THE REAL STORY:
Saw the listing in the for sale forum last Saturday the 28th. Went to the Craigslist listing and called Louie. Asked him a few questions about the car and asked him if he was “flexible” on the price and he asked “why?” I told him that I would have to travel about 8-9 hours to pick it up and he said OK he would take $3200. I asked him if he wanted a deposit on the car to hold it until I could get there to pick it up and we agreed to $200. I told him that I would PayPal him the $200 deposit as soon as I ran a Carfax and that I would probably not be able to come get the car until “next Saturday”. He questioned how much PayPal would charge for the deposit so I sent a PayPal for $210. Louie asked that I contact him “in about 15 min after I sent it” to confirm he got it because a lot of people were interested in the car and “if you don’t take the car you lose your deposit”. I assured him that I would take it and we would hash out the details when I called to confirm he got the PayPal. I later called him to confirm he got it and told him that I would be there to get the car on Saturday and maybe earlier if I could get away from work. He stated that he wanted cash “all $100’s” and I joked that I would bring all “ones” because that’s how I make them. I once AGAIN confirmed that I would be there to get the car on Saturday or earlier if possible. He was fine with that. a few days I later went to the Craigslist listing to get his number and it had been removed. I then sent him a couple e-mails letting him know I did not have his number and asked if he would send it to me, once again stating I was coming to get the car SATURDAY. He responded last night (Tuesday the 31st with the number and asking if I would “wire” the money to his account as he had found a Trans Am in California that he wanted to buy. I responded that I sent the deposit with the understanding I would pay the balance in CASH when I picked the car up. He then sent me a response e-mail in which he seemed upset that I would not “wire” the money to him and questioned “why” he even made the deal with me since he could “sell the car for more money” and not have to wait until Saturday.
BECAUSE WE HAD AN AGREEMENT AND YOU HAVE MY DEPOSIT!
THAT’S WHY!
Louie.....How bout' you PayPal my $210 (thats 216.30 with Paypal fees) back and SAVE ME A TRIP.
And I won't post up your crying "Don't know why I sold you the car when I could have got more for it and bought the Trans Am I want" e-mail:biggrin: