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He has no obligation to sell it to you. You made an offer he rejected, he later decided to sell it for the same price you offered him. There was no agreement, no contract. He’s not obligated to give you first dibs at $850. Nothing dirty was done here, you’re just sour that you didn’t get your way and are now throwing a tantrum. Grow up and be an adult.

its the gift that keeps on giving

Probably shot out...that cordites some bad chit.

I didn’t read all of this. Did rifle sell?

Better make an offer on it quick!

well its over the seller is a liar and a coward .

😂😂😂

Pete:

I disagree. I am neither a liar, a coward, nor a snake; I am, however, a lawyer. A valid contract require three elements: an offer, an acceptance, and consideration. The consideration in this case is straightforward--the exchange of goods for payment.

Since I am the one with the rifle, it was my prerogative to set the terms for the sale, which I did in my original post. I made an offer by saying I will sell my rifle for X. If a buyer wanted to make a contract with me, they could indicate their acceptance by saying "I'll take it" in a reply post. At that point there is a contract, and we would move the sale to PM's to make arrangements for payment. That's as fair and transparent as I can make it.

When an offer is rejected, it is no longer an offer. When I posted that I would sell for $1100, and you PM'd me that you would pay $850, that was a counteroffer. A counteroffer is legally a rejection of the offer, and is now a new offer. I rejected your offer, thereby leaving no offer on the table. Under the terms of the sale, I would be the one making the offers--but on the main thread.

As it turned out, my posting lasted over a week, and even though I had thousands of views, I had to lower the price several times to find a willing buyer. This is what the law calls a good-faith, arms-length transaction. That's how markets work.

By the terms of my sale, my intention was to sell my rifle on the open market that would include myself and upwards of 6,000 potential buyers. Your apparent intention was to try to buy the rifle on a closed market involving just two people. In the world of contract law, those are very different terms. Your unsolicited, brusk, and at-the-time bad faith lowball offer did not reserve any special place in line for you. If you wanted to buy it, you had to buy it on the main thread, where everyone on the forum had the same chance on the same terms. So, contrary to your allegations, I actually stuck to my original terms. You were the one that tried to modify them.

For everyone else on the thread, thank you again for looking. I had over 6,000 views and many kind words of encouragement. It's been wonderful dealing with you, despite the drama.

This will be my only reply. The thread has already been bumped to the top too many times. The Classified board should be reserved as a marketplace. So, let's move on.

Well said and played 👍

but most lawyers including yourself don`t know what the word honest is anymore . read a bible maybe someday you will understand the word honest . Pete53

What was dishonest?

Appears this is going nowhere…. Seller seems to have handled it well.

The classifieds are turning into the hunters section of this forum...kind of sad