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reply to mityfowl

Re: Used Car Selling Integraty

Original said my ex-wife didn't sign here and I'm like ok, I could take care of that right now. She signed all the other places.

No cash given, no check deposit and no hand shake for whatever that's worth anymore.

#2 showed up about 6:15 and was writing a check about 6:45 when #1 showed back up.

#2 gave a check in total and said she would be back before 11:00 am sat with cash. I believe her.

reply to mityfowl
I never worry about a hand shake, my word is good enough. It sounds like you had a title which you couldn't deliver due to it not being signed in a place it was supposed to. Now you say you didn't actually sell it yet as you don't have the cash! First buyer showed back up with cash but now you have a new buyer offering more $ -- Starting to sound iffy to me.

[edit] Did you try to contact the first buyer before selling it?

Not really iffy.

Check for full but deal is cash. Check in full to hold till tomorrow at noon. I think that's a real deal and the the other, cash but nothing in my hand is worthless. I think he should have given me a deposit or check in full to seal the deal. He looked at the title and just dind't see my ex-wies name on 1 line. (I still don't think it needs to be there)

I not saying you did anything wrong -- but the fact that you are getting more $ concerns me. It does sound to me like you made a verbal commitment and said you would get the sig where the buyer thought it needed to be -- not that you told them it didn't need to be there. I agree about the cash in hand, but you don't have that now which leads me to believe (whether true or not) that you had a better offer and they didn't have the cash so you said "just give me a check to hold it". I am still uncertain if you asked the first buyer for a deposit or if you just told them you would fix the title when your ex got there? What would have happened if your ex would have been an hour late???

Now hold it.

There was a time frame there too.

I did this (and I did) and he didn't do this.

Over 1 hour late.

I don't know how many used cars you have sold but I've never sold 1 until cash changed hands.

reply to robbin
I'd be fucked!

My ex usually does that.

I told her some of this was hers. And she'll get it.

reply to mityfowl

reply to mityfowl
The early bird gets the worm car. Tough luck, Mr. Can't Show Up On Time.

I'd have done the same thing. I'm a stickler for being on time. It's one of the few things I'm anal about.
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It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.

reply to robbin
I haven't signed the title and the car is still in my garage.

No cash in my hand yet.

Nyt!

A real check that I could take to the bank though!

I'm not trying to be ugly about this but you ask about integrity. It really sound to me like you made a verbal agreement with the first buyer. I haven't heard if you tried to contact them before taking the second offer. The first buyer should have asked about putting a deposit down but being a "cash only" deal may not have felt comfortable or had the the ability to give a deposit check (which can be cancelled) or leaving you with cash without anything but a handwritten receipt. I realize they didn't show on time, but my limited experience with Dallas is sometimes that is impossible. I guess what I am trying to ask is -- "Did you do everything you could to try to finalize the first deal before accepting the second (as in trying to contact the buyer). I'm not saying that you were required to, but it is sounding to me like you had a verbal agreement and the first buyer thought you did. I guess this is where you have to make the determination as none of us were there.

It's not my job to baby sit the buyers!

It's not my job to contact the buyer.

I don't drive their car or control the buyers cash.

I told everything that I know that is wrong or maybe with the car.

I did not do everything to help the buyer, I'm the seller.

I sell 1 car every 4 years!