AR15.com..

[TDO]

I have a little issue. I contacted a member about buying a rail, and asked if could hold on to it while i got money in my paypal. Well yesterday my radiator in my truck went out, so I told the guy i could not by his rail because i need they money to fix my truck. (I'm a broke college kid so its not like i have extra money laying around) Well today i got a -1 feedback for whelching, and the mod says if i dont follow through with buying the item my account locked.. So basically the mod is making follow through with this buying this item or else i banned from the EE, and my account gets locked. They guy who is selling the rail has others wanting the rail, and i can understand him being upset for waiting on me, but i really feel as if i'm getting screwed here.. I understand whelching is not a good thing, but in my situation i had no choice. it seems the mod i am dealing with has no concept of understanding my situation.
Anyone have any ideas as to how i should deal with this situation?
thanks

[eighty duece]

What kind of rail is it? Maybe someone here would want it, give you the money to buy it and all is good?

I have a friend in the same boat, he won a bid for a new AR on gunbroker for $650 (spikes mix), lost his job the day the auction ended and is now facing negative marks for not paying.

[TDO]

Its a DD 12" lite rail. He was asking 325 for it

[Great-Kazoo]

bitch over there.
MY $0.02

if you don't have the money in hand do not commit. I understand "things" popping up out of no where. Unless you posted your pm or em to him there is no way we know what was said regarding commitment to purchase.
I listed a tool box week of christmas on CL. guy hounds me on the phone 3-4 times. Insist on coming over to buy it that night. OK he shows up, says it is Exactly what he needs.
THEN ASK ME, Could you hold it for a few weeks until i get some money??? WTF it's $45.00 dude.

[HBARleatherneck]

bitch over there.
MY $0.02

if you don't have the money in hand do not commit. I understand "things" popping up out of no where. Unless you posted your pm or em to him there is no way we know what was said regarding commitment to purchase.
I listed a tool box week of christmas on CL. guy hounds me on the phone 3-4 times. Insist on coming over to buy it that night. OK he shows up, says it is Exactly what he needs.
THEN ASK ME, Could you hold it for a few weeks until i get some money??? WTF it's $45.00 dude.

well, thanks for telling everyone. now i feel bad. can i buy it with foodstamps, Jim?

[Great-Kazoo]

well, thanks for telling everyone. now i feel bad. can i buy it with foodstamps, Jim?

only if you used the stamps to by smokes and beverages. otherwise NO.
I do have a more cost efficient tool box i can carry you on for a few weeks if you want it. :O

[TDO]

Well the thing is i did have the money in the bank until my truck had to take a dump on me.

[HBARleatherneck]

most people i have dealt with in life, both in real life, and on the internet, will work with you if you are upfront and honest. so...why did this go south? did you immediately contact him and ask him if he would be willing to let you back out? or did you say, too bad, I cant afford it now? i think, if someone commited to buy from me, and then came back and said " i am willing to keep my word, but if its possible, i would like to be released from my obligation" I would say " no problem"
but, if I listed an item, and then worked with a guy to get the payment, and then was told, "sorry i cant afford it now, im not keeping my word", i would probably say that person was welching. our word is all we got.

oh and this isnt ar15.coms fault. they have a zillion transactions, thats how it gets done.

[TDO]

bitch over there.
MY $0.02

if you don't have the money in hand do not commit. I understand "things" popping up out of no where. Unless you posted your pm or em to him there is no way we know what was said regarding commitment to purchase.
I listed a tool box week of christmas on CL. guy hounds me on the phone 3-4 times. Insist on coming over to buy it that night. OK he shows up, says it is Exactly what he needs.
THEN ASK ME, Could you hold it for a few weeks until i get some money??? WTF it's $45.00 dude.

This was all of our PMs
TDO
I'll take it, but its gonna take about for days to get the money in my paypal. Please send me paypal info.
Thanks,
Tom

manosteel00
****@gmail.com
Please let me know you're shipping address.

Thanks!

manosteel00
Im gonna have to pass on the rail, my truck just broke down and i need the money to fix it. Sorry about this.
Thanks,
Tom


Thanks for making me hold it for you.

[OneGuy67]

Im gonna have to pass on the rail, my truck just broke down and i need the money to fix it. Sorry about this.
Thanks,
Tom

As others have mentioned, it is how you deal with the issue that mattered and from your post, you didn't handle it well. Had you apologized and tried to work with the guy, he probably would have moved on to the next person interested. The whole "I'm gonna have to pass on the rail" isn't the right way to start a conversation with someone whom you have a verbal contract with and owe money to.

My $.02.