Posted By:
Jim VBFred,
I believe he has such a receipt (at least he says he does, and I have no reason not to believe him.) I think he mailed the card and it was lost or stolen in the mail. But as the seller, it's his responsibility to get the card to the buyer. What if Marty had mailed cash and could prove he had mailed it? Would addie still be responsible to send the card out, even if he had not received the cash?
In this case, the buyer can prove he executed his end of the deal. The seller can not. Marty's offer to split the price was great. Two weeks later, they're still arguing over who sent who an email. Addie hasn't sent a check for the half.
Cashews,
The email he is using is that of a public university in the State of New York. It is funded by taxpayers. If in fact (big "IF"), he is using their email service and not dealing in good faith, they would want to know and would be interested. I only suggested it because Marty said that addie had not answered his email. I don't think contacting the ISP is any more "bullying" than contacting the police if an internet sale goes bad.