Posted by: rhosco
JoeyC - 11/11/17 07:14 PM
Buyer beware.
JoeyC had an item listed to sell for which I made an offer that he declined. We later discussed a trade but did not agree to a deal. JoeyC then texted me a few days later saying he needed money to repair his vehicle and would accept my original cash offer. On a Friday at 2:07pm he said he would meet me in Williamsburg to complete the deal the following day around lunchtime. The next day, he does not make the meet and said he was stuck at a game with his kids which was delayed due to an injury during the game. I offered to drive even further to meet but he couldn’t get away from the game, and said he would drive up to meet me the next morning.
A text on Sunday morning at 0836 went unanswered, as did another at 1110. At 2:45pm, a text asking what was up generated a response that a very close family member was very ill and had been in surgery since 0720 that morning and he had just come out to update family...
Except for 1151 that morning when he was editing an ad for an item that was identical to one of the components that he had agreed to sell.
And he has listed other components that are identical to parts of the item he had agreed to sell since. I waited a week on the chance that he had just been editing his ad while waiting in the hospital, and then texted him wishing his uncle well and asking about when we might be able to meet. No response.
My advice: do not drive any distance to meet JoeyC because he may very well change his mind and not bother to let you know.
JoeyC had an item listed to sell for which I made an offer that he declined. We later discussed a trade but did not agree to a deal. JoeyC then texted me a few days later saying he needed money to repair his vehicle and would accept my original cash offer. On a Friday at 2:07pm he said he would meet me in Williamsburg to complete the deal the following day around lunchtime. The next day, he does not make the meet and said he was stuck at a game with his kids which was delayed due to an injury during the game. I offered to drive even further to meet but he couldn’t get away from the game, and said he would drive up to meet me the next morning.
A text on Sunday morning at 0836 went unanswered, as did another at 1110. At 2:45pm, a text asking what was up generated a response that a very close family member was very ill and had been in surgery since 0720 that morning and he had just come out to update family...
Except for 1151 that morning when he was editing an ad for an item that was identical to one of the components that he had agreed to sell.
And he has listed other components that are identical to parts of the item he had agreed to sell since. I waited a week on the chance that he had just been editing his ad while waiting in the hospital, and then texted him wishing his uncle well and asking about when we might be able to meet. No response.
My advice: do not drive any distance to meet JoeyC because he may very well change his mind and not bother to let you know.