Couple times this year I’ve driven 1.5-2hrs each way just to find the seller lied about condition/etc and it was a waste of time for me. Been on a 1hr limit each way rule since then but found a great deal couple weeks back I didn’t want to pass up. Originally seller said he would drive to meet me half way then backed out but with a decent excuse, he’s just started cancer treatment, drives an hour each way daily to the hospital, is in a feeding tube at home another 3hrs each day, so he didn’t have the time for the 3hrs round trip to meet me (he was 3hrs away). That’s a good excuse and the deal was good enough to chance it so off I went.
Here’s the annoying part: banks. I needed $15,000. Stopped at a Scotia on the way, said why I needed the cash, that I knew it was a lot without ordering it beforehand a week out like they ask for, but as close as they could give me to that is fine (I have a $10k etransfer limit but those higher amounts can often take an hour to go through and I didn’t want to wait another hour at the end of a 3hr drive). Bank starts lecturing me about needing a weeks notice in advance (of which I’ve already acknowledged) and that they’ll only give me $2,000. I say that’s unacceptable. Teller looks ****** and makes me wait while she asked a manager who then comes over and says the same lecture to me. I’m polite, but now annoyed amd make it known, but politely. They say they’ll scratch together what they can then say they need photo ID because it’s a large amount (fine, although they haven’t told me what amount they’ll give me I remind them). Then I have to sign a scrap piece of paper so they can verify my signature. After 28min of me staring at the clock they come out with $5000. That’s ridiculous.
While waiting I used google and found another Scotia about 10min down the road in the same city so I went there afterwards. I walked in, told the teller what I needed and what I just went through at the previous bank. She apologized for their behaviour, and handed me $10,000. In and out in 5min with what I needed. They were a joy. I go to the bank for $5000-$10,000 in cash at least 6 times every year last minute so I know they prefer a heads up in the request but I never have time for that and I’ve never been treated like the first bank that day treated me.
Anywho, made it to the guy. Items were as described and the guy was great to deal with. I know I could have gotten another $1,000 off the price but the guy was good to deal with and I didn’t need to be a kijiji prick on an item that was already more than fairly priced. I paid and we were both happy. Kijiji faith restored. Bank faith not so much.
