Hello guys,
I spotted an Amiga 500 on craigslist about a month ago in Greensboro NC which is about 2 ½ hours away from where I live (Chesapeake VA). I used to own one when I was a teenager, but had to sell it. I have always loved the 500 out of all the other Amigas so when I saw it, I want to own one again to have those memories back.
I asked the seller if he was willing to ship it if I paid for the S&H. He agreed and we decided on a price of $50 for the unit and $20 for the shipping and handling. I asked for a form of payment but the fastest one was via MoneyGram. I sent him the payment but since then he has not sent the unit, nor is he returning my calls. It has been almost a month but he is not returning my calls. I have his address and all the e-mail exchange log. Now my question is (maybe someone here is a lawyer). Do I start legal action? Is it worth it? I mean this is so sad that he steals $70, when I have his phone number, email address, home address and facebook page. What do you guys think?
I guess I learned my lesson about sending money like this to un-trusted people and I decided to buy an eMac 1.25Ghz on eBay for $29.94, which I plan on using with MorphOS, but that is story for another post.
Juts happened to my... kinda. Purchased an Atari 65XE and was told it was new and fully working. Picked it up at a location mutual (walmart near where this person lives but I don't have their address). Get home and it is dead. Calls to seller gets nothing. I guess at least I have a $50 + gas money door stop. My last message to this person was hope he feels good about himself and his family must be proud of him.
Karma can be a bitch so legal action, no need. The cost of something like that is more than your $50. Chalk it up to the way it goes or if you know ninjutsu, silently sneak into his home one night and get your $50 back. Or do something worse. :hammer:
These crooks will get it 3 fold in the end as karma can be a tough cooky on those that are asses.
tj
