What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida.
I recently got 2 deep sea fishing rods and reels on ebay at a good price. I decided to resell them to make a bit of quick cash. A guy on a forum that I belong to wasn't really well off, so I decided to "consign" them to him and anything over $950, he could keep. I stupidly didn't get any written documentation since he had always been a standup guy to me. I saw that he posted up on the forum and craigslist, so I didn't think anything about it. After a couple days, he had gotten a few replies, but hadn't responded. I went to his work (a local tackle shop), and the owner said he had quit that morning, and had been evicted from his house. Long story short, he ended up having sold the equipment for $600 ($350 less than what I told him I wanted), and has not gotten back to me to pay me. His cell phone has been disconnected, and he is no longer logging on to the forum (he is currently in jail as of Sunday for possession of drugs). This all being said, do I have a legal right to press criminal charges against him, or is it still a civil matter. I spoke with the police and they said it was civil because he hadn't been given a "time frame" that he needed to pay me. I would think that it would be pretty obvious that he wasn't going to give me the money owed, since he sold it to a guy for so much less than what I said I wanted. Please, any advise on where to go from here would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I recently got 2 deep sea fishing rods and reels on ebay at a good price. I decided to resell them to make a bit of quick cash. A guy on a forum that I belong to wasn't really well off, so I decided to "consign" them to him and anything over $950, he could keep. I stupidly didn't get any written documentation since he had always been a standup guy to me. I saw that he posted up on the forum and craigslist, so I didn't think anything about it. After a couple days, he had gotten a few replies, but hadn't responded. I went to his work (a local tackle shop), and the owner said he had quit that morning, and had been evicted from his house. Long story short, he ended up having sold the equipment for $600 ($350 less than what I told him I wanted), and has not gotten back to me to pay me. His cell phone has been disconnected, and he is no longer logging on to the forum (he is currently in jail as of Sunday for possession of drugs). This all being said, do I have a legal right to press criminal charges against him, or is it still a civil matter. I spoke with the police and they said it was civil because he hadn't been given a "time frame" that he needed to pay me. I would think that it would be pretty obvious that he wasn't going to give me the money owed, since he sold it to a guy for so much less than what I said I wanted. Please, any advise on where to go from here would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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