A Verbal Agreement

angelacam

I have a verbal and text agreement with a friend to buy a bike from her for my grandaughter told my friend it would take me 2-3 weeks to give her all the money but gave her 50% this all happened yesterday now she wants to take the bike back and leave my grandaughter heartbroken.Can I hold her to the deal.

Apples2

Is she offering you the 50% back??

If so, just take it and look for another bike.

derrick

Some friend, sounds like you have the bike, (possession is 9/10 of the law), and a text message agreement, a verbal agreement is as binding as a written one, but usually hard to prove, you have a text message,(proof!), so I would keep the bike and pay her the rest ASAP, then think about the "friendship".

eranou

what is their reason for wanting the bike back?

unholyangel

Did you get a receipt for the 50%?

It often isnt something people think as necessary when dealing with friends but when you mix pleasure with business, things can - and do - go wrong. Friendships fail and people can be very vindictive.

Personally i would take the reason they want it back into consideration. If there is a greater need for them to have it, then as heartless as it sounds.....your granddaughter will get over it and forget soon enough as most young people do (plus you'll still have your friendship). However if its merely a whim, i would talk to them about it and stress you've paid 50% and how devastated your gd would be, if this is the case and they are any kind of friend at all, they will relent and continue with the deal as agreed.

pinkshoes

If she gives you the 50% back, then just give her the bike back and buy another one.

I'd also dump her as a friend, as she sounds like a cow!