House Buyer/Seller Etiquette: is it legitimate for me to be tweaked that the seller wants to charge me for replacement HVAC filters and things that can only be used in the house but that aren't nailed down?
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posted by Leezie
on Mar 13, 2013 -
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Three weeks ago I won the auction for a computer bundle on Ebay advertised as including a new desktop, keyboard and monitor. The price was pretty low and an excellent deal for all three. But the box arrived and there was no monitor. The seller says it was broken. He offered to send me another one but now just wants to give me some money back and call it a day. I am unhappy but don't necessarily want to leave negative feedback which could hurt his business (he has 100% positive feedback). On the other hand, I let people walk over me a lot and my gut feels bad about this whole situation. Can you walk me through this?
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posted by Danila
on Mar 5, 2013 -
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I’m thinking of selling my 15" Macbook Pro ("Early-2011"), but I’m wondering what’s the best (safest) way to do so—and if it would even be worth what I might get for it.
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posted by blueberry
on Jun 12, 2012 -
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We had our home inspection and then a request for repairs. The seller has agreed to make the repairs. We have however come to a road block. The day of the inspection the seller was there for a few minutes and spoke with the inspector. Seller said he couldn't get the oil furnace to fire. He thought that it was simply a matter of not enough oil. He left us to our inspection. When the inspector got to the furnace he couldn't get it to fire either. He checked the oil level and said there was definitely enough for it to fire. We listed it on our repair addendum that it must be fully serviced and working prior to final walk through. Their agent has come back stating that the seller has replaced and repaired everything that can be on the furnace and it is only the lack of oil causing it to not fire. What do we do?
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posted by MayNicholas
on Sep 12, 2011 -
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Can a (ebay) buyer return a laptop to me that they claim is faulty, and they may have carried out an attempted repair themselves?
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posted by anonaccount
on Jun 10, 2011 -
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You buy a house in California. You agree that the seller can stay up to 2 months after escrow closes (a "seller rent-back") if they make your (
PITI) payments. Do you need to pay income taxes on the money they pay toward your PITI? Also, what was your "seller rent-back" experience?
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posted by unclezeb
on Sep 29, 2009 -
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We've been working with a real estate agent to buy a house. This agent has just listed a house we like. What do we do if we want to make an offer on the house?
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posted by j
on May 3, 2009 -
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So let's assume I own a house in MD. It's completely empty, clean, and requires no beautification. The catch is, I don't live anywhere near MD. What's the best way to find a buyer since I can't show the place myself?
posted by SeizeTheDay
on May 22, 2004 -
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