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It's a secondary market for used goods, guys. It's kind of like all's fair in love, war and used car sales. He paid out $100 cash and some credits for a record that cost what originally. He paid "good" money. I am not saying I like it -- it's just the way it is. Who knows, may be he contacted the lady who wanted it and she no longer wanted it (for $210). So he is selling it to get his money back. And if the market is $210 why would he sell it for less?
Open up an ebay account under a bogus name and address on a different computer, like at the library.Wait for the last day of the auction, and bid an outrageously high bid to scare off all others, then keep him enticed with promises of payment and excuses why he has not received payment yet with long periods of no answers to his emails.After awhile he will cancel the transaction. Then when he relists it do it all over again under a new alias.
That's a lot of work and trouble as a first route of action.......especially if the guy actually has a reasonable explanation.
Joe,I am sorry you got duped. Call him and see if he will return it to you if you give the money back. He would if he really were your friend. If he gives you a spiel, then he only chummed his way into your heart to sell (and buy) things.
If you wanted the LP so bad, why did you sell it in the first place. Next, you agreed to the terms of the sale ($100 cash, 40 store credit), so why should you care what he does with it, you sold it to an agreed apon terms. Then you only have the "obvious" side of the story, which is purely conjecture at this time. Maybe the other party decided that she didn't want it (or for that price), and maybe your friend was too embarrassed to ask you to buy it back. So he puts it up for sale. It shouldn't be your problem anyway as you sold it to him.
I wouldn't call. I'd go to the store and look him in the eye and watch his body language. People can hide behind computer and phone lines very easily. You'll know almost right away if he was intentionally being an a-hole to you, or if maybe the original deal fell through and figured, well I just need to get this sold. Business minded people can sometimes forget to think on a personal level, and since you sold the album to him, he likely figured that it was in his hands to do whatever. You're probably a friend, but probably not his best friend or even in his top 5 friends. He honestly may not have thought to treat the situation any differently than he would with other things sold to the store.....though I agree, he should've, given the situation as portrayed to you.
"If you wanted the LP so bad, why did you sell it in the first place".... I guess you've kind of missed the whole point but ok.
I haven't missed the point at all. When you sell an item, your concern for it's future should come to an end. Posting a private transaction on a public forum without knowing the whole story is what stinks here.......
