[SEL] Dealing Etiquette

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In a message dated 5/24/2009 11:08:12 AM Central Daylight Time,  
frappi at wcoil.com writes:

Its  almost like there is no honor in dealing any more. Like a 
mans word means  nothing.


Hi Mark,
Sorry to hear you found an integrity impaired person  as a business 
associate.  They are out there, and, since you have been  dealing for a while, your 
chances of finding some are  good.
 
Not long ago in Virginia I was approached by a fellow  who wanted to 
purchase our home as we were moving.  I drew up a contract  which included price, 
amount down, and, deadlines for completion with the down  payment being 
forfeit should the buyer not do his part in a timely  fashion.  He failed to be 
on time and then asked for the return of his down  payment.  I refused to 
give it back, telling him I would consult with my  attorney as to how to 
proceed. My attorney told me that, unless I could prove I  had been harmed, a 
court would instruct me to refund the down payment and that  proving harm would 
be difficult if not impossible.  In short, verbal OR  written contracts are 
of little value.  That tells me that a fast  transaction is the best way to 
go, providing little time for either buyer's or  seller's remorse.
 
I still like the technique offered by our mutual  friend, Evil Dave, where 
you press cold cash into the seller's hand, telling him  as you do so, that 
it is in full payment for the item sitting before them.   It is really hard 
for a person who wants to sell to hand back the cash simply  because it 
might not be as much as they would like.
 
Regards, 
Ron
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