Gazundered at last minute!!

LittleMissAspie

sebtomato wrote: »

Why wouldn't she want it for cheaper?
Who wants to pay more for something when they can have it cheaper?

Then she should have offered cheaper in the first place.

sebtomato wrote: »

In the same logic, why the seller is trying to make so much profit from a property? Why should the buyer pay for that profit?

Because she offered to.

Eric1

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

Because she offered to.

I suspect some people risking to buy now are either not very sharp, like the OP's buyer (didn't know about the stamp duty?!), or liars. I wouldn't put too much trust in their offers.

Blacksheep1979

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

Yes but the point being is there is nothing wrong with the house, she just wants it cheaper, so if you went to paypal and said I have just won this in the auction and now my friend has told me I can get one of these round the corner for less they would laugh their socks off at you.This women has never said she wants a reduction because for example, the house has damp etc she has said she has been told it is not worth that much money.

And there may be nothing wrong with the item that's been bought yet they're playing the paypal/deal falling through card - really no different to this. It's a gamble on both sides of the buyer not getting it cheaper or getting a refund (in effect no buying the house) and on the seller side the chance of not making the sale at the same money.

Yes if you're stupid enough to go to paypal and say you now think you paid over the odds you don't stand a chance in hell, but if you make up a fairy tale and say that there's xyz wrong with the item do you really think paypal inspects everything?

neverdespairgirl

Glad you've now exchanged - best of luck

sinbad182

Eric1 wrote: »

I suspect some people risking to buy now are either not very sharp, like the OP's buyer (didn't know about the stamp duty?!), or liars. I wouldn't put too much trust in their offers.

People 'risking' to buy now are not very sharp?! I know a few people who'd disagree with that!

azkaban420

SO glad you have exchanged albeit at a £1500 difference to the originally agreed price. Well done for holding your nerve. I totally understand why you agreed - it's easy for all us to say hold your ground/pull out/put your house on the market but ultimately it's you who has to go through hell and back to get the sale through. I, too, would not leave her anything extra anymore, she's lost your respect (and all ours who are reading and we don't even know her lol - or you for that matter ). Let's hope you get through to completion much easier, although if she faffs around now, she'll be liable for penalties.

Now just sit back, relax, and enjoy the achievement

Az

Eric1

sinbad182 wrote: »

People 'risking' to buy now are not very sharp?! I know a few people who'd disagree with that!

I said some, looking to buy myself
I mean those who make unrealistic offers only to demand a £20K reduction on the day of the exchange.
Unfortunately, they get rewarded too. £1.5K in this case.

GracieP

dippenhall wrote: »

We were planning to leave her curtains, blinds, lawnmower, garden tools etc (not mentioned in the inventory) and show her how everything in the house worked as she was worried she wouldn't know how to work the heating/showers etc, well that won't be happening now!

If I was you I wouldn't bust a gut cleaning when I move out either. Nothing extreme, just don't put yourself to any unnecessary work.

sonastin

Eric1 wrote: »

Unfortunately, they get rewarded too. £1.5K in this case.

Or penalised, perhaps - an easy £1.5k now for a difficult learning curve and a lot of extras to pay for sooner rather than later...

Congrats OP - at least you've got through the first hurdle with her. Here's hoping you get an easier ride through the rest of it.

But don't sit back and enjoy it. Remember you've got all that extra packing to do now :rotfl:

Soubrette

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

And there may be nothing wrong with the item that's been bought yet they're playing the paypal/deal falling through card - really no different to this. It's a gamble on both sides of the buyer not getting it cheaper or getting a refund (in effect no buying the house) and on the seller side the chance of not making the sale at the same money.

Yes if you're stupid enough to go to paypal and say you now think you paid over the odds you don't stand a chance in hell, but if you make up a fairy tale and say that there's xyz wrong with the item do you really think paypal inspects everything?

This is totally off topic but ebay operate a refund only policy - if you claim the item is not as described/damaged then you have to return it at your own cost to the seller by a trackable method. The seller then refunds only your original post and packaging and costs.

You lose both the item and the cost of return although you get your original money back.

In this instance the buyer was hoping that renegotiating on the final day meant the seller's hands were tied and to an extent they were right.

I'd freecycle the things I were going to leave behind or drop them off at a charity shop. Just make sure they weren't listed in the fixtures and fittings list.

Being slightly malicious I'd also take every lightbulb