Georgetown Student Proves to be an Idiot
My friend forwarded me the following gchat conversation she had this morning with a law student at Georgetown who was upset at her refusal to sell him a map that she had posted for sale on craigslist.
Trevor: Hey Angela, can I pick up that map today?
Sent at 1:18 PM on Sunday
me: hey trevor, i decided i'm probably not gonna sell it
it's kind of awesome
and i sold a bunch of books for $120
paid the cable
back in business
Trevor: I dont know if it works that way
me: sorry i didn't tell you earlier, been a bit jammed
what way?
indian giver?
pardon the slur
Trevor: If i have learned anything from law school
you are legally bound to sell me this map
me: sigh
Trevor: so
when can i pick it up
me: legally bound?
Trevor: yes. I made a legally sound offer and you accepted it.
me: fucking shit, i hate dc
i'm sorry brother
it aint happenin
i can make you a photocopy
a big pretty photocopy
for free
Trevor: well I nkow your name, you are going to end up in small claims court
which is fun for me because I am a law student
it will suck for you
i promise
me: ok
Trevor: See you there.
I really dont recommend this. I can swing by and pick up the map and pay you the 85 dollars and it would save both of us a lot of time
me: someone offered me more, too, so i don' want to sell it
the ad said or best offer
so my legally sound advertisment
gave me legally sound recourse
so thanks, but i'm sorry
Trevor: Please. They taught us this in our first day of law school. You accepted my offer. Therefore, you were bound to sell me the map at that point
me: Ok
thanks
i'm not selling it any longer
Trevor: Also, when I make a complaint and file it in the court house, you will have to pay for all of my expenses related to suing you and getting the map
me: it's as simple as that
Trevor: plus you will have to pay me the value of the map
ok. then you will get sued in small claims court
its that simple
Sent at 1:26 PM on Sunday
me: i just checked craiglist terms of use
i'm not obligated to sell'
until money has changed hands
so thank you, have a nice day
Trevor: if you think the rules of craigs list is going to override DC law you are mistkaen
*mistaken
You will get sued
i promise
and you have a 0% chance at winning
(8) Comments
GULC = TTT. Why is this news?
Aren't threatening frivolous suits violative of the Model Rules? Surely $85 isn't even worth small claims court.
He must think that the risk of compromising his bar admission is outweighed by, what he believes to be, a killer interview story.
I don't get it what is the issue here?
well it is a really nice map.
An advertisement is an invitation to offer, not an offer. Game over.
Looks like the dude made an offer that was accepted and then re-negged. Sounds like a contract. Therefore, this guy is not an idiot, but more likely a douche, or possibly even a turd.
I have to believe that someone was pretending to be a law student to "scare" the seller into just selling the map. No student could be this dumb, right? Right?
this could not have been about a "map"