To say I'm pissed off is an understatement. Hind-sight tells my that I have been naive. And my trust in some people has fallen out the f*cking window.
This event culminated today ......
I placed an add in the Trading Post to sell an LCD Projector The projector cost me $5000 when I bought it 12 months ago.
Yesterday, at 3:00pm I received a call from a guy calling himself Ian. He was interested in the projector - Ian proceeded to ask all the relevant questions about the unit - How Many Hours, Is there warranty, why are u selling it, etc etc. He wanted to see it that night, so we arranged for him to meet me at my place at 7:00PM. I asked him where he was coming from, he told me Hurstville.
Ian never showed up last night........ I thought to my self at the time, Brendan you dick, you should have gotten a number from him......
I left to go to work this morning thinking about how Ian didn't turn up and that he had my address and he knew I had a $5000 projector at my house. So I locked up my place extra tight - I even took my new Digicam to work, just in case.
On my way home from work I pulled into my Mum & Dad's place to tell then about my shitty week at work and how this Ian dude didn't show - I jokingly said that I expected my place to be burgled when I got home.
When I got home, I do my usual thing of taking the spare change out of my pocket and throw it in the change box - Guess what - no change box. OMFG - I look to where I had put the Projector - Not there...
I was robbed, burglarised, ripped off. The Projector, remote, power cord, user manual, case, RCA leads and S-Videa leads all pinched. (Along with $300 woth of change) I could not believe it. Ian had jimmy'd the back door and busted the lock to get in...
Ian from Hurstville, you thieving mongrel - If I ever, ever find out who you are, ....................................... words will not describe the pain.
I've made statement to the police, I have the original receipt for the Projector - so it should be all good. Insurance should cover it....
This is the first time I have been robbed and I am not happy Jan..,
If u ever plan to sell anything, get the dude's details and number - call them back (to verify the number) and then start talking addresses etc. Don't make my mistake.....
I hope this helps at least helps someone else that plans on selling anything via the Trading Post or any other public forum....