Oh, I'm a little bummed about missing the great buy on a great bike, but that's just business. He walked in with a check, and I wasn't there to counter it. What ticks me off is that the sales guy didn't call me to let me know he had a guy with cash in hand and that I should not put any further effort into it in the two days the shop was closed. I'm in sales, myself, and I've had to sell positions another prospect was considering, but I always call the first guy interested to give them the first opportunity to close.
Without placing a deposit (my bad there, too), I had no claim on holding the goods.
This was really a great, pampered bike for the money asked, and I should have been a bit more aggressive in the deal or laid down a deposit.
Oh, well. Others are out there.
