Wow - they seemed to pass the tests until after the sale. You're right
about the scary part - inviting people you don't know to your home is
always risky. Especially when it's more than one as it's hard to watch
more than 1 as well as just one.
LarryT
91 300D
On 1/11/2015 5:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
I’m going challenge that logic for a number of reasons.
While I understand what you’re suggesting and it sounds all fine and dandy, you
have no idea what this person has done to the car during their short period of
ownership. You’re also essentially accepting their challenge of the “fitness
of merchantability” as well - in other words, you’re alluding that there may be
some basis to their claims that the car is somehow defective or been
misrepresented.
I am assuming the car was sold as-is, with no warranty or guarantee. If in
fact, that is the case, any duress on the part of the buyer is theirs and
theirs only.
Do understand that if I sold something and it had a defect that I wasn’t aware
of, and the buyer brought it to my attention in a relatively short period of
time, I would try to work something out to address the defect (after verifying
that it truly was a defect.) If this is nothing more than a veiled attempt at
dealing with buyers remorse, which it sounds like it is, too bad.
I once sold a 15” MacBook Pro on Craigslist. The buyer came by with his son and checked
the MBP out in detail. I spoke to them at length about their intended use, as this was
the last of the CoreDuo machines, NOT Core2Duo, meaning it had reached end of life as far
as OS upgrades. I stated this clearly in the ad, discussed it with them at great length,
etc., going well out of my way to make sure they understood the limitations of the
laptop. They assured me they "knew all about it" and that they had researched
their needs in detail, and this machine would be just fine.
The next day I get a text from the buyer that they’re coming over to return the
machine, as it is “no good”. I call them and ask what is wrong. After five
minutes of nonsensical carrying on about how the machine is “bad”, they finally
come out and say that the FireWire port is not working. We had checked it when
they took delivery and it was functioning.
I told them to bring it by with whatever device they were using and if it was
indeed defective i would return their money as long as they returned everything
in the same condition it was sold in.
They came back a few hours later with an external FireWire hard drive and a
later model MacBook for reference. We tested everything, and it turned out
that the FireWire port on their external hard drive was bad. End of story.
They were not happy.
Got a text the next morning from the guy saying the MBP didn’t meet their needs
and they would be selling it. ???
That was the last time I ever sold something on CL from my house. It was scary.
Dan
On Jan 11, 2015, at 5:01 PM, LarryT via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I think Max's suggestion is perfect. But I think renting him a 300D for $50 a
day is too low. Maybe $80 or $100? It will either satisfy him and you'll
get the car back or he'll stop bothering you...
LarryT
91 300D (just turned 243K and just got a *perfect* oil analysis!)
On 1/11/2015 8:40 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
Sorry to hear that. You could offer to buy it back, his purchase price
minus $50 per day plus other fees and expenses. There will be another
buyer.
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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