[artplumber]

Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad

I started the thread to get honest opinions. I guess I have gotten that. I did not expect such a lashing from a vocal minority. If I had set up a poll I bet it would be 90% "no" and 10% "yes". To me, it seems like the "yes" people are acting like I left some woman standing at the altar or stole money from a bank, that's all.

I guess you can take your personal code of ethics as far as you want, do you ever return an item you bought from a store because you found the same thing cheaper somewhere else? Does that constitute a binding contract? I would say it does because in that situation you actually PAID something for the item and the seller now has to refund you that money. Like I said, to me this is on a continuum. Some people here (Seahawk, artplumber, etc) feel like they would have just given up the $1000 and chalked it up to their own mistake for shaking on a deal that wasn't the best they could get. Most of the others on the thread are ranging in opinions from "nah, no biggie" to "hooray for you, screw em!!"

Like I said, everyone can take their ethical code to whatever level they desire. I think that a large portion of society would have broken the deal over $100 or $200 while I was willing to lose that money and keep the deal intact. Once it got to $400 plus more money for my trade, that's where I drew the line. I suspect even Seahawk would have a point where he would have to break the deal. Maybe it's $1000, or $5000, or $50,000 but the breaking point is there somewhere.

Oh, the other reason for starting the thread was because I was bored sitting in the finance office of the dealer I bought the car from...

Rick,
My word is my bond. If that is a tongue lashing so be it. I talk in my head with a very reasonable tone for everything I have written on this thread (ok except for the "don't cut me off"). As a physician, and more especially as a man, that is the way it is. I would not have done a deal with those guys given the way it started out, but YMMV. So whatever you choose to think about a price that is a deal breaker for me - It wouldn't happen. And a deal (especially a handshake) is above simply paying for an item. I have walked away from deals and lost money doing so, because I was unsure I could say for sure the "deal is done."