What would you do......
Road Master
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From: Great State of NC
RE: What would you do......
If you did not say it was non-refundable and have her sign something I agree to giving it back as well. It sucks and in my opinion not right, but unless she signed something nothing really you can do.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Southeastern Michigan
RE: What would you do......
Come on, Seriously?
Why would you think you should be $500 dollars richer off an aquaintence?
From what I'm reading she thought it was a done deal too, and YOU still have the bike so did the $500 ever really belong to you anyway?
Morality -vs- Technicality?
Why would you think you should be $500 dollars richer off an aquaintence?
From what I'm reading she thought it was a done deal too, and YOU still have the bike so did the $500 ever really belong to you anyway?
Morality -vs- Technicality?
Elite HDF Member
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From: Bergen, Norway
RE: What would you do......
ORIGINAL: donr101395
They are a young couple and and I've been short on cash when I was young. \\;\\\\\\; At her age 500 might as well been a million to me.
They are a young couple and and I've been short on cash when I was young. \\;\\\\\\; At her age 500 might as well been a million to me.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: West Virginia
RE: What would you do......
Somone once said, "The right thing to do and the easiest thing to do \\;are rarely the same thing."
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Give it back, but I would nicely tell her someone else may not have been so considerate.
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Give it back, but I would nicely tell her someone else may not have been so considerate.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: My house
RE: What would you do......
You did the right thing by giving it back and also the wrong thing too.
Wrong thing is when you make a sale make it binding, always make the deposit non refundable, always draw up a bill of sale draft as a sales contract have them sign it date it and then if they back out there's no question about the deposit unless you unbind the contract and give it back.
I have learned the hard way trying to be nice and hold stuff for folks,, first money in hand takes it home when I sell something.
Wrong thing is when you make a sale make it binding, always make the deposit non refundable, always draw up a bill of sale draft as a sales contract have them sign it date it and then if they back out there's no question about the deposit unless you unbind the contract and give it back.
I have learned the hard way trying to be nice and hold stuff for folks,, first money in hand takes it home when I sell something.
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
RE: What would you do......
This is a good reason to keep \\;any deposit fairly \\;small. If it was $20.00 \\;instead of $500 then you could keep it for the hassle and they should expect to loose it f they back out. \\; \\;
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