Ghosted by buyer... AFTER he paid me UPDATED

"DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By" (ducst3-red-1liter-standing-by) 09/02/2020 at 17:04 • Filed to: None

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So here is a thinker for you. Guy shows up last Thursday and wants my bike. Great, he gives me $500 in cash and says he will wire the rest to my account. I give him my acct number/wire routing number and we wait. Bank says it can take up to three business days. The guy is HOUNDING me all weekend. He really wants to get it in his hands. Can’t say I blame him. I keep telling him I need to wait until it posts to my account. So yesterday, bank account says it pending and I tell him we can meet the next day to sign the title over. Fast forward to today,the money is posted to my account and he hasn’t answered any texts/phone calls for 24 hours. This is the same guy who was texting me every couple hours over the weekend asking if the wire had gone through. WTF? So I now have his money, his bike and hes not answering the phone. Is this some sort of elaborate scheme that’s over my head?? Maybe he’s dead? What the hell is going on????

Update: I think I may have a stalker on here. About 20 minutes after I posted this, he finally texted me back. No explanation for the radio silence. I told him I could leave work early to meet him around 3:30. He agrees then doesn’t bother showing up until 5. Freaking ass, I didn’t want that PTO anyway... Whatever, its out of my hair now

Just Jeepin' > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 17:14

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Huh, I came here to post the opposite complaint: I can’t get sellers to contact me. Talk up and take my money!

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Just Jeepin' 09/02/2020 at 17:15

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I make it a point to reply to every inquiry. I’ve listed something because I want it gone!  

onlytwowheels > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 17:19

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This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 17:33

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This sort of happened to my uncle years ago. Had a Cavalier Z24 vert. Guy paid for it in full, said he would be back in a couple of days to pick it up and fill out the paperwork and nobody ever heard from him again. Assumed he got locked up, but my uncle moved shortly thereafter and kept the car before selling it to someone else.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 17:44

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Yeah that sounds pretty annoying; at least the transaction is over and you can move on. Something similar, albeit less aggravating, happened to my F355 sale.

The day after the guy won the BaT auction, he supposedly got into a bad accident in NYC and was hospitalised.

After nearly a week of me and BaT management going “WTF,” he suddenly resurfaced and said I was free to sell the car to somebody else as he had caused me trouble. When I asked him what his plans were, he offered a large downpayment (about 25% of the car’s cost) without me even asking for one. So I took it, ghosted him, put the money down on a brand new Ferrari lease and re-listed my car on BaT . So, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and let him take his time.

The sale eventually went off without a hitch, a month and a half after the BaT auction ended. Buyer flew out to CA and we met my local bank branch.

Future next gen S2000 owner > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 17:51

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When I sold the Tacoma, I was told a similar tale. The seller had to contact the buyer. The vehicle in question sat for about 6 months in the sellers possession. Apparently dude was so rich, he cut a check and forgot about it.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Future next gen S2000 owner 09/02/2020 at 17:54

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Man, rough life

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/02/2020 at 17:55

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I think your story was much more aggravating! At least mine only lasted a few days

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 17:58

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I guess it depends on how bothered you are by r ude and entitled people . My buyer was polite and candid about his situation.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/02/2020 at 18:02

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Thats good to hear. This guy wasn’t rude, actually pretty chill. Just an idiot lol

shop-teacher > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 18:30

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Never alter your schedule for a buyer. They're way too flakey for that. Oh well, you're done with it now!

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > shop-teacher 09/02/2020 at 18:34

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Lesson 100% learned

shop-teacher > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By 09/02/2020 at 18:37

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I definitely learned the hard way too.

zipfuel > shop-teacher 09/02/2020 at 21:21

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If I’m buying stuff I send Waze eta links when I’m on the way and then show up with the right anount of cash - really throws 'em off...

shop-teacher > zipfuel 09/02/2020 at 22:56

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My last buyer shared hi s location with me as he was on his way. I could actually track what route he was taking and when he was going to get there. It blew my mind!