect he will sneak back and put pooh in my letterbox
Do you own a horse?
Maybe you should get of it once in a while.