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Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Surely that's not the modus operandi of a scammer.
What happens when you call his number now, does he answer?
Let us know how you are getting on and were you are at the moment with him.
here is the guitar in question:
https://i.imgur.com/377C4jX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0286UMk.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UHykHcX.jpg
I have had no contact from him since Tuesday, my last text to him was still on good terms hoping for a good outcome. Of course I doubt he will take any calls or get back in touch, although he might, just to gloat.
I know I should go to the police, and I know most of you will disagree, but to be honest guys I have over the past few months managed to get my anxiety levels down to a good place after what had been a long and uncomfortable period for me. I really don't feel I should keep this experience in the forefront of my mind and have resided myself to the fact I have lost £725, I need to move on and will not be as trusting or gullible in the future. I am as they say now "a wiser fool"
On top of that said above, I have to mindful that the c**t has my address, phone number, my age, my health status and the fact that I have some nice guitars. God knows what he is capable of should he find out I had gone to the police. I know that makes me a paranoid whimp, its just where I am with it all at the moment.
One of the worst aspects of this whole affair is that the scumbag was a fellow guitar player, I have met hundreds of guitar players/dealers/collectors over the last 50 years and have they have all been decent people.
My bank is still trying to help and is liaising with his bank Santandaer, I will let you know the outcome.
thanks again for all your comments
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
and don’t resign yourself to the fact that you’ve lost the money. You’ll get it back.
He scams from behind his computer so he's no threat to you.
I would also post everything you know about him here because you didn't actually do anything wrong
I have done deals exactly as you describe yours. Only luckily for me the goods arrived and everything went smoothly.
When someone tried to take me for 2k I found a load of others in the same situation, maybe 20 of them. Of those 3 of us took action, went to small claims court etc. The rest just did as OP says he will do and wrote it off. Looking at it like that, the guy got to keep nearly 40k with no-one complaining as they didn't want the hassle.
Of the three of us who did take action.....two did it from abroad, I don't know if they succeeded or not. I got my money, the tw4t who messed with me got a doorstep visit from the bailiffs. He has my phone number, I have his, he did have my address until I moved, and I eventually got his. He never even turned up to his court appearance, never submitted a defence, just got ruled against. He did try to hide from bailiffs but got found in the end.
There's no real takeaways from this because every case is different. This time some people left it and wrote off their cash and never had any hassle again. I pursued it and got my cash back, along with extreme satisfaction, and also never had any hassle from the guy, all I did was fill in a couple of forms and make a couple of calls and wait a few months.
Do whatever you like OP, whatever is best for you. I hope it doesn't scar you too badly as you know the vast majority of people are decent. Personally, I hope you nail the guy to the wall by his b0llocks but if you don't then don't feel bad about it.
Let's know how things are going regarding getting your money back from the scum that scammed you.
Give us an update mate.