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Seller wants his bass back?
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Oooh, I think this is the best option I've heard!
If OP doesn't want to keep it after all, tell the guy it's being listed and then list it.
If it's really sentimental or the guy thinks he can get way more then it goes to him.
If not maybe someone else will buy it.
I’ll bet he found out that it’s worth more than he sold it for.
Tell him you’re going to keep it, but you will call him if you ever decide to sell it.
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He’s looking for public support for his request and possibly some Facebook pressure for you to return it.
If it was of sentimental value he would have contacted you first and begged you sell it back to him.
Tell him no and be finished with it. Oh yeah, block his number!
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Yay!!!!!!!!!He is now asking for a decision every day even though I told him I would let him know if I decided to sell. I told him I was keeping it.
THE END
I knew with a name like Mountain Mike, you'd have to have a good head on those shoulders...lol
I guess I'm cynical.
What if you tell him you bought it for your son and he's attached to it now? It's not true, but then, is his story true?
Dudes over 58 and his son is mad because he sold a bass that he gave to him? What if pops doesn't really play anymore and wanted to invest in something else? How did he find out? Does he live with him? Why would he tell him in any event?
Guy takes the time to think about selling it. Takes the time to post it. Takes the time to accept money and ship it ( or was it local pick up? ). Seems like enough time to decide maybe he should keep it.
Like I said, maybe I'm cynical.
What if you tell him you bought it for your son and he's attached to it now? It's not true, but then, is his story true?
Dudes over 58 and his son is mad because he sold a bass that he gave to him? What if pops doesn't really play anymore and wanted to invest in something else? How did he find out? Does he live with him? Why would he tell him in any event?
Guy takes the time to think about selling it. Takes the time to post it. Takes the time to accept money and ship it ( or was it local pick up? ). Seems like enough time to decide maybe he should keep it.
Like I said, maybe I'm cynical.
I now regret selling lots of items over the years. There were times where I wasn’t using something and sold it and then along came the perfect opportunity for that exact item and I had to find another one for sale.
But, I wouldn’t ever contact anyone asking them to return an item after a sale was finalized. The only thing even lower to me would be to tell the buyer you meant to ask for more and for them to send you the extra money.
But, I wouldn’t ever contact anyone asking them to return an item after a sale was finalized. The only thing even lower to me would be to tell the buyer you meant to ask for more and for them to send you the extra money.
Seller's remorse isn't your fault any more than buyer's remorse, if you had it, would be his.
Other than that... follow your gut feeling.
Way to go! That’s really cool.
It's up to you....I understand how you feel as I've been in the same situation, but remember, it was a straight forward deal, so no need to feel guilty because he was rash in selling it.
Sounds like his son may be pulling the strings (no pun intended).
The solution could be that he gives the money to his son and his son buy a new bass for his father. You keep the bass, and the father get a new bass with the same sentimental value from his son. Win-win
This talk of karma and kindness. What if it's dad's karma to now talk to his son? What if the two communicating is the object here? Why interrupt that? If that is true. Shouldn't the seller feel the effects of his actions? Why not?
Kindness. Isn't kindness helping others? Isn't it something that wells up in your heart and you are moved? Go to the car dealership. Would it be kindness for the salesman to give you a new Corvette? To whom? Whose is it? Who benefits from it's sale? All of the employees in sales service and even the cleaning crews. The folks who assembled it at GM. This is why we have agreements. They allow us to trade goods and services to meet our mutual needs.
That those with different opinions were labeled heartless is interesting. These are a useful measure for ideas and policies we entertain. "Compared to what? At what cost? What are your hard facts?"
I happen to trust that most of us are kind everyday. If we aren't we are having a bad day or grew up that way and haven't figured out how to extend past our upbringing.
Kindness. Isn't kindness helping others? Isn't it something that wells up in your heart and you are moved? Go to the car dealership. Would it be kindness for the salesman to give you a new Corvette? To whom? Whose is it? Who benefits from it's sale? All of the employees in sales service and even the cleaning crews. The folks who assembled it at GM. This is why we have agreements. They allow us to trade goods and services to meet our mutual needs.
That those with different opinions were labeled heartless is interesting. These are a useful measure for ideas and policies we entertain. "Compared to what? At what cost? What are your hard facts?"
I happen to trust that most of us are kind everyday. If we aren't we are having a bad day or grew up that way and haven't figured out how to extend past our upbringing.
you bought it for a good price.. if his son is truly angry it's probably because he didn't get enough for it.. I would keep it... it was a business transaction
I'd be worried about him trying to make more money on it as well, especially if I was to go thru the trouble of putting it back to stock and selling it back to him in the name of sentiment. Offer to sell it back to him for $1500, if you paid $1200. If it's truly sentiment, he should gladly pay the extra to get it back. I know I would. If it's not sentiment, it'll cut into his profit and he'll back down. then you'd know if you were doing a good deed or just getting taken.
Looks like his 'son' should be his business manager. In all seriousness, he was not cheated. He posted the item for sale on the open market. He found a buyer who met his price and money was exchanged.
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