so i got this guy that was interested in my entire Gen2 Zac collection. Decided to go ahead with the deal. Been talking to him about a month now, and discussing the collection. He's been around for awhile, as he has had bad experiences with ebayer "fun" years ago. So he says he's been dealing with pinball for years now.
So we agree on a price delivered. Delivered by me to Florida. So 14 games driven 1250 miles from WI to FL.
He says. He will put 5k down via paypal and pay the rest when I get there. I was like WTF? that's not how pinball buying works. You pay for your shit ahead of time, and then it gets packed up and shipped or delivered. Told him, 5k PP gift, half sent as check or m.o.'s when they clear, i'll bring the load down and other half in cash. He said that is too much risk for him.
He claims that's how he does business with cars and everything else. I've been doing this 20 years, and not once have I heard of someone delivering or shipping a game without them being paid for in full before they leave.
He says. he has all the risk because I have 5k of his money. And if the deal falls through, I still have all my games.
I disagree as I have all the risk, because I lose 2 days of packing up games for travel. Rent a truck, pay for gas, lose 3 to 5 days travelling, and another 2 days resetting the games back up at home.
Have any of you had people try this shit before with big groups or ultra expensive deals?