nvmysrt: Questionable Seller

[nvmysrt]

Wow is all I can say BJ. The reasoning skills and ass backward logic in this thread is ridiculous.

Are you serious? When you incorrectly describe something, you are liable. If he said I dont know if the motor will run, he has no liability, but when he assures you that it will run and it doesn't there is clearly a problem.

good thing there was no assurance of it running. either way its taken care of...

[Kyle]

good thing there was no assurance of it running. either way its taken care of...

That's not what I heard. But I'm glad to hear you took care of it, some sellers wouldn't. So

[black95se]

this thread needs to be , its been taken care of no need to keep it going!

[nvmysrt]

That's not what I heard. But I'm glad to hear you took care of it, some sellers wouldn't. So

thats a typical response....gotta love perception. thanks for the thumbs up tho. your right not many ppl would have. i didn't really feel he deserved it, but hell i've been down that road. Like i've said time and time again i'm not here to piss ppl off. laterxzors

[MongolPup]

this thread needs to be , its been taken care of no need to keep it going!

It's still going because you and your friend are still posting in it. However, it should be locked and so it now is.

On a side note, I look at this with mixed feelings. A lot of ****t-y stuff happens on IA in terms of buying and selling cars, from stupid stuff like where to meet to major things such as blown motors, bad titles and undisclosed body damage. Unfortunately this car seems to have been involved in almost all of these problems, and it's latest transaction wasn't as smooth as all would have probably liked it to be.

However, the part of this deal that was refreshing to see (and is a break from the IA mold) is the part where the seller made an effort to set things right, despite the fact that he was not obligated to do so, and more importantly, despite the fact that he was threatened with questionable legal action. When we first met with mvmysrt, he seemed like a chill guy. No shaking or sweating, or stumbling on words that would betray the fact that he was passing off a car that wouldn't run to us for the price of a car that would. That either means he didn't know, or he is a master criminal. It is my humble opinion that it was the former; though maybe he should have thought about it more, considering how long the engine had been sitting, and it's overall appearance (and what happened when you opened the throttle plate). There were other inconsistencies with the car, some that were less noticeable than others (it involved crawling under the car) but he never lost the willingness to adjust the price or the like; he understood that would need to happen, and that is why I would not grade him as a bad seller, or a bad person.

I would tell anyone who reads this thread to take everything with a grain of salt, and to take some things at face value. You can certainly identify with each party: R3run, who in effect buys his dream car, only to find out that things aren't always as they seem. He was understandably angry about it, and was further incensed by what he saw as a purposeful lack of communication while he was trying to solve the issues. Nvmysrt occupies the opposite end of that deal: A guy who sells his car, and after making accommodations for the buyer (even going above and beyond on certain points) is in effect called a liar and a cheat for his trouble. To make matters worse, he is threatened with legal action for something that is gray area at best; having spoken to 3 law students (one from Columbia, two from the University of Virginia), I can say with confidence that it would not have been a cut and dry case like Judge Judy would like you to believe it is.

That may be why there was such a strong reaction to this thread from other members: there is empathy for both parties, since people know the pain of "being had" and people know what it's like to have a difficult buyer make trouble for you. The real world is a *****, and not knowing that isn't a defense. Either way though, we can all take something away from its resolution: just because something is legal doesn't mean it is morally right, and just because something looks like it was an attempt to rip you off doesn't mean that it was.