Haiz how specific can u get? Sometimes some buyers are jus plain shameless man. :thumbsd: I met a buyer who had agreed to the pricing of an item after much haggling. I refused to sell him at the price he wanted to and he agreed to it in the end. Before i left to meet him, i called and confirmed another time, he said ok and i went down. When i met him, i showed him the stuff and even gave him a free lesson on basic photography despite the fact that im really pressed for time. He simply know nuts about photography, nothing at all, zilch, jus know how to press a button with cam set to auto mode.
When its time to make the payment, he jus told me "$100 can anot?" I told him," NO, u agreed to $120 and that why i came down to meet u." He then had the cheek to say that was the only way to make me come down to meet him. Then he contd saying that all he had was $112 in his wallet and tell me to take the $100. I really felt like walking away man. But he jus said how poor and miserable he was, and wanted that thing badly. I said i will take $110 and forget about the other $10, but e refused saying he need to go back to dorm. We finally agreed that he settle the payment the next day by wiring the $20 to my account after much pleaing from him. Kaoz, the next thing i know when we went separate ways, he sent me an sms and told me that the thing i sold him is most probably a fake, and then conveniently sent me another sms which says " Actually im really very poor, and i have no one to borrow the $20 to return u, and i hate owing ppl money, how ah? U tell me how ah? " Wah lao, it really jus pissed me off till i felt like strangling him man. What does he expect me to say? To tell him " Its ok, u can forget about the $20 u owe me?" NO WAY MAN. And the fact that he repeatedly smsing me telling me that the item might have been a fake cos his pictures did not turn out as beautiful as the ones he saw in the internet pisses me off even more. Man that must have been the funniest **** i have heard in a long time. Its truely a classic case of "A poor craftman blaming his tools". He doesnt know how to use his digicam, PS and the new item he bought, full stop, why blame it on the equiptment that he purchased and said it's a fake when i did the demonstration before he accepted it. I replied him and told him its not the $20 that matters, its the principle and integrity of a man so its only right that he settle the remaining $20 like he had agreed to. He then asked me to stop reprimanding him and said that $20 only wat. no big deal, scared he wont return meh. I then asked him politely to meet me to exchange the item for a full refund but he seem to avoid that suggestion all together, bet he jus wanna pull a fast one. I really hate it when ppl jus point a finger at me and said i sold him a fake item all becos he wanted a discount. Till today, the money is still no where in sight. I sms him, no reply, call him, say not convenient and busy with project or some **** lah. All the buy/sell that i have done had been most pleasant. We buy/sell with no glitches or hassle/haggling and even make good friends, exchanging photograhy tips etc.
But of all the buy/sell this must have been the most shitty one :nono:
involving a cheapo who sold his integrity for a measely $20. Should never be too kind hearted. Sell him the stuff below 2nd hand market rate liao still not satisfied, wanna prey on ppl's sympathy and then try to shun payment. I have a soft spot for newbies cos i know how it feels like. He said he's poor and is a student, im a student too man, and i supplement my finacial needs myself too. If u cannot afford it, dont get involved in the first place, photography is expensive thats it, else, go get a job and u will have all the money u need.
Hope he is reading this now man.
