50/50:haha:

Either way, OP is in the right. If he says it was last checked to be working, and the buyer didn't decide to take the time and make sure it was working, who's fault does it fall upon? The buyer's. It's not the OP's responsibility to get the buyer to check it, it's the buyer's. The OP's only responsibility is to make sure whatever he's selling is working, and to secure the payment. Even if the buyer was in a "rush", he still should've taken the time to examine a $800 piece of equipment.

Either the buyer's a total goof and probably fucked it up during transportation, or he's trying to pull a fast one. It doesn't matter though because even if takes OP to a small claims court, he'll lose :lol

buyer beware...
his own damn fault for not checking it out before he buys...especially since it's a $800+ purchase.

If he's threatening you, it's time to get the police involved.

Like you said, you're 99% sure it was working...anything could have happened to it since he took it.

The next time he contacts you be polite, yet firm...something along the lines of:
"I'm sorry you're having trouble with it, but the product was sold "as is". I'm positive it was working when I handed it you, and I offered to provide a demonstration, which you declined. Please understand my point of view and that anything could have happened to it after you took possession. If you continue to harass me, I will not hesitate to contact the police."

now u learn your lesson,dun let stranger know where u live

so obvisouly he's trying to swap it with his own damaged exact same model
ask him for serial number lol
or he's too dumb to setup a monitor and saying it's not working when it does

even if you sold him a dud, still he's fault for not checking

did you give him the power cord as well??? jk

you deleted the post on craigslist already?

OP is right as mentioned above. File a police report, give the mans contact, CL print out report back to police if you receive any threaten phone calls better yet if you're able to record on your cell phone.
its understanding that you sold the monitor from home because others may want to test it out GL next time.

Its also possible the buyer doesn't know how to set up a monitor and it simply won't work "on his setup",was he trying to use it as his primary or was he trying it in a Dual monitor setup?What are his computer specs.Maybe point him to www.virtualdr.com or www.hardwarecentral.com ,both have been very useful in helping me with difficult comp probs.


Or you could just ask him to meet you somewhere to discuss issue, the next Revscene meet perhaps.:die:

see the thing is to never meet up with strangers at your location..but how do the buyer test things like a computer setup for example in a public place?

I never had that problem yet but for those that have sold electronics that need a computer or whatever for buyer to test it..where do you guuys meet up?

for testing a monitor you could always just get a laptop, bring the laptop to wherever location and hook up the monitor to it...

his fault, not yours

Once the money and the merchandise changes hands, it's all on the new owner to be careful. It's not the OP's fault that the monitor broke in the new owner's possession, unless the seller is willing to refund if anything goes wrong.

Stick with everyone's advice. Watch yourself and get in contact with the Police. You're not at fault for selling him faulty product that you know works. Whenever I buy something off CL (or even RS for that matter), I check to see if it works. I did it with a PSP and a Zune I bought, both off of CL.

Its called Buyer Beware for a reason

i got a brand new bottle of bear mace laying around, pm me if you want to buy it.

OP didn't respond to this thread.... wonder if he dead..

what if it's a video card?

If it's a video card, you test that it works and watch the guy pull it out?

lol if he calls again tell him u have file a report already and if he wants to proceed he can get it to small claim courts and tell him that you all the LCD info(serieal number.......). If he calls u again like what others have said let him leave a message on ur Voice mail. If he keeps calling file a report with the police saying he keep threatening you and hrassing you. Also give the police all his info(Cell number....). I would also check with the bank to see if all of the money he give is real. If it is not again file it with the police.

Hey, sorry for not chiming in sooner with a progress report but this is really stressing me out.
While I'm not afraid for my safety I am really disappointed by this whole fiasco.
I didn't think this would happen to me but there's always a first time for everything.
My hunch tells me the guy I sold the monitor to isn't a scammer, its just my gut feeling.
When he came to my house he seemed like a friendly person.
I suppose he's just frustrated that the monitor is not working. Looking at it from his point of view I'd be a bit miffed too.
You can never be sure though, thats why I'm not ruling out anything at this point.

I e-mailed him because I decided to block his number for obvious reasons.
I don't want to report him to the police until absolutely necessary.
I made sure to inform him that he needs a dual link dvi connector capable graphics card in order to use the LCD. I just hope its not the fact he's not computer savvy.
Second thing I mentioned is the fact that I allowed him the chance to test it before he bought it. That in itself should not hold me responsible for any problems after I sold it to him. However, in this day and age people have stupid self entitlement issues.
Its not like the monitor is under warranty any more. This is one of the downsides of buying used items.

The one thing I am going to do is take all precautionary measures because its always better to be safe then sorry. Other than that we'll see how this plays out. I have my fingers crossed that he's just having setup issues. I'll keep you guys informed and I gotta thank everyone for being understanding while offering thoughtful advice. One thing I'll stop doing is selling stuff from my home. I didn't think it was that big of an issue but its definitely a risky thing to be doing. In hindsight a big no no!

Call him up and ask him for his address so you can come by and see the monitor. Now you have his address and if he fucks with your house, you know where he lives ;)

never

ever

in a million years

meet up with a seller/buyer at your house. That's pretty much rule #1 in online shopping for 2nd hand items.

^ I dont know about that... OP better go to the buyer's house armed with support then. It's like walking into a lion's den.

lesson is

people are scum, don't trust anyone.

lol... i once met up with a buyer at my friends house, friend wasn't in the country atm and he left me in charge of his place. Luckily the buyer was a nice guy and it alllll went smooth as a babies ass