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7 May 2018, 06:20 PM | #121 |
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Looking st the guy’s IG account you’d think he’d be able to hand back the $35k just like that! So, he’s either taking the mickey out of you or he’s a total fraud with his ‘lifestyle’
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7 May 2018, 09:44 PM | #122 |
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Am I missing something? @ OP: This is not a win in my mind -- you're still out $30,000 and no watch. You can soften the words however you want but you were scammed.
What if you only paid $5,000 out of the $35,000 total cost of the watch? Would the seller think that is fair? You had to pay everything in a lump sum...why is the money coming back in waves? I don't see this anywhere near resolved.... |
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Payment plan?? What happened to the $35K? |
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7 May 2018, 10:43 PM | #125 |
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Viewed in retrospect, the OP’s decision is perhaps the best path towards full restitution. Taking stronger measures could thwart full payment.
Better to start with the path of least resistance and greater chance of successful repayment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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7 May 2018, 10:56 PM | #126 |
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Yea, 5K out of 35K isn't even a moral victory yet, but better than nothing. If he's willing to pay 5K, he's admitting responsibility, so why not just pay it all at once. I agree that the squeekiest wheel gets the grease. Sounds like something else is going on here. I knew someone once with a drug, and gambling problem, and that is exactly how they behaved. Textbook. Please keep us posted, and thanks to the awesome folks on this site for growing legs on this.
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7 May 2018, 11:56 PM | #127 |
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OP seems like a very nice and genuine person (with a tremendous amount of patience :)) While I'm not offering advice on how this should be handled, I'm glad progress is made towards the resolution of the issue. Make sure you do all needed to get all your money back!
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8 May 2018, 02:36 AM | #128 |
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I would go the legal path to set up the payment terms still despite him reaching out after he was exposed
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8 May 2018, 02:53 AM | #129 |
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the resolution leaves a lot to be desired. if i was going to take a sizable promissory note, i would meet him in person and have him hand over to me something of relatively equal value as collateral until i was paid in full. he must have something to offer up in the way of collateral. maybe even another watch :)
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8 May 2018, 03:55 AM | #131 |
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Just write it into the legally binding contract. At this point there is no way I'd be agreeing to an informal arrangement. Not with $30K from a character with this track record.
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8 May 2018, 03:56 AM | #132 |
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Strongly advise to retain a lawyer and have them handle this properly. It costs a few grand but piece of mind. Lesson learned.
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8 May 2018, 04:04 AM | #133 |
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He just got a nice Patek 5712R-001... posted 7 hours ago in IG. Seems to me like he could have paid you ALL of your $35k instead. If he was really a good guy he would offer you that Patek as payment in full plus the interest of stealing your money for 6 months.
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Wow! What is his IG handle? I wanna see for myself.
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8 May 2018, 04:22 AM | #136 |
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I don't know how to tell if this is indeed the same person, but if so, WOW this guy has no shame!
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Definitely the same guy. https://instagram.com/p/Bce7tuBAr8Q/ That is the link to the SkyD in question. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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8 May 2018, 04:36 AM | #138 |
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He drives a 300k Lamborghini, +1 million dollar house and he can't pay back 35k but needs a payment plan.
Talk about making sense... |
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8 May 2018, 04:50 AM | #141 |
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Yikes! This isn't adding up at all. I read your update as he was experiencing hardship?? Looks like he is living the highlife. 35K should be a drop in the bucket and easy to pay back IMO. Good luck OP.
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8 May 2018, 05:00 AM | #142 |
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Looks like your $35k went to that kitchen renovation before he sold his house a month ago.
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After this thread, I think his days as a seller on this forum at the very least are over.
Who on earth would do business with this guy? |
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8 May 2018, 05:22 AM | #146 |
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I have trouble will ALL of this, and evermore so after seeing his IG page. My guess this guy is leveraged deep. Very deep.
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8 May 2018, 05:24 AM | #147 | |
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Those are my two cents though, I've done business with Mike before and I'll gladly do business with him again, at the same token I generally don't trust any shipping outfit whatsoever for situations just like this. |
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8 May 2018, 05:26 AM | #148 |
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Speak with an attorney and Have seller sign a “confession of judgement.”
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8 May 2018, 05:32 AM | #150 | |
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There is a very easy way to fix that in my opinion. Mike should come on this forum and tell his side of the story. Silence is deafening in a situation like this, don't you think? |
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