I Got It On eBay

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He said it would be over on Tuesday. All over. Wash-our-hands- of-the-matter-and-get-on-with-our-lives-already over. Fair enough. Let’s end this thing.

Tuesday came and went.

He said he was sorry. He said there was a mix-up at the bank. 24 hours and he’d have it all straightened out for real this time. Honest.

Oops, he said the check bounced. Now it was Thursday. His friend must have overdrawn the transfer account by accident, surely it was a careless mistake. He said he’d get in touch with his friend and sort the matter out right away. Haha, Murphy’s Law, right? It’s pretty silly really. He thanked us for our patience.

He was out of town for the weekend. Family business, he said. A personal emergency. He’d call on Monday.

We called him on Tuesday. He said he was so sorry, things were crazy and he couldn’t get the money out of escrow. With thirty bucks to cover the fees, everything should be taken care of in no time.

He said he was enjoying the motorcycle. Our motorcycle.

We never heard from him again.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. I Got It On eBay

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Don’t know if this is fictional or not, but it’s precisely this that makes me afraid to buy anything, sell anything on eBay. It sounds scarily realistic.
    LoA

  2. I Got It On eBay

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 7 months ago

    Fishy. Shouldn’t have given the bike without payment…. what a lesson learned!

  3. I Got It On eBay

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 7 months ago

    I loved the tone of the story, and just how it was written. Great job.

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