I was in the market to purchase a motorcycle in August and I bid on one listed by Logan's Motorcycles on eBay. I must preface this report on why I was in the market for a motorcycle. Earlier that month, my wife passed away of ovarian cancer at the age of 32 and it was her dream for us to have a motorcycle and travel the country. I was going to buy a bike in honor of her and start a foundation to raise money for cancer research.
I found a nice Triumph that Logan's had offered on eBay and contacted the owner. We agreed to terms and I sent him $500.00 deposit to hold the bike for me until my wifes life insurance settlement came through within two weeks. Time went by and I received a letter stating my life insurace claim on my wife had been denied. On top of that, I was laid off from my job in November.
I contacted the owner of the bike shop and told him I had to regretfully back out of the deal. There was nothing ever mentioned that I would loose my $500.00 if I backed out and no contracts were ever signed stating the aforementioned. I live in Detroit and the bike shop is in Mesa, AZ so all the contact was via phone or email.
For the next few months I got the run-around about the refund of my $500.00. He said some other guy had the money who owned the bike before me. Finally, he bacame a hard ass and refused to answer my emails and phone calls. It's ironic because he does charity events. Hmmm, wonder were that money really goes? So it cames down to that he stole my $500.00 and I am still out of work. No bike. No $500.00. No job. Aint life grand.
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