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Title: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: ernest_price on July 10, 2009, 08:40:26 AM: "Food is very short this week - can I pay you next week?".

Well that Laptop, iPod and Theatre system you bought this week should be tasty enough to tide you and the kids over this week at least - gimme my money! :devil:
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *smee* on July 10, 2009, 08:48:42 AM: At least they asked the question Ernest I had one not long ago who won an auction item for $24.50 including postage , I got an email that read something like this .....

hey mate I just won the bid and I dont have all the bucks in me account you can either accept $17 now or ya gonna 'ave to wait till friday next week when I can pay the lot , let us know what ya wanna do eh !!
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: ernest_price on July 10, 2009, 08:53:52 AM: Ouch! :)
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *barny* on July 10, 2009, 10:05:17 AM: Quote from: smee on July 10, 2009, 08:48:42 AM
At least they asked the question Ernest I had one not long ago who won an auction item for $24.50 including postage , I got an email that read something like this .....

hey mate I just won the bid and I dont have all the bucks in me account you can either accept $17 now or ya gonna 'ave to wait till friday next week when I can pay the lot , let us know what ya wanna do eh !!

Take the $17 and then refund all but your listing fees, then relist...

And put the sucker on your BBL

:wine:
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: col52 on July 10, 2009, 11:08:22 AM: Contact a little after 2 weeks...........

"Sorry, I don't have the money to pay you, will pay when I have it"

Felt like replying saying "I'm not surprised you don't have the money considering all the purchases you made after mine - that you paid for and had delivered" !
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *FluffyDuckee* on July 10, 2009, 11:33:06 AM: Quote from: smee on July 10, 2009, 08:48:42 AM
At least they asked the question Ernest I had one not long ago who won an auction item for $24.50 including postage , I got an email that read something like this .....

hey mate I just won the bid and I dont have all the bucks in me account you can either accept $17 now or ya gonna 'ave to wait till friday next week when I can pay the lot , let us know what ya wanna do eh !!

So what did you end up doing Smee?
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *CountessA* on July 10, 2009, 11:51:45 AM: Visions of men in trenchcoats and carrying sawn-off shotguns can't help but appear...
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *smee* on July 10, 2009, 11:57:35 AM: So what did you end up doing Smee?

it was a couple of months ago Fluffy I actually got paid the full amount
I think from memory I didnt reply I just waited till the following Tuesday and posted Item in anticipation that it would get to them on the friday that they promised full payment and they did pay that day and also got item that day so they were happy
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: tommy.irene on July 12, 2009, 06:05:29 PM: Whats up smee you wont visit the uk board
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *CountessA* on July 12, 2009, 08:00:52 PM: Tommy, I'm very sorry, but we have abducted Smee and are holding him in a chilly cellar. We did let him have one pastel blue fluffy blanket so that he wouldn't freeze to death, but we're not letting him go.

:evillaugh:
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *Brum6y* on July 12, 2009, 08:38:34 PM: So that's where my fluffy blue blanket went!

Well, since it has gone to a good cause, I'll just have to drag out the pink one ... just as well I'm confident enough to wear it.
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *FluffyDuckee* on July 12, 2009, 09:11:33 PM: Pink suits you nice horsey. Nice colour.
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *CountessA* on July 12, 2009, 09:22:34 PM: It takes a very very macho guy to wear pink. BRAVO!
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: col52 on July 12, 2009, 10:32:27 PM: I wore a nice pale pink cravat for our wedding, hate ties! Does that count, Countess? ;D
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: Bunny on July 12, 2009, 11:26:07 PM: Quote from: col52 on July 12, 2009, 10:32:27 PM
I wore a nice pale pink cravat for our wedding, hate ties! Does that count, Countess? ;D

you allways did look good in pink Colleen :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: col52 on July 13, 2009, 12:35:48 PM: Quote from: Bunny on July 12, 2009, 11:26:07 PM
Quote from: col52 on July 12, 2009, 10:32:27 PM
I wore a nice pale pink cravat for our wedding, hate ties! Does that count, Countess? ;D

you allways did look good in pink Colleen :evillaugh:

:slap:
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: ernest_price on July 14, 2009, 09:38:06 PM: Aw c'mon - I looked pretty hot in the mid-80's in a pink shirt and pink skinny tie!
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: *FluffyDuckee* on July 17, 2009, 01:54:53 PM: And now you look becoming in a little square blue number Ernest!!!!

:roflmao:
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: tommy.irene on July 17, 2009, 05:37:19 PM: Hi fluffy im on UK thread
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: bobbybigbear on July 22, 2009, 07:42:53 PM: My best NPB, " My son bid on your auction ".

Auction was for an old celica convertible I had done up.

A few weeks later, on the motoring forum, the ID appeared asking about child safety seats for a 1 year old child, and would it be able to be used on a new born as his wife was pregnant again.
Title: Re: Best non payment excuse of the day
Post by: Bellagina on July 22, 2009, 07:52:00 PM: LOL! That's a good one!

I don't tend to get excuses, they just don't pay - but I did have a VERY slow payer recently, who - one week post auction - said they'd pay by bank deposit and could I send details.
Problem is, I send out the Bank details in my 'congratulations you have won!' email.....
So I politely said OK, sent another invoice with details, and waited....

A week later, they emailed saying "the bank says the BSB is wrong"
Funny that, because it's the same cut and paste details I send to EVERY buyer! - and I politely told them that.....

A week later, I open a non paying buyer dispute- and four or five days later, the money finally appears!!!

So, not a non payer- but pretty darn close!