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northway
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 Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Roman Holiday wrote: |
| Yes, which is why I was so surprised. Just out of the blue, a week before flying in, 'put 560 dollars in this account', and the following day, no response to my negotiation [will put 300 in now, and pay all the rest of the 2 months on moving in], just 'sorry but I have others offering to put the money in right here right now'. If he is the decent guy you say he is then the only thing I can think of is he is really desperate for money. Still....Anyway. |
I'm guessing he's going to say that he couldn't trust that you had the money after you balked at paying what he'd asked. That may be harsh, but I have a feeling that's going to be his perspective. Considering he's been around the EFL block more times than most of us have years, I can understand where he's coming from, even if it ended up being a pretty crappy situation for you. |
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Roman Holiday
Joined: 22 Sep 2014
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Roman Holiday wrote: |
| Yes, which is why I was so surprised. Just out of the blue, a week before flying in, 'put 560 dollars in this account', and the following day, no response to my negotiation [will put 300 in now, and pay all the rest of the 2 months on moving in], just 'sorry but I have others offering to put the money in right here right now'. If he is the decent guy you say he is then the only thing I can think of is he is really desperate for money. Still....Anyway. |
I'm guessing he's going to say that he couldn't trust that you had the money after you balked at paying what he'd asked. That may be harsh, but I have a feeling that's going to be his perspective. Considering he's been around the EFL block more times than most of us have years, I can understand where he's coming from, even if it ended up being a pretty crappy situation for you. |
I don't think I exactly balked at the amount of money. Was more a case of looking after my interests. I was still uncertain whether the deal was legit after continued attempts to get a Korean contact. I didn't even get time to post here once I received the immediate demand for a large deposit. If I had, no doubt I would have got a glowing report on his character. He could have responded to my offer by simply insisting again on the 560 deposit, and then given me a day to decide [I would have paid it... the reward/risk ratio thing]. I don't think a little negotiation is too much to ask after such a prolonged process, and given that I was just about to travel. |
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