Gene was a shady buyer to deal with. He marred my seller reputation on facebook marketplace because he was not able to take no for an answer.
I was trying to move and get rid of things without having to hold things for people. No money was exchanged, I was clear and explicit about what was required to purchase from me and I could not make an exception for him in selling. He acknowledged that I should just let the next person take it. Great! But instead of just walking away, he spitefully gave me an 1-star an on "communication" when it was clear he understood because he got upset. Now nothing can be done about that undeserved review.
They stopped teaching civics in high school when they started gutting public education in the 80s. If you look at the our world this may be one factor in why people have such a sense of entitlement and cry wolf just because they didn't like something.
The item ended up going to a single mom trying to rebuild her life since it was so affordable. Happy it went to someone like her rather than an unscrupulous buyer like Gene.
I was cleaning out my messages when I was reminded of this event that happened a year ago. But even if this was more than a year ago, the undeserved review still exists on my profile which goes to show how being angry and pouting for a few minutes can affect others for years.
Update: Gene responded to a review I made and claimed his account got hacked and never reviewed me negatively. Then my google review got removed for this shop. However, I don't trust this claim. His review of me as a seller occurred the same day I gave him a heads up that another buyer could pick it up earlier and was giving him the opportunity to come sooner if he was able. I have the time stamps from our interaction. His questionable claim about being hacked to ensure that only reviews he likes appear for his shop further confirms that he hasn't changed and is STILL an unscrupulous buyer and businessperson, when something doesn't go his way. read more