Usually I like to wait for the second half of the story, but in this case there really is no excuse for delaying a refund to this customer unless there is some missing correspondence from the buyer asking the seller to hold off or pay a different and more time consuming way, which I doubt..... Or unless a later email specified he would not be able to issue a refund until such and such a date. All in all it is pretty clear.
I'm sure what happened previously before a refund was agreed upon could have gone differently, but it seems as this refund was agreed upon and much time has passed since then. And last I checked, no one can be too busy to sign a check or send a paypal payment...
Or for that matter, even contact your buyer and tell them the money was spent and it may take some time, "sorry".
The ball was dropped, and I hope his response to this matter is not coated with excuses. From what I have seen he seems like a stand up fellow. Lets hope this can be resolved peacefully and make decisions when all is said and done.
Forming an opinion of this business dealing and the company now, guilty before proven innocent, seems rash. I could not sit here for a moment and say I would not deal with them ever.....
I'll wait till the jury is in and the credits roll before I grab my coat.
I'm sure it will work itself out, and hopefully this will be a learning experience for the seller. I'm still sticking with my gut on this one and I'm going to say the funds were spent before they should have been, I guess its a common mistake from what I have seen. Money is probably tight now and he should have communicated this to his buyer instead of saying he was busy or using stall tactics. Honesty is the best policy. Sure, it still bites for the customer, but at least its the right thing to do in that situation if it were to arise. Hell, things happen and you need cash. But now the mess seems to have gotten uglier and it could have been avoided. Live and learn.
We should have a modification to fauna installed to place wagers on the outcomes of boi threads, I'm feeling strong on this one. lol j/k
Ok, im over tired, bored, and rambling. I'm done. Good luck....
