Here is the situation...
I listed these knives on Monday, as I have been busy at work since then and did not receive ANY email updates regarding the listing or notifying me of any inbound private messages, so, I did not take the extra step to actually go to bladeforums and view my listing. I even ended up selling a coveted Tachyon to cover am other obligation as I thought nobody wanted any of the knives I posted.
Yesterday afternoon I became aware of all the posts on my account and PM's.
While HVACTech at first claimed he wanted Knife C, a Dirac, he then also posted he wanted the red and blue.
Then other members posted interest in the Star Wars. In all the excitement and clutter of emails out of chronological order (a Gmail feature or glitch) I got a bit confused. After clearing up my confusion, I emailed everyone explaining their dibs order and my apologies for the late responses. HVACTech responded Very Promptly saying he would send payment over now, to which I responded my thanks online on the bladeforums listing. I then received an email from him explaining he had PayPal issues and asked if he could send payment by Zelle. I said absolutely and had no worries over his PayPal issues. I asked if he also still wanted the Dirac he claimed he wanted. After waiting approximately 30 minutes, I sent another follow up email explaining that I had other buyers interested and that I really was hoping to get paid ASAP so I didn't lose any backup buyers as I needed the funds by this morning. After waiting a little while longer, I remembered that I had another Red Sith to sell and thought that I also had a blue Jedi to sell as well, so I offered the next person to say Hat they wanted them for sure, Darth Dad. While he did post on my homepage that he would pay up to $1,000, I sent him an email saying that I would be happy with my asking price of $950. After checking my payment, he did send the $1,000, however, that was to include expedited shipping as I clearly told him I only wanted the $950.
After emailing Darth Dad, I finally receive an email from HVACTech saying that he only wanted the Two Star Wars knives and not the Dirac. I went to my safe to grab them and realized that my last Jedi Knight was my keeper from 2016, no more newer ones. As you can see in my private correspondence to him, I offered him an AMAZING deal on the Sith, over $100 below cost after shipping and tax as well as $25 off of the Dirac he claimed but backed out of as well as $25 off of my last Jedi Master if he were interested as well as $25 off of any future listings of mine in addition to my sincere apologies. Not to mention, I offered and planned/plan to find him another NIB Jedi Knight for the same price, which I think I already managed to track down, just awaiting a response. While I did not promise or offer to him, I would have likely sent him mine if I weren't able to find him another one in a reasonable amount of time (a few days).
Given that he responded right away saying payment coming now, then had a PayPal problem, but didn't respond for a while because he went back outside to work without explaining to me that he might not respond immediately, I thought he disappeared on me and also thought it didn't matter either way as I thought i Had another set of Sith and Jedi Knight for him. If he had simply said he needs a little time, I would have most happily waited as I have asked this of sellers on countless occasions and surely didn't wish to seem impatient, especially after not responding for days.
Although he added a second post say "actually the red and blue". He never edited or deleted his original post claiming the Dirac. I imagine that other potentially interested parties might have seen his claim and not expressed any potential interest, but obviously I have no idea for sure, yet did not give him any grief whatsoever for that and even offered him a further discount.
I gave him ample time to pay in a timely fashion and have seen several other members move on after the first person to claim doesn't respond in much less time. I even am the happy owner of several knives due to being the second person in that situation after the first person didn't respond in ten minutes. I also am doing everything possible to accommodate the situation even though I did not skip over him for more money as he keeps claiming. I have received better offers countless times after already accepting one offer and have NEVER once sold out a knife from under someone for more money, EVER!
Today, I am sending someone a 1997 Socom for FAR less than it's worth, just to honor my word when I priced it much lower than it's actual value.
I understand HVACTech's frustration, however, he/you is/are not acknowledging your part in this let alone my efforts to make this right, moreover are falsely accusing me of being greedy. All while I was ready to send you a NIB 2016 JK if I couldn't find you another new one. Occasionally things do not work out ideally and when that happens, I go above and beyond to rectify it, I am sorry HVACTech was not open to allowing me that opportunity...
Am I missing something, because that’s what it looks like to me.
