Today I screwed up massively. In fact, I don't think I've ever messed up this bad before.
There is this Norwegian equivalent of E-bay, finn.no where I was selling a graphics card (Radeon HD 5770 XFX) with two games.
Today in an editorial meeting at the newspaper I work for, a guy called. His name was Omar (either that or I mixed him up with some other Muslim and just randomly called him Omar). He said in his thick middle eastern accent that he wanted my card. I agreed to sell it.
We agreed to meet at my local train station 6:30 PM.
A few minutes later, another person called. His name I do not know, but he was Swedish. He said in his thick Swedish accent (which I have trouble understanding) that he wanted my card. I agreed to sell it since I was too preoccupied to remember that I already sold it.
We agreed to meet at my local train station 6:30 PM.
Most of you can probably see where this is going by now.
Once I hung up I thought it sounded familiar, but I was also selling a PS3 cheap and had gotten a ton of callers so all my numbers got mixed up.
I was called a total of 93 times about the PS3 and 3 times about the graphics card. All numbers were a mess.
Suddenly I realized I had sold the same shit twice. I panicked and started calling everyone who had called me back. Nearly half way though and I had not yet found these people. Then my phone went out of battery.
I took the train home as fast as I could and went to charge my phone. I kept calling, but then it was too late.
The time was 6:25 PM, and I had to go.
Once the train stopped a slickly dressed Swedish hipster came from one side and a buff Muslim from the other. It really, really, really was like a bad comedy.
I explained the situation, and we were standing out there in the cold (-10 celcius) just not talking.
Then a discussion broke out between the two and I just sort of stood there thinking to my self;
"Oh fuck, oh fuck, I'm so dead".
It turned out that [B]both people had been on the train for over an hour[/B], and [B]both people needed the card for something the day after.[/B]
The discussion started getting violent, and I was just standing there apologizing every chance I got. Then suddenly the slick swede put the money in my hand, grabbed the card and walked away.
We stood there speechless for a few seconds before the Muslim screamed something after him.
I gave him the money I got from the card and apologized yet again. The Muslim dude wanted to buy the thing used because he [B]needed it the day after, and couldn't wait for shipping.[/B]
He said he should beat up the swede guy, and walked away to the other track for going home.
Little did they know they were both taking the same train home.
So, one pissed customer, one annoyed customer and a seller without a card or money.
I messed up bad.
[B]Tl;dr:[/B]
I sold a card to two different guys who had traveled far and who needed the card right away, half hour long discussion and probably beat-up later ensures.
Um
It sounds like this resolved itself.
Thanks for the story I guess.
You could've just dialled the last person who rang you.
Alternatively, you could have just not made up this bullshit, but that's just my opinion.
How can you not realise something so blindingly obvious? You need to be more organised in the future mate.
Doesn't sound like a massive screw up.
Sounds like a minor inconvenience that resolved itself.
I'd say you got away with it.
how'd you know he was muslim?
racist
[QUOTE=Ali Legend;26385563]You could've just dialled the last person who rang you.[/QUOTE]
Many people called after these did. I couldn't find them.
[QUOTE=Ali Legend;26385563]Alternatively, you could have just not made up this bullshit, but that's just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
Not bullshit, just happened an hour ago.
[editline]29th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Mad Chatter;26385579]Doesn't sound like a massive screw up.
Sounds like a minor inconvenience that resolved itself.[/QUOTE]
It's worse when it actually happens to you.
ITT: both customers are FPers and are now reading this thread.
Buy a second card to give to the other guy. You may lose money, but at least you'll keep your credibility.
As someone with a good amount of craigslist experience, I can relate to this.
Why didn't you just give it to the person who called first...
Why the fuck did you give him the money?
[QUOTE=Fresh?;26385793]Why the fuck did you give him the money?[/QUOTE]
Angry muscular guy who needed it just got "scammed" by the person in front of him, payed half of the value of the graphics card for the more-then-one hour long train trip after going out of job early for this.
[QUOTE=Spetzaz;26385931]Angry muscular guy who needed it just got "scammed" by the person in front of him, payed half of the value of the graphics card for the more-then-one hour long train trip after going out of job early for this.[/QUOTE]
Ahh I see
Why the hell did you give him the money? Thats some poor critical thinking skills you got there. It could've been a scam, but I think it was all a play put on, and sponsored by your inability to handle a stressful situation. I would've just said sorry, only got one card, one of you pay for it. Make them fight over it on the train.
You basically gave the card away. Its a charitable thing to do, even though it was completely unintentional.
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