Yep.  But not here where I moved.  I sold all the yard equipment to the new buyer of my house.  For $1k I sold them 3 air conditioners, a riding mower, a puch mower, a new snowblower, a chain saw, a weed whacker and a small roto-tiller.

Well it seems that somebody broke into the shed within the last week (well after I was paid for the equipment and after I moved out) and stole everything but the AC units and riding mower.  The buyer, which closed today on my old home, wanted to claim the loss against MY homeowners policy.  I ended up having to return $600 to him at closing to get him off my back even though he retains the greater valued objects (the riding mower and AC units).  I got hosed.  The buyer suddenly wants more $ for the stolen goods than I asked of him.  Grrrr  :x

What bugs me is the buyer made no efforts to secure his property.  He should have realized that stuff around an unoccupied property is a tempting target for thieves.  But hey, I have a big "f%$k me" sign on my back right?  So it's my fault somehow -despite the buyer using some of the equipment to maintain the property over the last 3 weeks.

LESSON: [1] If you sell personal property outside closing make sure they either take possesion of it immediately upon payment. [2] Remember the old saying "No good deed goes unpunished"

Death where is thy sting?

dude, sorry to hear ... i wish there're more honest people around us.

why are people such assholes. i live by the "do unto others" motto. stories like yours really get me riled up. i feel for ya man.

Was that transaction written into the contract for the house?  If not, I'd have told him to go shaZam! in his hat, or something equally eloquent.

You gave me the cash, the stuff is in the shed, my involvement is over.  Thanks for coming.  Buh-bye.

I may be talking out of my ass here, but did you happen to consult some knowledgeable person about the law involved in such a situation?  I can't see that you have any liability at all.

Yep.  If terms weren't written, tough mammaries, IMHO.

Now that you know he keeps things so badly secured, pop over there, steal something else, and sell it on eBay to recoup your loss.  

i'll punch him for $400

bummer dude....what ppl go at length to do to make a few quick bucks.  

I have been known to cut off my nose to spite my face...so I would have given him the cash back and taken the rest of the stuff remaining, tossed it into the street and stomped on it...f.ck him.

Er, sorry, I was having a moment...



but now you're moved out!

i wonder if the owner swiped it  or had someone swipe it.

Reason being its happened to friends before.

Quote from: pantabloI have been known to cut off my nose to spite my face...so I would have given him the cash back and taken the rest of the stuff remaining, tossed it into the street and stomped on it...f.ck him.

Er, sorry, I was having a moment...



but now you're moved out!

god that'd be funny. bring a sledge and just destroy everything. then leave the scrap in the yard. if the shed is in the yard but it's still your responsiblity, then the 3 busted ass a/c units can be yours till he moves in too. free of charge.

Sorry to hear that John.  I hope things are looking up at the new location, though.

What an asshat!!!! Sorry to hear that John

If I lived closer I'd go run him over with my bike... "Ooops sorry officer, see I just have this problem with my bike where I seem to crash and he just got in the way, NOT MY FAULT!"

sounds like the di**head's  taking advantage of your not being present at the closing. Get a police report maybe?
Kharmically, it's like NE saying "good riddance" and making you pay a little more for a positive change in your life. I swear New England's haunted.  :dunno:

Well the property was listed in a seperate contract -itemized piece by piece.  The problem is that seeing it was still my property he can claim against my homeowners insurance.

So it went like this:  The buyers suddenly got a bad feeling for the new house, considered backing out the day of the closing and had to be verbally Buddha Loves You slapped by the realtor into going ahead with the closing.  I had to give the buyer $600, who knows what the realtor gave back in addition to that amount?  I'm just glad the deal is over, I got my money (less the $600) and that's that.

Am I upset?  Well yes because there was no duty of the buyer to secure the property.  He could have left it all at the end of the driveway if he wanted and I would still be responsible.  And who knows who really took the stuff?  Could be anyone from the buyer to neighbors to drifters.

Anyway, this really was a nice boot in the ass from NE to us as we leave.   Sure leaves a sour taste in our mouths.  Next time I put in the contract that the buyer takes full responsibility for ANY property paid outside of closing at the time of payment.

Oh yea, it did stick in my craw that the real estate agent was so quick to tell me I was responsible.  He obviously wanted to save the sale.

Oh well.  Things are looking up.  I have $ in the bank, good health, lots of hard classes to take and a roof over my head.  I'm all set

ps.  I wanted to do a Pantablo move!  I really did offer to give back the $1000 and have ny brother in law come get the riding mower and 3 AC's.  I would have prefered to give away those items rather than let him get them for $400.  But it's all water over the dam now...