This is why I buy from Rivendell. Your good folks! I appreciate all of your efforts.
On Aug 3, 7:45 pm, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: > The craigslist "antique" one.....here's the latest, kind of > interesting----- > > One of our customers contacted the guy, had planned to buy the bike > for as little as possible. Expected to meet him on the street down by > the corner near the liquor store, but one surprise after another, and > all good: > > -- the guy met him at his (the guy's, the seller's) place-o-bizness > -- guy seemed normal, nice, forthcoming, not shyster-like or the least > bit shady > -- seller took the bike with some other stuff as payment for work > performed...when the woman couldn't pay. He said she was crying when > she dropped off bike etc. > > We have the serial number and some particulars. The bike was bought > from us (not from one of our five dealers), and we'll try to track it > down. I think we'll be able to. > > The repurchase price was $600. > > If we can track down the original buyer, the rebuyer---who is, like, > the nicest kindest guy you'll ever meet---has offfered to take the > loss and return the bike, but of course we won't let that happen. If > he's able to return the bike, we'll cover him for it and toss in a bit- > o-reward in the deal, and then the woman gets her B back. > > If we can't make that happen---for whatever reason -- then he'll keep > the bike. > > If after that, the original owner comes forth, we'll work out some > happy thing for her. > > On a side note, I contacted WDC police. told them we might have a > thief (turns out we didn't...unless he's supercon guy)-- and they > said, "We don't do that. Contact the FBI." Whoa. > > May have an update, not sure. later. > > Grant -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
