We went this morning to go pick up the "Carolina Skiff," that we had left the security deposit on. Well, we get there, and the guy is a total @$$hole.
The boat is not a Carolina Skiff, but he claims that he knows nothing about boats, and that is what the title from the person he bought it from said, which he showed us, and it did. But, the transom is shot, and has a piece of unpainted 5 inch angle iron bolted to it. The deck is soft, and has holes, and the tops of the gunwales are separating from the sides. We politely point out that it wasn't a Carolina Skiff, and that the boat is completely trash, and asked if he would be interested in selling just the outboard, as it is in reasonable condition. He said he has 500 in the boat, and that is what it would take to get any part of it off his property. So we politely told him that we weren't interested, and started to leave.
He seemed frustrated that we didn't help him put it back in the corner of the yard, where it had been plucked from to look at it. So, we are backing out, and accidentally run over his mailbox. This guy is enraged now. He obviously thought we had done it on purpose, as we were now forfeiting the $100 security deposit, for him to hold it for us. But, we had in no way asked to get that back, and never asked to drop his price, other than asking to buy the motor separate. We apologize, and hand him his mail off the ground, and start to drive off (this guy is a jerk, and already has an extra $100, so we aren't going to pay a penny more) and he blows up. He starts screaming at us, for not paying for his mailbox. Now, The piece that is broken is a 15 dollar piece from Lowes, and if someone had any ingenuity, could me made for less than 5, with 10 minutes of work. Without changing the tone of our voice, we tell him that he has 100 dollars he could put toward fixing his mailbox. He says that is not for his mailbox, that it was to make up for the 5 people who called, who he had to blow off, because we were coming. Yeah right. If that is the case, he coulda told them he would call them back, if the first buyer didn't come through. And, once they realized it was not a Carolina Skiff, they wouldn't have bought it, at that price. Also, he claims he is just trying to get back the 500 he had in it, but I can guarantee that he will still try to get 500 more, and not just break even.
Because it was an accident, we feel no qualms about knocking his mailbox down, and because he is an @$$hole, and has our 100 bucks, we feel no qualms about not giving him fifteen.
I am not too overly upset about the 100, as I knew from the outset that it was non refundable, but it is still rather frustrating.
The boat is not a Carolina Skiff, but he claims that he knows nothing about boats, and that is what the title from the person he bought it from said, which he showed us, and it did. But, the transom is shot, and has a piece of unpainted 5 inch angle iron bolted to it. The deck is soft, and has holes, and the tops of the gunwales are separating from the sides. We politely point out that it wasn't a Carolina Skiff, and that the boat is completely trash, and asked if he would be interested in selling just the outboard, as it is in reasonable condition. He said he has 500 in the boat, and that is what it would take to get any part of it off his property. So we politely told him that we weren't interested, and started to leave.
He seemed frustrated that we didn't help him put it back in the corner of the yard, where it had been plucked from to look at it. So, we are backing out, and accidentally run over his mailbox. This guy is enraged now. He obviously thought we had done it on purpose, as we were now forfeiting the $100 security deposit, for him to hold it for us. But, we had in no way asked to get that back, and never asked to drop his price, other than asking to buy the motor separate. We apologize, and hand him his mail off the ground, and start to drive off (this guy is a jerk, and already has an extra $100, so we aren't going to pay a penny more) and he blows up. He starts screaming at us, for not paying for his mailbox. Now, The piece that is broken is a 15 dollar piece from Lowes, and if someone had any ingenuity, could me made for less than 5, with 10 minutes of work. Without changing the tone of our voice, we tell him that he has 100 dollars he could put toward fixing his mailbox. He says that is not for his mailbox, that it was to make up for the 5 people who called, who he had to blow off, because we were coming. Yeah right. If that is the case, he coulda told them he would call them back, if the first buyer didn't come through. And, once they realized it was not a Carolina Skiff, they wouldn't have bought it, at that price. Also, he claims he is just trying to get back the 500 he had in it, but I can guarantee that he will still try to get 500 more, and not just break even.
Because it was an accident, we feel no qualms about knocking his mailbox down, and because he is an @$$hole, and has our 100 bucks, we feel no qualms about not giving him fifteen.
I am not too overly upset about the 100, as I knew from the outset that it was non refundable, but it is still rather frustrating.