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am i a dirtbag?
myntik1:
I posted this issue on KLOV a few months ago, but it still hasn’t been resolved. I sold a game to a guy in early January on ebay. The guy immediately sent me the payment. I let the guy know what my schedule would be and I told him that I’m home everyday after 5, and that since I was working on my basement I would be around on the weekends for the next month or so. I sent him my address and my phone number. He made 2-3 appointments to come pick the game up and no showed me. I emailed him in Feb to say that I wanted the game moved so I wouldn’t have to put it in storage. He claimed that he would be contacting me soon about picking up the game. The same thing happened again in March so off to storage it went. The other night I cleared out the storage unit and brought the game back to my house. So the missus says I should contact the guy and just refund his money at this point. In my eyes I feel that the game is mine until the guy shows up on my doorstep to pick it up, and then we can talk about a couple of bucks and/or a case (maybe 2) of beer for storage and transportation fees. I’m not going to refund his money at this point, and I don’t feel that it’s my job to hunt this guy down. The old lady feels this is a dirtbag move. My feeling is that you shouldn’t bid on something you can’t pick up. There was a 720 in Chicago I wanted around X-MAS, should I have bid on it and made the guy store it for me until I make my June trip out there? It’s been 4 months, at this point I feel like I’ve been free storage and I should be compensated. Am I wrong?
danny_galaga:
tricky one. i see your wifes point of view, but i'm inclined to agree with you. in fact, i say put it up for sale again. maybe you'll never hear from him again :) if you do, refund him the money minus a reasonable storage fee.
maybe contact him one more time outlining that plan.
bishmasterb:
I agree with Danny. I think the appropriate move is notify him that you're going to re-list the cabinet for sale in one week, allowing him to pick it up within that time if he chooses. If he doesn't, you'll refund his money (minus storage, re-listing and annoyance fees) when, and if, the cabinet sells.
There is definitely no reasonable expectation that money will be refunded months after the fact if the delays were the buyer's fault, without first re-selling the cabinet.
saint:
I think you have no grounds for a storage fee unless it was so indicated in the auction. I would tell him you're relisting it, and then wouldn't bother contacting him again. If he doesn't pick it up and subsequently asks for it, you should refund his money minus any actual expenses (listing fee, Paypal transaction fee) that you can document.
TOK:
I would call/e-mail and give him a deadline for pickup, say within 2 weeks or you're going to relist.
That way all the information is kind of out there.
Its amazing this stuff happens. My buddy sold a 10,000 dollar printing press and the dude paid and never showed up for it. He called the guy half a dozen times with no response before selling it to someone else. Amazing.
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