Another ebay nightmare

[doubleM]

Well, here's the big update. In the last 2 weeks I've gotten two emails from the bidder, #1) Saying that he was sorry about his friend's not paying, why don't I relist it, he personally couldn't afford to buy it, etc.. This was in writing that could have easily come from a drunken 7-year old Aric Effron. I was starting to doubt if this guy wasn't actually a young kid. I asked if he was of age to bid on ebay in my reply email. #2) Was practically the same except he said that the bidder's friend decided not to buy it after finding out that the raw brass (the lacquer was removed by the previous owner to darken the sound) wasn't factory. Also that yes, he was of age to bid. I thought about it many times...the whole "why don't I relist it" thing... and decided that if they had been more responsible about communicating w/ me, before and after, they could have had all of their questions answered pre-purchase. I might have done it if they hadn't been so G.D. flakey. I basically said "no", I wasn't going to relist it, yet. This was all tinged with vague references to legal proceedings, which might be necessary to collect the payment. Finally, I gave one last effort yesterday to put an end to all of this bullshit by leaving two messages w/ the guy's friend. Lo-and-behold, this morning at 7:00 the guy called. He explained the whole raw brass trepidation thing, and that he regretted that his friend was in the middle. He said that because I was so obviously displeased w/ what had gone down, he feared that I'd somehow fuck with the horn before sending it. I reassured him that I hadn't, wouldn't, etc.. He claims that he'll be sending me the money by Friday (knock on wood!). Maybe my stubbornness has finally paid off!

Edited July 29, 2004 by doubleM

[Jazzmoose]

This was in writing that could have easily come from a drunken 7-year old Aric Effron.

This just may be the single most frightening sentence ever posted on this board.

[couw]

This was in writing that could have easily come from a drunken 7-year old Aric Effron.

This just may be the single most frightening sentence ever posted on this board.

glad I left that little tidbit for you to pick up. I couldn't have said it better.

[doubleM]

Just to clarify, it read like this: "i'm rely sory aboute joHny. whye dont you reliste it i'fe done that befour." Hence the Effron reference. B)

[couw]

"i'm rely sory aboute joHny. whye dont you reliste it i'fe done that befour."

Edited July 29, 2004 by couw

[Jazzmoose]

Wait a minute...aren't Aric and Johnny E. both in the Seattle area?