Is there no honor anymore!

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When I tell someone that I accept an offer that's it done deal.
I made an offer for a camera from creigslist.com this week and the seller accepted the offer and said that he would be able to meet me today or tomorrow.We decided to meet tomorrow at 1pm., he's 90 miles from me. I just received an email from him stating that he received an offer for $85 more and is delivering the camera today to the new offer[V] and is sorry.Bet your a$$ he's sorry:(:( in my mind a deals a deal.Thanks for letting me rant but I'm still pissed.
 
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Honor is gone and we live in a "me first"......."you never society" I am sorry to hear that Roy, Bust out the "BAD" voice on him![}:)]
 
Roy, I agree with you completely and I feel your pain. I had the same situation with a Craigslist item a few weeks ago. The seller agreed to my offer, then contacted me via email later that day to say he had accepted a higher offer. I drafted a scathing email, but decided not to send it. It wasn't worth it.
 
Sorry Roy. Do let him know that you are disappointed.

On the bright side, honor still abound here at IAP...and I see 3 names above this post where it flourishes :) [^]
 
What makes it worse is that after we made the deal I went out and bought a micro lens for the camera off of E-bay that should be here Sat. or Monday and I passed on a friends offer to buy his camera because I had made the offer to this jerk and didn't want to renig on my offer...BTW the other camera is sold Enjoy it Mike and Linda:D.
 
That sucks, I see this in a few of my students, it makes me a little sad, honor and integrity are for the most part a thing of memory, fortunately there are a few organizations that still practice these attributes.
and as Dario has said there are still many people here that are honorable and when a deal is struck, they follow through.
 
Roy,

Ethics and integrity are a dying morality. A man is only as good as his word. Sorry to hear that you have found one that does not believe that.
 
Well did you all hear about that guy that found 140K in UNMARKED $20's destined for ATM refills that turned it in? Fell off of a Wells Fargo truck. Turns out the guy was a land-scaper of some sort. I have to be honest, that would be a hard thing to do for most anyone who found that. You have to give that guy some major credit. Would you believe that they only gave him a 2k reward for returning 140k??
 
Luckily it isn't dying everywhere. I bought an exhaust pipe on craigslist Monday but couldn't pick it until Tuesday. When I got there the lady said "you are very lucky. We had 6 other offers after you called and all offered more than we were asking. But we held it for you as promised." It was Very Nice!


Roy, I'm sorry you didn't have such good luck!!

GK
 
Roy and I have discussed this and based on what the seller said, we both think there's a pretty good chance the camera was stolen. The guy seemed more than a little flakey in his listing. It may have been difficult to register the warranty if it was stolen.

There will be others Roy and you can probably buy from a reputable dealer. Or, you could always sell the lens to Lou.;)
 
Roy,
We are sorry to hear about what went down. If you want to PM us the details on the macro lens we may be interested. We have already fondly named this purchse the "Nip Cam".

Mike & Linda
 
Originally posted by MLKWoodWorking

Roy,
We are sorry to hear about what went down. If you want to PM us the details on the macro lens we may be interested. We have already fondly named this purchse the "Nip Cam".

Mike & Linda
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The lens won't work on your newish camera.
 
Gerry are you sure? The lenses that we have with our old Digital Rebel will work on the 30D and that was the first digital Rebel they produced.

Mike
 
Mike the camera I attempted to buy was a Nikon D40 and the lens was for it, won't fit the Canon you got from Lou.I guess I'll just keep looking for another Nikon,Gerry's helping and Lou said he'll keep his ear to the ground for me.
Originally posted by MLKWoodWorking

Gerry are you sure? The lenses that we have with our old Digital Rebel will work on the 30D and that was the first digital Rebel they produced.

Mike
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Roy ..... sorry to hear that you got smoked. While it would be easy for me to say that I'd like to come down there and kick his butt . . . I remember something that I once heard Martin Luther King say, "I hate racism but I love racists." I think it's a powerful thing to be able to forgive, even when somebody has hurt you.
Just a thought.
 
That's a real shame, Roy! I'll keep an ear out as well. I was raised that a man's word is his bond, but I'm not seeing much of that these days. :( But if I didn't live by it I know that both my grandfather and grandmother would rise out of their resting place and smack the crap out of me. Heh, my grnadmother would even make me go cut my own switch![:0] And trust me, you didn't want to get a weak one.;)
 
Originally posted by MesquiteMan

Roy,

Just offer Lou more money than Mike and Linda did! :D
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Wait a minute.... Is Lou's camera still up for grabs?

I don't have an ethical bone in my body, Lou, if you haven't shipped it out yet, I'll not only beat Mike and Linda's offer bit Roy's as well if he chooses to bid on it! You can tell them that someone stole it from the seat of your car as you were driving to the post office to mail it![:p]
 
Alas, the "NipCam" is on it's way to Zionsville...in fact it should arrive today. Post sale bargaining should be conducted directly with Linda! [8D]
 
Originally posted by Texatdurango

Wait a minute.... Is Lou's camera still up for grabs?
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Mike and Linda, don't let go of that camera. I think Lou cheated himself badly and you got a heck of a deal!

FWIW, the lenses I bought 25yrs ago to go with my EOS 650 still work (autofocus and everything) on my 30D. Of course, I only discovered that after I had already bought new ones.

Regards,
Eric
 
Originally posted by DCBluesman

Alas, the "NipCam" is on it's way to Zionsville...in fact it should arrive today.
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LMAO!!:D:D

Mike something for you to think about the first time you use that camera!!!!

.... Now about that bargaining!!! :D[}:)];)
 
Originally posted by DCBluesman

Alas, the "NipCam" is on it's way to Zionsville...in fact it should arrive today. Post sale bargaining should be conducted directly with Linda! [8D]
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Mike & Linda,

You should check the memory card (if it comes with one) CAREFULLY!!! You might have something there that can be of use or horrifying...depends on how you see it. LOL [}:)]
 
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