Hand Shakes on deals are gone?

[Mr.Glock]

In God we trust. All others pay cash...

I like to think a man's word and a handshake are all that's needed. But then the sensible part of me slaps me upside the head for being so idealistic.

I agree! It kinda slaps me too from time to time! Haaaa!

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

If I hold something for someone I always ask them to please just let me know if they change their mind. No hard feelings as long as you let me know so I can put the item back up for sale. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Reality of doing business in the world we live in today.

 

[Buck98]

As I’ve stated before “All a Man has is his word, If that man’s word is no good , what good is the man”
I believe in standing by your words or a handshake. If anything changes at least be adult enough to let the other party know what happened. I dislike be ghosted!!!!!

 

[Glock 'em down]

I knew a deputy once upon a time who refused to shake hands with anybody. It's not that he was an azzhole, he just always said that there was no reason for letting another man get ahold of you like that.

 

[Aku]

Anymore for big ticket items I require a written contract. Doesn't have to be formal, just something that everybody signs, and is dated.

 

[jackary]

I have never asked. I see the value being with the seller. I just never wanted to sell something if they changed their mind or kept it when they change their minds.

I agree to an extent but your time is worth something and we get a finite amount of it in our lives and don’t know when we will punch our tickets, so if someone is wasting your time to come kick tires or even worse telling you they want to meet to buy something from you then not showing up, that is precious time that you could have spent with loved ones or doing something productive or that you enjoy. I don’t have any patience for people wasting my time anymore, maybe I’m to cynical.

 

[Firpo]

That is irritating. My wife’s parents were selling their house and had received $10K in earnest money and they stopped showing the home. Three weeks later the buyers realtor came back with some sob-story and asked that “their” money be returned. I said “Aw hell no!” so they told the people no. They came back at them again once or twice begging for the money but they thankfully held their ground. If it had been a day later I’d have advised them to return the money if they felt that was the right thing to do but not after three weeks of having the home off the market. That ain’t right.

 

[OHJEEZE]

The handshake comes as a greeting.

The deal is after the cash or item is in my possession!

 

[retrieverman]

Threads like this make me think some of y’all have lived incredibly sheltered lives. Honor is an endangered species and has been for a long time.

 

[Shadowrider]

On an item like a motor home? You betcha there’s gonna be earnest money. That seems to be the only thing that might get some to follow through on the commitment these days. Sad but true.