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In Reply to: breaking a promise - losing confidence in a seller! posted by Don T on April 11, 2007 at 16:32:16:
I can't believe the number of responses in support of this duplicitous deal-breaker. Don T says he is ready to buy this item and the seller agrees to haul it around town to accommodate him. But then Mr T backs out at the last minute because he can't find the restaurant where he was planning to buy stereo equipment. In a restaurant? If you had doubts about the integrity of a $3000 piece of audio gear, would you buy it from a guy in a restaurant?Then he admits he took a three hour lunch break (see Don T's response to another post below) to look at other stereo gear at a local shop. (Could that possibly have had anything to do with the decision to not buy the modded unit?) Talk about a slacker! If I ever took a three hour lunch break, my ass would be fired, or at least submerged in really hot water.
Call this guy out for what he is: a whiner who has a guilty conscience and is seeking vindication for backing out of a done deal at the last minute because the seller lost a cell phone number and the buyer lost his nerve. Of course, it was all the seller's fault, and no blame can possibly rest on Don T's overburdened shoulders, even though the seller made a sincere effort to contact him and then apologized.
Did the buyer ever consider trying to call the seller to see if something had gone wrong? Instead, Don T, who can hardly write a grammatical sentence and can't properly spell simple words, describes the seller as lame and insinuates that he's incompetent. And what did Don T say to the guy after he called him a chicken shit? "...and the conversation came to an end." With what? "Have a nice day!"? I doubt it.
Please, don't waste my time by ever making an offer to buy anything I'm selling.
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But then Mr T backs out at the last minute because he can't find the restaurant where he was planning to buy stereo equipment. In a restaurant? If you had doubts about the integrity of a $3000 piece of audio gear, would you buy it from a guy in a restaurant?Not true! We were going to meet at my house but for his convenience (see the original post) I went to meet him close to his appointment at his request. He came to my side of town for other business and brought the preamp with him - again his idea. And I didn't doubt this guys integrity (or the gears) at this point (and I still don't doubt his) - and I only briefly consider his competency at this point because of his inability to give directions.
Then he admits he took a three hour lunch break (see Don T's response to another post below) to look at other stereo gear at a local shop. (Could that possibly have had anything to do with the decision to not buy the modded unit?) Talk about a slacker! If I ever took a three hour lunch break, my ass would be fired, or at least submerged in really hot water.
Too bad for you I'm on flex time and work at my convenience. I took an extended lunch to facilitate the sellers convenience - going to have to work unusual hours to make up the time was an inconvenience for me. Ask Dan at Arizona HiFi what gear I was looking at - tube stereo and mono block amps. Then ask him what preamp I was planning on using - he'll tell you it was the preamp this seller was going to sell me.
Call this guy out for what he is: a whiner who has a guilty conscience and is seeking vindication for backing out of a done deal at the last minute because the seller lost a cell phone number and the buyer lost his nerve. Of course, it was all the seller's fault, and no blame can possibly rest on Don T's overburdened shoulders, even though the seller made a sincere effort to contact him and then apologized.
Let's see - he lost my cell phone number twice, gave me the wrong directions to the restaurant, called my work phone repeatedly (one call after another (as I was listening to several of his previous messages) and contacted the front office of the place I work on more than two occasion within a matter of a couple of minutes.
Yes but you are correct - I admit feeling guilty and yes it was difficult for me to break my promise to buy.
And no it was not only the sellers fault. I failed to properly qualify this seller before chosing to deal with him.
As far as my overburdened shoulders are concerned I jumped through hoops to make this transaction happen only to be jerked around by this inconsiderate seller.
Did the buyer ever consider trying to call the seller to see if something had gone wrong? Instead, Don T, who can hardly write a grammatical sentence and can't properly spell simple words, describes the seller as lame and insinuates that he's incompetent. And what did Don T say to the guy after he called him a chicken shit? "...and the conversation came to an end." With what? "Have a nice day!"? I doubt it.
Give me a break! I was expecting him to call me on my cell phone. He lost the number. So what does he do? He bombards my work with phone calls and messages as if he believes I'm trying to avoid him. Then calls the front office of my employer.
What kind of crap is that? One message would have been enough and I would have returned his call. Instead I walk into the office with several messages and the front desk trying to get ahold of me.
As for calling him I assumed he got hung up at his appointment and I wasn't sweating it. Little did I realize he was in a state of fear that the deal was going bad bombarding my work place with phone calls.
The guy had jerked me around then he began harrassing me at work. I don't need that kind of crap.
On the rare occasions when I visit this site I always enjoy reading your infantile public rants.I must visit Dan at Tube Audio soon to ask him for his candid opinion of you. (Yes, I live in the Valley too). I'm sure he'll describe you as an immature, self-centered bratty little whiner with a persecution complex. Just another audio-dweeb who need to get a life.
Go on, do a line-by-line rebuttal of this post. Take all the time in the world to write a scathing rebuttal. I won't care since I won't be back here to read it.
Take a good look at what you wrote then look in the mirror and think about what you see.
Indeed!Personally I don't really care what Dan thinks of me personally and I find it hilarious that it interests your tiny inquiring mind.
What's relevant to this conversation is that he would confirm my comments. And what's important to me is that I've been going to that shop a couple to several times a year for many years now and have developed a relationship that benefits my audiophile interest.
Why don't you go over there and talk to him about me. I feel so threatened! LOL!
Yes, the buyer isn't perfect either, but he gave the guy more than one chance and the guy harrassed him. You just gave many people valuable information about yourself.
I never wrote that I supported the seller. Read the post before you pass judgment. Then go to Agon or Ebay and read my PERFECT feedback. Now that is valuable information. So don't buy from me; it's your loss.When a person says he's gonna buy something and a seller is willing to follow him around town to satisfy him, backing out at the last minute on a flimsy excuse is harassment. How many chances did he give the seller? I count one, then absolute stonewalling. How did the seller harass him? By calling to apologize? Is that "non-professional"? Whatever the hell that means...
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