Flippa winner backing out

[greenleaves]

I sold a site on filppa in the mid/high 4 digit range. The winning bidder, despite having positive feedback on flippa, is trying to back out. Not because of any issues with the site or my description of the site, but because he 'can't take over the business' for a number of reasons that are his problem; not mine. I was completely upfront about everything.

Obviously I'm going to dispute this on flippa to get the site re-listed. Getting attorneys involved over such peasantry seems out of place and something that would not have a positive ROI. But since the fucker wasted a bunch of my time; I'm thinking of returning the favor and providing free negative reputation management services to him by publishing my negative experience and giving it a bump to the top of his SERPs.

Is this a bit much? I feel he transgressed me, and I should do the same. And no, I wouldn't have to spend too much time hurting his reputation, given the large number of complaint sites that exist and how easy it is to get them to rank if you throw a little spam at 'em. I think it would make me feel better.

What do you think WF?

 

[swiftmoney]

Just get the fucker banned on Flippa and get a free relist. Dont waste any more of your time.
Im sure you will find the right buyer next time.

 

[Kiopa_Matt]

Why bother? Is it going to make your bank account larger, or make you sleep better at night?

No, so don't worry about it, and move onto things that do.

 

[secretagentdad]

I sold a site on filppa in the mid/high 4 digit range. The winning bidder, despite having positive feedback on flippa, is trying to back out. Not because of any issues with the site or my description of the site, but because he 'can't take over the business' for a number of reasons that are his problem; not mine. I was completely upfront about everything.

Obviously I'm going to dispute this on flippa to get the site re-listed. Getting attorneys involved over such peasantry seems out of place and something that would not have a positive ROI. But since the fucker wasted a bunch of my time; I'm thinking of returning the favor and providing free negative reputation management services to him by publishing my negative experience and giving it a bump to the top of his SERPs.

Is this a bit much? I feel he transgressed me, and I should do the same. And no, I wouldn't have to spend too much time hurting his reputation, given the large number of complaint sites that exist and how easy it is to get them to rank if you throw a little spam at 'em. I think it would make me feel better.

What do you think WF?

Move on, and re list.

Big ticket deals don't always go through that's life.

If you're so worried about dumping it on him that you need to try and make his life hell, you're probably pulling something shady, or there is some hitch that wasnt apparent when he was bidding.

Don't be a little bitch.
If you make a stink, he knows the site exists and and can probably find some of your other assets. You won't come out on top, you will just both lose.

 

[greenleaves]

Move on, and re list.

Big ticket deals don't always go through that's life.

If you're so worried about dumping it on him that you need to try and make his life hell, you're probably pulling something shady, or there is some hitch that wasnt apparent when he was bidding.

Don't be a little bitch.
If you make a stink, he knows the site exists and and can probably find some of your other assets. You won't come out on top, you will just both lose.

Nothing shady. I'm not worried about 'dumping it on him', I'm pissed because he wasted many hours of my time and obtained access to all types of information under false pretenses.

No ownership transfer took place, but the sense of getting fucked around leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.

Anyway, overall, I think wise advice guys. I will say I'm not too worried about what he could publish about me if he tried to retaliate. And I'm not being a bitch, I'm simply angry. Humans; yes all of us, get angry. And sometimes it can be cathartic to hurt someone for a transgression.

 

[cheshire]

Report him to Flippa and leave some negative feedback on his profile and relist it. Drink a glass of scotch and ....

 

[stockfire]

come.

 

[User9364]

I sold a site on filppa in the mid/high 4 digit range. The winning bidder, despite having positive feedback on flippa, is trying to back out. Not because of any issues with the site or my description of the site, but because he 'can't take over the business' for a number of reasons that are his problem; not mine. I was completely upfront about everything.

Obviously I'm going to dispute this on flippa to get the site re-listed. Getting attorneys involved over such peasantry seems out of place and something that would not have a positive ROI. But since the fucker wasted a bunch of my time; I'm thinking of returning the favor and providing free negative reputation management services to him by publishing my negative experience and giving it a bump to the top of his SERPs.

Is this a bit much? I feel he transgressed me, and I should do the same. And no, I wouldn't have to spend too much time hurting his reputation, given the large number of complaint sites that exist and how easy it is to get them to rank if you throw a little spam at 'em. I think it would make me feel better.

What do you think WF?

I'm a big fan of that, until I realize it won't make me any money. (Though, I once told a landlord that I would tell people about them. Last I checked, I'd told about 25,000 people who were broad searching for apartments in a college town of a few hundred k. I gotta admit... it always felt fine, and it was easy.)

Now... maybe if you keep control of everything, you could offer to clean reputation for a fee later.

As some solution in between... you could find a way to tactfully ask for $ for them backing out of the deal. I'd liken it to a "restocking fee." Part of the problem there is that people will want to know why the first buyer backed out, which will devalue the property because they are suspicious of your claims now. Part of that deal needs to include the buyer verifying that your statements were legit, and them taking responsibility for backing out.

I don't have a lot of experience here... just offering up some thoughts for your consideration.

 

[_poto_]

As some solution in between... you could find a way to tactfully ask for $ for them backing out of the deal. I'd liken it to a "restocking fee."

I was going to suggest something like this. Maybe charge him 10% of the selling price as compensation for the time you spent on this and as a fee to not leave negative feedback. If he doesn't pay it, then just neg him, relist and move on.

 

[User9364]

I was going to suggest something like this. Maybe charge him 10% of the selling price as compensation for the time you spent on this and as a fee to not leave negative feedback. If he doesn't pay it, then just neg him, relist and move on.

I think getting a statement from the person who backed out is extremely important in this case. In fact, maybe that would be payment enough. Otherwise, people will assume the buyer backed out because they discovered a lie. There will be people who take a chance, but without the first potential buyer backing the seller, I can only assume bids will get adjusted downward with people anticipating some surprise to come about.

Even if it is 10%, that's $600-$800 in additional losses. If played right, the buyer who backed out might bump the number positive because now there is a third party vouching, even though they didn't complete the sale due to their own poor planning and circumstances.