Welsh Dan
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I'm selling a load of old performance bits for my Civic. One of the bits has had quite a bit of interest, and some guy was going to have it for £50 or so (It originally cost me about £110). However, he said he was going to sort out the money tomorrow. Someone else, has since offered me £90 for it. Given that the other guy hasn't paid yet, is it wrong to let the other person have it? What do I tell the other guy? 
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Twiggy
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say yes to other guy 1st to get the cash in ya hands wins..... imo
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Liam
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sell it to the guy for £90, thats what id do, just say that you've decided to keep it.
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Welsh Dan
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Originally posted by LiamD
sell it to the guy for £90, thats what id do, just say that you've decided to keep it.
I'm getting rid of the car, so can't do that. I'm just a bit worried the other guy is going to send the payment.
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Jules S
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A difficult one that....
Ive always considered second hand car bits to be 50% of the original value.
Polite E-mail suggesting a split the difference?
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jr
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contact first bloke, tell him situation, and ask him to send money
sell it to the first bloke IMO, youve agreed a deal, stay to it
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Welsh Dan
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I've emailed him to say that someone has made a much higher offer, but he hasn't replied now
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Ry_B
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If you email saying someone has made a higher offer he's guna think your telling bullshit
Tough decision.
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Welsh Dan
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Originally posted by Ry_B
If you email saying someone has made a higher offer he's guna think your telling bullshit
Tough decision.
Yeah, not only that, but I don't want the person paying the higher price know how much I was letting it go for, although I did initially advertise it for £50
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Nismo
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sell it on mate , first come first serve
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Fad
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Originally posted by Nismo
sell it on mate , first come first serve
yeah if you agreed on something be genuine about it as it only leads to you getting a bad rep and also being a bit unfair as it may cause problems. I had the same problem before with someone off here and in the end he sold the bit to someone else even though I had sent payment etc It meant problems for me as i needed this part for my car quite urgently.
be a gentleman about the situation see if the other guy is willing to meet half way at least and offer more first.
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Welsh Dan
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Well, as said, I emailed him to say that someone has offered far more and that i'd rather sell it for the larger amount as I need the money. He's not replied, so I can't do much yet.
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Welsh Dan
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Other guy has emailed me, and said he's happy to let the higher bidder have it. result 
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dna23
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Only if he pays 
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Welsh Dan
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Originally posted by dna23
Only if he pays
Lol, yes. I'm going to be gutted if he doesn't, lol
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GT4Brody
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
contact first bloke, tell him situation, and ask him to send money
sell it to the first bloke IMO, youve agreed a deal, stay to it
totally agree, if you have already promised it to him, le him know the situation, get him to paypal/send the money straight away, if not, sell for 90...
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Adam-D
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first come first served, whoever pays first
cash in hand an all that.
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CorsAsh
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Thing is if the £90 deal falls through you're up shit creek as the £50 guy prob wont want to deal with you.
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Welsh Dan
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The other guy was buying a few bits and he's ok with it. I think the only reason he was buying the bit concerned is because it was so cheap.
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Adam-D
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
Thing is if the £90 deal falls through you're up shit creek as the £50 guy prob wont want to deal with you.
even if it fell throu he still has the aprt and ppl are always out there willing to buy
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Brett
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lol, payment hasn't been received so sell to the highest bidder
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Steve
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il buy it for £90.18p
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abdus
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Originally posted by jr
contact first bloke, tell him situation, and ask him to send money
sell it to the first bloke IMO, youve agreed a deal, stay to it
unless he agrees (as you stated above) that it doesnt matter that the item is going for a higher price...
but we must agree on something:
when you are selling something: It's an invitation to make an offer,
when somebody says he would take it for a certain amount, no deal/contract has been made at that point. When you accept his offer, a contract has been made and you are bound by it...unless he withdraws his offer before your acceptance.
But in the present matter, it seems that there has been mutual agreement to terminate the contract (without consideration)
just wanted to write that
[Edited on 26-06-2006 by abdus]
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