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creepy asshole
so we had a big moving sale at my parents' house in Victoria on Sunday, they just sold their house and are moving into a smaller condo. To add to the stress of moving, my dad is really sick in hospital so me & my girl & a bunch of my mom's friends came over from Van to lend support. all in all it went good, got rid of lots of stuff... but man, some of the people who turn out for these things are real pieces of.. uh, work. we had the sale inside the house for a few reasons, so we put up 'private' signs on all the rooms that were off limits. you'd think that would be enough but no, we were still having to stop people from opening the doors. a few people i overheard nickle-&-diming over .25 cent books, and a few people even showed up the night before, playing dumb like they got the date wrong. right.
this one asshole was interested in a bunch of items, including a home stereo system. i made him a very reasonable offer of $200 for items that totalled close to $300, as we'd priced them (stereo not included). he balked at that and just bought one table, took our number and said he'd call back about the stereo.
all the other stuff he was interested in sold, but he called back about the stereo and agreed on the phone with my sister's bf to take it for $200. then he shows up and trys to convince him that the amount they'd agreed on was $150. a bit of an argument ensued and he ended up getting all uppity, like 'i sell 40 cars a week' and stormed out. we then went on to list the stereo on some local buy & sell website, with my sister's number as the contact as mom's spending most of her time at the hospital with dad.
so today, they get a call about the stereo, and after a few minutes on the phone my sis' bf is pretty sure he's talking to the same guy. he ends the conversation immediately, but then the phone rings again about 7 times in a row, until my sister finally picks up. guy still trys to play dumb, until she tells him it's not gonna happen - and then he says 'i know where you live' and recites my mom's address!
needless to say i'm a little stressed and angry about this, it's the last thing my family needs right now in light of my dad's illness. i'll be staying in the house alone tonight so i'll be on the lookout. police have been called & such, but after talking to this guy i got a definite creepy vibe, so i wouldn't put it past him to do something vengeful. i'm just glad my mom will be somewhere else.
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Dec 06, 06
