I had always understood the 30 day period to also signify that there was an expectation that both parties would try to sort it out before making it a public issue here. Since the moment it becomes public here, names named etc, it means more drama and distraction for everybody. Once 30 days has elapsed, the wronged party can at least say they tried to get compliance before going to court, so to speak.
What bothers me is that he hasn't even communicated in 30 days. He has just read PMs and not replied for a month.
Personally, I think 30 days with no communication is very different than two people trying to work through a problem for 30 days.
And I agree with some boardies that 30 days is far too long anyway.
1 week is usually plenty to either communicate or solve a problem. 2 weeks is LOTS of time to sell a book to raise funds if you need to. It's what I always did.
30 days is ridiculously long to solve a problem, IMO. That's layaway and 'charge interest' territory.
Again, I fully agree that I should have taken a down payment and worked out the terms, but you live and learn. Hindsight is always glaringly obvious.
What really chaps is when you look at their posts and you see other take its.