Please read this, i am trying to do the right thing!!
but i am tired of being beat up for this, there are always three sides to the story, my side, his side and the completely, truthful, factual--actual story!!!
Help with a legal situation, how to fix this?? Az'ers i need your advice?!?! - Today, 02:30 PM
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I put a deal together for a trade and partial payment for a higher end cue case,
i got an offer for a reduced price on the case, and i instead asked the buyer if he had any books, dvds or instuctional material that he would consider a partial trade value, applied to the price on the cue case.
I accepted the cash plus 20 dvds & and gave each other our shipping information,
anyway, i posted the payment and then the buyer pm'd me back and stated that the dvds of the matches were not originals, but were copies he had made over the last few years,
i explained that i was a volunteer for the boys and girls club in the local area and because of some medical issues, i wasnt able to play pool anymore, but i wanted to stay involved with the pool world and that i was teaching kids at the club and also was involved with a media-library center that the kids used to entertain, educate and learn more about the world or pool and the enjoyment you can obtain from this great game.
So, i told him since theses dvds would only be being donated to the media center and that the kids would be watching these, that copies would be fine, since they would not be re-sold, i didnt ask for an adjustement on the price difference or anything and so the deal went through.
I received the dvds and at the same time the buyer got the case and due to a discrepancy on the name of the case, he didnt want the case anymore,
originally, i told him that i was fine with the refund, but i wasnt going to cover the shipping costs involved in the refund,
but after thinking about it, i decided to give him the full refund on the case in regard to the cash he paid.
The dvd's, i was going to return but i forgot about the dvds and after about a month he contacted me again and i told him that i totally forgot about the dvds but i would return them when i got a chance.
I had a personal family matter that took me out of the state for over a month, and i explained this to the buyer, and he stated numerous times that he wanted the dvds back, he accused me of copying the dvds and that is why i had them still and he didnt care about any personal matters i was going through.
I told him that i would return the first friday of june and that i would send them to him at that time, and i was back in florida, on saturday and was invited to a get-together, welcoming me back to the area and one of my friends is a lawyer and another one of my friends is a postmaster for the area. Anyway, i explained the whole situation and what had happened and then my laywer friend said that shipping bootlegged, copyrighted, pirated dvds or materials is a federal offense and my other friend stated that the mailing of pirated, copyrighted materials is a federal offense as well, which could get a fine or prison time??!???!!
So here is my question, with this buyer being so unsympethetic to me and my situation and only cares about himself and no one else, why should i bother doing anything that would put myself at risk or in jeopardy of getting penalized due to this illegal act and pirated materials he has sent me??
What should i do?? I refuse to send these back or deal with them anymore if this is going to put me at risk in any way,
should i run a video of the dvds and put them through a shredder and send him the pieces back??
I can offer to have him pick them up, but at this point i dont even want them around me or have anyone be able to find me with these illegal/bootlegged/pirated tapes.
If i would have thought about this before, i would never have gotten involved, especially involving kids at the boys and girls club that i have a lot of pride being involved with??
Please give me your advice, so i can put this issue to bed and stop having this az'er and others who do not have all the facts, to stop bad-mouthing me and also, stop this issue and also stop the other azer's who have known me for a while or know my situation and my personal high level of ethical business practices and have been coming to my defense and have been there for me on this site.
Like i have stated before, of all the people that have been banned or removed from this site, if i was a bad, unethical person who stole people stuff, or didnt pay or return items, i not only would not be on this site, but i would have a 99% postive rating, i would have a 5 or 10% positive rating.
At this point i want others to be involved in the decision process and give me some advice as to what they would do??
--the fact is, these dvd's are sitting in my office.
--the dvds are exactly as they were sent
--these dvds have never been played
--these dvds have never been copied
these statements and fact are factual and true.
Waiting for any info or input
thanks
respectfully
mike 'acedonkeyace' kennedy