Ok, here's my dilemma. I'm gonna feel stupid after typing this, but here goes:
A friend of mine (ex-friend now) came to me last week about wanting to buy a firearm for his job. He works Security in an apartment complex in a bad area. He didn't have a gun to carry on the job, so he asked to buy one from me. I offered to sell him one for $400. He told me that he only had $200 and that he could pay me the rest at the end of the week (7/23) when he got his paycheck. I typed the Bill Of Sale and in it, I stated that he paid me $200 upfront, he'd take possession of the gun for work, but the other $200 was still due on 7/23/2010. He signed his name on the dotted line agreeing to that.
7/23 was two days ago and I still haven't received the other $200. Some of you may be saying "it's just been 2 days, be patient." Well, he was supposed to drop it off at my house on Friday, said he was on his way and never showed up. Said the same thing on Saturday and didn't show up. Today, he won't even return my call about it. I've been knowing the guy for a while, but had never dealt with him when it comes to money. I thought I could trust this guy, but obviously I was wrong. Especially since I told a somewhat mutual friend about this situation and he told me that the guy is very shady when it comes to money.
What can I do about this? I don't want this loser to think he got over on me. He signed his name in agreement to pay the other $200. But since I let him take possession of the gun while under this agreement, does that hurt me in any way? I thought about reporting it stolen if I didn't get the money by the end of tonight. But I don't know if I can legally do that in this situation. Is there anything I can do? I'm trying to keep from busting this guy's head.
A friend of mine (ex-friend now) came to me last week about wanting to buy a firearm for his job. He works Security in an apartment complex in a bad area. He didn't have a gun to carry on the job, so he asked to buy one from me. I offered to sell him one for $400. He told me that he only had $200 and that he could pay me the rest at the end of the week (7/23) when he got his paycheck. I typed the Bill Of Sale and in it, I stated that he paid me $200 upfront, he'd take possession of the gun for work, but the other $200 was still due on 7/23/2010. He signed his name on the dotted line agreeing to that.
7/23 was two days ago and I still haven't received the other $200. Some of you may be saying "it's just been 2 days, be patient." Well, he was supposed to drop it off at my house on Friday, said he was on his way and never showed up. Said the same thing on Saturday and didn't show up. Today, he won't even return my call about it. I've been knowing the guy for a while, but had never dealt with him when it comes to money. I thought I could trust this guy, but obviously I was wrong. Especially since I told a somewhat mutual friend about this situation and he told me that the guy is very shady when it comes to money.
What can I do about this? I don't want this loser to think he got over on me. He signed his name in agreement to pay the other $200. But since I let him take possession of the gun while under this agreement, does that hurt me in any way? I thought about reporting it stolen if I didn't get the money by the end of tonight. But I don't know if I can legally do that in this situation. Is there anything I can do? I'm trying to keep from busting this guy's head.
