Fuck I'm angry

[name not needed]

I sold off one of my paintball guns about a month ago. I got 200 for it and the deal went well. Last week, the person who bought it from me emails me, saying the gun doesn't work and is expecting me to pay half the cost to fix it. I tell him I am not paying, and he is now mailing the gun back and expects me to give him a full refund. This is total fucking bullshit and he is ripping me off. If the gun was actually broken when I sold it, he should have said something right away, not last week. What the hell should I do? :mad:

[GOPisEvil]

1. Was the gun sold "as is"?

[Pithlet]

7. Even if it wasn't

I would think a month is more than long enough. I don't think the original seller has any obligation to the person he sold it to a month later as it is a private sale of used property. I know that state law can vary though, so the OP may want to check up on that.

[kikiek]

2. You don't owe him anything in my book unless you warrantied it.

How do you know how he was treating it?

[trotsky]

3. Caveat emptor.

Too bad!

[PDittie]

4. Tell him you're not Sears Roebuck

or remind him of the Pottery Barn rule

[Lucky Luciano]

5. SCrew that guy

Tell him that if he wants the gun back, then he should pay you S&H charges. Otherwise he loses the gun and his money.

[BlueJazz]

6. A Month ago??? I'd tell the guy...

"Hey..If you would have E-mailed me...say a week after you bought it
and said it was broken then we would talk. But after a MONTH???...
You gotta' be kidding" You could have popped up 10,000 rounds in a month....

[goju]

8. Whats wrong with it

That might answer your question. Maybe he doesnt know to load it first ;) Honestly though, maybe there is a compromise there if you had more info. Or maybe you would be assured that its something HE is responsible for.

[name not needed]

10. Apparently, 2 things

One, the feed system doesn't work. It always worked for the year and a half that I used the gun. Second, there was uncontrollable trigger bounce, which is not suprising considering the aftermarket trigger I have on it. It is supposed to have bounce, but not as he describes it. If the feed system doesn't work, how can he know that there is trigger bounce?

[goju]

11. Hmmm, sounds like an id10t error

In case that wasnt obvious enough, IDIOT! :)

Wish I knew more about paintball guns but I dont. Maybe a phone call to offer some tips or walk him through cleaning, loading, and operation.

Good luck

[name not needed]

12. Loading and operation? HA!

If he needs help with that I'm not sure he should be owning one!

[goju]

13. Well, good thing I dont own one :)

I know nothing about them other than they hurt like hell. Went out once back in the 80's when they were relatively new and got my ass handed to me. I think I had about 10 rounds in a pump? rifle against a gravity fed pistol with a freakin barrel full of paint balls on top of it. And, he got the high ground on me. I was riddled with welts within 15 minutes.

Lesson: Dont cede the high ground and dont ever bring a knife to a gun fight!

;)

[name not needed]

14. That's better than being shot 15 times in the nuts in a matter of seconds

[goju]

15. Jesus, I hope I never have to make that comparison!

That sounds too painful to "walk off".

[Maddy McCall]

9. Queen of garage sales here...

When a person buys a used item, there is no warranty, implied or expressed, unless the seller states so.

Too bad. The guy paid for a used item for a lesser price than a new item, and the item lasted a month. That's the chance he takes.

I agree with the poster above...you aren't Walmart. If he wanted a three-month warranty, he should have bought a new gun.

[name not needed]

16. kick

I'm still pissed. :mad:

[name not needed]

19. kick

[JVS]

17. Don't send the money

[name not needed]

18. I've got one day until he has his credit card company

get on my ass about it.

[slutticus]

22. Fuck them.

The credit card company can't make you do shit...unless they sue you...which is unlikely for $200.00

[mrboba1]

24. whatever.

the CC company will probably just laugh at this guy.
He's just blowing smoke.

[LSK]

20. whats his email address?

We can DU his inbox. ;)

Yeah, its been a month. He had plenty of time to fix it. What a jerk.

[LynneSin]

21. sounds like he wants you to fix what he probably broke

I bet he votes republican too

[The Spirit of JFK]

23. If you buy something used without testing it, you are a moron...

If you buy something used and keep it for a month without testing it, you are a moran.

If you buy something used, keep it for a month without testing it, and then expect the other guy to pay for fixing it, you are probably a member of the Republican party.

If you buy something used, keep it for a month without testing it, expect the other guy to pay for fixing it, and threaten some sort of action, you probably work for Dick Cheney.

That is SO damn annoying...sorry. Counter with a threat of a defamation or fraud suit? Or invite them to small claims court. Usually frauds like that will back down once you threaten back...especially once you mention recuperation of court costs and other damages. I did that with a former landlord.

[radwriter0555]

25. when the package comes, simply refuse it. You don't owe him

anything.

Let him take you to small claims court.

Whatever you do, do NOT receive the package.

[jukes]

26. radwriter0555

best advice so far!

[andino]

27. Refuse the package

When it comes back to the guy he'll call you. Just tell him that it was sold as is.