Quoted from ThePinballCo-op:The game was taken before money was in hand?
You guys both messed up. BOTH OF YOU. And now here we are.
Since you sold two games to make room AND the game is now in your possession, I think the proper solution would be to make sure he gets his money.
However, since you have something you didn't pay for, I also think he could take you to court. That being said, the ruling would be that you owe him the money all along, so you'd have to pay him and that is that, but he could still make it messy for you.
OP, you need to take responsibility for some of this. You're not wrong but you're not 100% right either. Be nice, try to work it out, but I think you're going to feel some pain and agony before this gets resolved. My stomach is in knots just thinking about it.
gl to you.
The only person who messed up is the seller who wants his game back. Buyer did nothing wrong and the terms of the sale including payment method were met. If the seller really didn't get the check (which I highly doubt) then I'm sure the buyer would cancel the old check and issue a new check, hopefully via certified letter this time due to the previous issues.