Guest JohnGalway Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Morning folks, Been pondering posting anything about this at all. No good will come of it but to be honest I don't care at this point. I'm not going to mention any names, people can draw whatever conclusions they like but I won't name names so no point in asking. I did a favour for someone a while back. This person wanted to buy a particular item here in Ireland. An expensive item, I thought him foolish to pay that type of money so I told him he'd get it cheaper elsewhere. He asked where, I said online, he asked would I get him one if I saw one since he'd no credit card or paypal account. Naturally I said I would. So I saw the item at very close to half the price it is here in Ireland. I phoned up the person concerned and he said to go ahead and purchase it. It arrived to my door in my name, I phoned him and he paid me for it. About a week or ten days afterwards I got a bill from customs/duty, again in my name since I had purchased the item on my credit card. I phoned the person and told him. Yeah no problem I'll pay that too he says. He proceeds to give me the run around for six weeks or so. In the meantime I get more letters demanding payment, in my name, for his item. So I ring again, I had asked for the money to pay the bill a couple of times in between - always "next week". This is the good bit. So I need the money for that bill. "Who's name is on the invoice?", mine I say. "Good enough for you, you pay it so". No good deed goes unpunished does it? That call was a while back. We've not spoken since and as far as I'm concerned won't again. So I pay the bill, and get another letter. Apparently they've not recieved it. So now I have to pay it twice as well as interest. The moral of the story is if you have a "friend" like this, walk away. You may be down money at the full stop but that can be made back, while that person will still be a c**t in the morning And all for a few Euro. Mods/Admin, I've not mentioned names but feel free to edit or delete as you see fit. Kindest regards, John Link to post Share on other sites
fishfish 17 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 NAME AND SHAME! THAT WAY NONE OF US WILL GET CAUGHT OUT! Link to post Share on other sites
mark01856 7 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 i think you should name the twat Link to post Share on other sites
sounder 9 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 a bad c**t john to do that,you get your own back Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,811 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Am sure if the person could do it to you, they may do it to others! Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Name and shame.,, stop it happening to others.... Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,843 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 That's a bad do' John and a rotten thing to do to ANYONE! I nearly got stung a year or two back when I put some books up for sale. The total for the books came to about £200 and this guy said he'd have the lot. Details were sent of where to send the books and he said the cheque was on its way. In the meantime I parcelled up the books, got a price for postage and intended to send them the next day and wait for the cheque to arrive. That's the type of person I am, trusting of every fecker. I held back with the posting and I'm glad I did...nowt arrived and claims were made that the cheque was, "on its way". Now I've had guys from off these hunting sites stay over at my place and have a days hunting with me and with other members and had no trouble, they've all been sound lads and I've never even met them before. It's a chance I take because they "come over as being nice" on the internet and I'm a kindly c**t. Your experience has made me think though. After all, these messers have no concience and aren't true hunters, but parasites blighting our good name. You never stop living and learning! Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Bad news that mate! Its a c*nts trick.period. I was in a similar situation to him a bit back. I needed someone to pay for something on paypal as mine went down. Molly on here paid it for me and ive never met her in my life! What a girl. I made sure she was sent a cheque straight away and i owe the girl a favour as well. What a shame you saw the uglier side of paying for stuff for someone. What goes round , comes round! always has done! Link to post Share on other sites
mark01856 7 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 all your experiances sure make me think how shitty some folk are, but i bought a lamp off some one on this forum, and then a couple days later took me out lamping with him. it shows that decent people are still around it just seems harder to find them! Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Unfortunately the world has a fair percentage of ar*eholes but hearing what you did for a bloke you never even met says something about your character and shows there are still a few gents out there Link to post Share on other sites
Tallyho 181 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I WOULD OF NAMED THE SHIT, SO THEN HE WILL KNOW THAT EVERY ONE ON HERE KNOWS WHAT HE DID, SHAME HIM . Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leveller Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Your experience has made me think though. Glad I got in before you started thinking Burn them!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Cheers lads Only once in a blue moon does this type of thing happen. It's more the principle of the thing that annoys me than the money, which can be made back. Was brought up to pay my bills or to return a good favour if one was done for me It certainly hasn't coloured me against trying to help people out, for better or worse that's just in me I think. I was at my bank today, they confirmed I took the initial amount out for a bank draft and said if it's not been cashed it can be cancelled and recredited to my account, although at best I'll be out minimum 194 Euro after charges and interest it's better than almost 300. I should know by Wednesday anyway. I'm only 29, but one thing I've learned is these things come back to bite people, so there's really no need for me to do anything in the line of getting my own back or anything. I'm putting it behind me and getting on with things As Woodga would say, good hunting all Link to post Share on other sites
Coney 3 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Sorry to hear you have been "touched" John it's a shitty thing that's happened but "Gods wheels turn slow but true" & I just hope you are there when he gets his! Link to post Share on other sites
T78 4 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 ""one thing I've learned is these things come back to bite people, so there's really no need for me to do anything in the line of getting my own back or anything."" very true!as my dad always says,god doesnt pay his debts with money! people like this always get there come uppance in the end.one day,they truely will need a big favour and they'll have no friends(decent folk,like you've been to him)left to ask! Link to post Share on other sites
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