A Q for you guys

[straycat]

I have been wheeling and dealing guitars 20 years + some and for the first time I have broken a cardinal rule.Never do a deal with an individual in front of a store.
I understand why this pisses store owners off and I feel really bad for doing this.Its been done to me at guitar shows and yes it will make you angry.
The guy in question I have known for years in the dealing crowd he does this all the time and gets thrown out of places for doing deals like this and I should have known better and taken this deal down the street and conducted it else where.
I have been paying off a very large medical bill since Feb and he flashed the cash right there and I took it.I knew better but the dollars blinded me at the moment.
I feel really bad because I had built up a good rep with the store owner in the short time he has been there.We had done some trades and I had bought some high ticket vintage guitars from him.
He didn't throw me out but was really pissed at me for what happened.
I apologized to him and told him I was very sorry it happened and I knew better.The other guy involved did the same and the store owner told him he was OK with him and patted him on the back(giving him a pass) all I got was a pissed look?
I want to make it up to the store owner by giving him a low end guitar that is in perfect condition( worth $150 or so) or a GNX 3000 processor free to make amends and set things right between us.
I feel this would fix our bond so to speak but what would you do in this case?

I generally don't give a shit what people think of me but in this case I do for some reason.

[Rsmacker]

Suck him off. Or something.

Or rather, lend him my monkey boy Call Centre Bitch, who swallows and does A2M and everything.

[MIB]

I don't think I would gift him a whole guitar. Sometimes blatant gifts of value end up making both parties kinda uncomfortable in future dealings. If he does repairs and mods n stuff, I might unload my spare parts box of stuff that I'm never gonna use on him and then refuse to take cash or a store cedit from him.

[DonP]

I think it would be hard for me to say because I'm not in your shoes and don't know your relationships with these people.

Maybe you could explain to the owner your situation with the medical bills?

Maybe buy something in the store?

[rdamaral]

A box of donuts can fix almost anything

[tcwil8]

A box of donuts can fix almost anything

or a 12pk of beer if they're drinkers.

[straycat]

Suck him off. Or something.

Or rather, lend him my monkey boy Call Centre Bitch, who swallows and does A2M and everything.

Didn't understand that reply at all.

Thanks DonP that might work.

[Hellbat]

Maybe because I've never worked retail, but I don't understand why he would have any concern about anything that happens outside his store. It's not like you cut the guy off when he was trying to buy/sell gear to the store.

[stevieb91]

Tell the dealer about the medical bills and needing the cash to pay it.. Explain that there was a place the purchaser was comfortable meeting you and you in no way were trying to undermine his livley hood.. When things settle and you are the consumer, you will continue doing business in his shop..

[straycat]

It was in HIS parking lot and in plain view.I saw his uncle years back (when he owned the shop) and a deal like this went down he went out and said you owe me 20% you Fuck&%s not get off my lot and don't come back.
I never planned this sale it just happened in a flash.The other guy knows I always have something in the trunk.
I really hate to lose a place close to home where I can find good stuff at fair prices and make good trade deals.

[MikeStrat]

I personally don't see what the big deal is. You sold a guitar to a guy in front of a music store. That deal is not going to make or break the store owner. As business owner, you win some deals and you lose some deals. Music stores around here (when we had them) used to have swap meets in the parking lot for guys to do just that. I creates awareness of the store and activity. I understand what you are saying but I wouldn't feel too bad about it. If you're a good customer, I just don't see an issue here. Definitely, wouldn't suck him off over it.

[AdRock]

Go back in and talk to the guy man to man, no beating around the bush. You said that this wasn't planned it just happened. If it was me, I might say something like:

"I'm really sorry about the other day. None of that was planned. I just happend to run in to my friend out there and mentioned the guitar. He pulled out cash and wanted it. I'm in a major hole due to medical bills and because of that there was no way I could pass up the money when he offered. I hope that you understand I meant no offense."

If you say soomething like that and the guy is still pissed about it then he's just being an ass.

[Axewielder]

Was the item you sold something that he stocked?

[straycat]

He is a used gear store and I offered the same guitar to him several weeks ago and he said not buying today just selling.
He denied I offered it to him I said I certainly did and he denied it again.
In my mind I think he is a dick because he wouldn't look me in the eye.
I think I'm done with him for a while and shop elsewhere and when I get my ass back on the positive side still shop and trade in other stores.
I will suck no one I have my pride. thanks guys.

[Twitch]

IMO opinion, bidness is bidness. If the guy cant understand a parking lot transaction now and then, then hes a bit on the sensitive side. Think about it, would he have given you the same amount of money for said guitar? Probably not. Could you have done it in the CVS parking lot? Probably, but, whopp di do da. Hell get over it.