I'm really cross , grrrrr

**judecatmad** · 16th July 2007, 20:38

At the weekend we were driving along through the outer edges of Lower Hutt and we saw a bike for sale at the side of the road.

Dave took it for a test ride and loved it. The guy said there was someone else coming to test ride it half an hour later and it was first in, first sold. Not much we could do so we said if the guy didn't turn up with cash there and then, we'd take the bike. He took Dave's details and we took his. The bike needed a warrant, but the guy was happy to get one on the Monday.

Anyhow, yesteray Dave called him up first thing to offer a deposit, cos we really wanted it. The guy said that wasn't necessary he was happy to hold it for us, said he'd sort a warrant out today and let us have it tonight.

Then today we find out that he's gone and sold it to the guy that test rode it after us on Saturday cos he turned up this morning with cash

Barsteward.

Gutted

The most annoying thing is, he didn't even let us know - we had to call him to find out that he'd let it go

Why would you do that? I know I wouldn't. If he'd told us he'd decided to sell it to the other guy, we'd have accepted that and moved on. But we had our hopes up all yesterday and all today cos he'd said he'd keep it for us. We'd already shown how interested we were by offering a deposit. We couldn't get the full amount until we could get to the bank, and unfortunately we work. That means that no, on a week day we're not going to be able to turn up at the crack of dawn with cash in hand. We'd already said it would be Monday night before we could get the cash to him - not a problem apparently. Why can't people just be honest and up-front?

Can ya tell I'm really cross?!! I'm just gutted for Dave - he totally fell in love with the bike and it was a price we could afford. With baby on the way, there's not a lot of spare moolah floating around. This would have given him a safer, nicer, comfier bike to ride to work every day.

**WarlockNZ** · 16th July 2007, 20:43

just one thing to say ..... Bastard !!!

**FROSTY:Me** · 16th July 2007, 20:43

In your shoes I'd have insisted on putting the deposit down.
I've had the shoe on the other foot so many times I have the attitude BS walks money talks
Still sucks I know
Ohh say--what was the bike??

**kneescraper** · 16th July 2007, 20:45

This really sucks Jude...a verbal agreement is as good as the paper its written on though. I feel for ya Jude...your man must be pretty upset too!

**apteryx_haasti** · 16th July 2007, 20:46

Awww, suck one Jude. That sounds like it would have been a good deal for you guys.

Poop. Sorry the guy wasn't up front with y'all.

A_H

**judecatmad** · 16th July 2007, 20:47

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

just one thing to say ..... Bastard !!!

LOL, my thoughts exactly!

Dave's so much more level-headed (good god, of course he is, I'm a hormone-filled pregnant woman who's hating every minute of it - the Grinch has got nothing on me at the mo! LOL) - he keeps telling me to let it go, the guy had a right to sell his bike to whoever he wanted to sell it to.

And he did have every right, of course, it's just the selling it from under our collective nose when he'd said it was ours that makes me see red!

Out of the 2 of us, Dave should be the one with the temper - after all, he was a red-headed kid (and yes, that IS bothering me.....!). But no, he's the placid one!

**Fat Tony** · 16th July 2007, 20:49

What a shitty thing to do!

I hope something else suitable turns up soon for you.

**Colapop** · 16th July 2007, 20:53

It is a shitty thing to do... but.. it was his bike to sell as he's sees fit... He's still a bastard...

**judecatmad** · 16th July 2007, 20:53

Originally Posted by FROSTY

In your shoes I'd have insisted on putting the deposit down.
I've had the shoe on the other foot so many times I have the attitude BS walks money talks
Still sucks I know
Ohh say--what was the bike??

And that's why we offered the deposit - to let him know we were serious. But what can you do when the person says, no, there's no need? You can hardly force it on them.

Was a lovely blue Kawasaki EX4 - BLUE I say, BLUUUUUUUE, a BLUUUUUE KWAKA *sigh*

I'd even got Dave to agree to let me take it to the end of our street and back when we brought it home - just to see what it felt like. I was SOOOOOO close!

**T-Thunder13** · 16th July 2007, 20:57

every thing happens for a reason. lets just say it was probably a piece of shit. lucky you didnt get it. (might have been the bike that killed the father of your child)........... i dont know, think differently

**jonbuoy** · 16th July 2007, 21:00

Selling a bike is a pain in the arse as is selling anything, the amount of times I've had people say yeah I'm dead keen don't sell it I just need to go to the bank to get cash out tomorrow and I'll be back. Even shook hands on a deal in the past after bartering and never heard from them again. If someone turns up with the cash in their hands its pretty hard to turn down.

**judecatmad** · 16th July 2007, 21:00

Originally Posted by Fat Tony

What a shitty thing to do!

I hope something else suitable turns up soon for you.

Yeah, me too. Dave's ginny is in much better shape than when we bought it. He's put a load of work into it. Actually sounds really good now - not like a ginny at all, and for a 1987 it runs great. But it's still a ginny and I'd like to see him on something a bit bigger with a bit more to give.

We'll keep our eyes open. We just don't have an awful lot spare, and the closer it gets to me stopping work, the less chance there is of us being able to find the spare to upgrade him. Was just perfect.

Ah well, wasn't meant to be, clearly

Feel better now I've got it off my chest! Thanks for the therapy guys!

**675trippy** · 16th July 2007, 21:00

Originally Posted by FROSTY

In your shoes I'd have insisted on putting the deposit down.
I've had the shoe on the other foot so many times I have the attitude BS walks money talks
Still sucks I know

yeah tend to agree you seem to get plenty saying but stuff all paying tough luck though

**judecatmad** · 16th July 2007, 21:05

Originally Posted by jonbuoy

Selling a bike is a pain in the arse as is selling anything, the amount of times I've had people say yeah I'm dead keen don't sell it I just need to go to the bank to get cash out tomorrow and I'll be back. Even shook hands on a deal in the past after bartering and never heard from them again. If someone turns up with the cash in their hands its pretty hard to turn down.

That's why we offered the deposit. If we'd not offered, I could understand him taking that line, but we did and he said no, it was OK, the bike was ours.

But it's all good now, I'm calm again (until the next hormone-fuelled rage.....LOL) *breathes deeply*