Royce, I understand what he did was pretty much a *fork* move, but he didn't renege on the deal did he? No. Did you get your money? Yes. Did he get the book? Yes. Did you give him a refund, even partial? No. Did he flip the book? Yes, it sucks he BS'd about the reason, but regardless if he said he was buying the book because he had a vision from God about it, the bottom line is you bought into it. I don't see a violation, other than that he sounds like a used extra heavy day tampon.
Just saying...
+1
It was a scumbag move, but not really applicable for the Hall of Shame the way the rules are laid out. Just getting the story out there will probably be enough to keep most people from ever wanting to deal with him.
Thanks for the input. I'm more concerned that he lied throwing around the names of other boardies in an attempt to deceive me for a partial refund on the deal. I made the deal and that's that, but felt the deception warranted a discussion.
Thanks again.
I will have to think this over but if I were representing you in a case over the money you lost selling to RR instead of your other buyers, and if your taking RR's offer over the other (higher) offers was induced through his deception regarding him keeping the book, grandkids, yada yada, I think the claim I would attempt to prove would fall somewhere in the area "theft by deception".
I do not want to dismiss what you are saying here at all, because what he did (in a legal setting) is rather serious. But for his claims and but for his inducement you would have sold to someone else for more money. His claims and his means of inducement seem to have been false based on your account of the story. That's pretty serious and not to be dismissed as a "bad deal" or "business as usual".
Though it may not be per the "rules," I think this is a good exception.
I say put the guy on the list. He's a lying scumbag and I don't want to deal with him.
I'm glad Toast came out with the details and put him in the spotlight.
I would agree with this, but on the other hand I think there are a lot of members that will not deal with him in the future.