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{\an8}[Judge Levy] You bought a used backhoe.
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- The backhoe stopped working?
- Yes, sir.
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I told him I'll help him get it going.
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When we get down
to things like this, I'm the bulldog.
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[Christopher] When I got
the phone call from them
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and they cussed me out,
what am I gonna help you for?
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You're a liar.
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- You just heard her call me a...
- Stop.
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[announcer] Now, on Tribunal Justice.
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{\an8}["Ride of the Valkyries" plays]
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Today's case was filed in Goose Creek,
South Carolina.
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{\an8}[Cassandra] Your Honor,
this is case number 2075,
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{\an8}Jones versus Gordon.
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{\an8}All parties have been sworn in.
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- You may be seated.
- [Judge Levy] Thank you, Cassandra.
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All right. Mr. Jones,
according to your complaint,
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{\an8}you bought a used backhoe
from the defendant
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{\an8}- for $7,500?
- Yes, sir.
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] The day it was delivered,
the backhoe stopped working.
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{\an8}You claim that the defendant
ripped you off and you're suing him
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- for the return of your $7,500?
- Yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy] And, uh, Mr. Gordon,
it was a used 1969 backhoe?
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{\an8}- Yes, sir.
- [Judge Levy] You allowed the plaintiff
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{\an8}to inspect it prior to his purchase?
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Yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy] It was sold as is,
and you don't owe him anything.
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- Correct.
- [Judge Levy] All right.
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Mr. Jones, why don't you tell us
when it was
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that you first saw the advertisement?
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I went on Facebook Marketplace
and I was looking
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in search of a backhoe front end loader,
and it's called a roller.
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I think we have a copy of that video
that was placed by the defendant
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on Facebook Marketplace.
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Let's take a look and make sure
it's the same one.
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[Nathaniel] Yes, sir.
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[Christopher] Yeah,
that's, uh, that's my video.
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- [Judge Levy] That's your video?
- [Christopher] Yes, sir.
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And that's me on the machine,
operating the machine.
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I mean, right then and there
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- it's a good running machine, so.
- [Judge Levy] I got it.
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Mr. Jones, you knew,
based upon the description,
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- that this was a 1969 piece of equipment?
- Yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy] So you saw the video,
you saw the photographs,
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you read the description online.
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You wanted to purchase this piece
of equipment for what purpose?
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[Nathaniel] Oh, by me being the person
from the state of New York City...
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- [Judge Levy] Uh-hmm.
- ... Um,
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I didn't venture in that type of life
as growing up, so I have to save
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{\an8}for my grandchildren to get them,
to bring them down here,
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{\an8}to teach them how this goes,
and what have you.
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I was interested in buying
the equipment and he said,
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"Well, if you don't hurry up
because I got a sale for it also."
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[Judge Levy] So, June 20th
you met with the defendant at his home.
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Did he make any representations to you
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- about the backhoe at that time?
- No, he didn't.
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[Judge Levy] And did you observe anything
about the backhoe
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that caused you any concerns?
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[Nathaniel] I didn't see anything wrong
with it at that point in time
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but I--mind you, I never drove it.
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Did you arrange for a price
at that time with the defendant?
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Well, he had it for $8,500
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and he marked it down
to $7,500
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- or offer.
- Okay.
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- [Nathaniel] At that point in time.
- So what did you offer him?
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I gave him the $7,500.
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[Judge Levy] So you offered him $7,500...
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All the $7,500. Yes.
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[Judge Levy] ... on the 20th of June
and he accepted that?
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- Yes.
- Yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy] And I read your complaint,
so I know that there was also a truck
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- that was also purchased by you...
- [Nathaniel] Exactly. Exactly.
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... at the time you saw the truck
when you got there, you're happy with it,
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- it's not part of the lawsuit.
- Yes.
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[Judge Levy]
Let's get back to the backhoe.
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When was it that you gave him the $7,500?
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[Nathaniel] I gave it to him the 21st.
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[Judge Levy] You gave him that
on June 21st in cash?
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{\an8}- [Nathaniel] Yes, sir.
- [Judge Levy] That's correct?
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{\an8}- Yes.
- [Judge Levy] All right.
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{\an8}And the defendant
delivers the backhoe to your home?
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- Yes, sir.
- Did he start it?
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[Nathaniel] Yeah,
he had to start it and so I had him
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to push up some dirt
that I had in the back of my driveway
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and when he pushed up the dirt,
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the motor shut off
and would not start back up again.
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[Judge Levy] Okay.
Does that sound about right?
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[Christopher]
Um, almost, something. Yeah.
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[Judge Levy] Okay. What happens when
it shuts off and he can't start it again?
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- [Nathaniel] Well...
- [Judge Levy] Did you tell him,
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"Take it back, I don't want it"?
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[Nathaniel] No, I didn't do that.
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It starts, all it does was whine
[makes sounds]
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just kept turning, turning, turning,
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turning, turning, turning,
did that for a while.
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It started raining.
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He says, "Man, I can come back tomorrow
and we can get this thing running again."
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[Judge Levy] Is that your recollection?
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[Christopher] I honestly,
I can't--I don't recollect.
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[Judge Levy]
Okay. So he leaves it with you
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- and he takes off?
- Yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy] What exactly was it
that you claim he wasn't upfront with?
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{\an8}[Nathaniel] The advertisement, Judge,
if I can remember it, uh, it runs good...
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{\an8}- [Judge Levy] Yup.
- ... and it's a 69-year-old,
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{\an8}uh, backhoe front end loader
going for $7,500.
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[Judge Levy] Those are the three things
that you remember?
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[Nathaniel] That I--that I remember.
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And there was nothing else that you
remember about any problems that the...
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- No.
- [Judge Levy] Nothing?
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Nothing discussing any problems.
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Because you know that used vehicles
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- are sold as is?
- Yes.
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[Judge Levy] Consistent with what
the defendant says in his answer,
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he says, "Listen, I gave you
an opportunity to come to my house,
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you looked at it,
you kicked the tires, so to speak,
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you could've brought a mechanic,
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you did what you did
and you can't be upset."
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- That's pretty much your position?
- Yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy] And so you prepared a video
because you can't bring
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- the backhoe into...
- [Christopher] No.
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[Judge Levy] ... to this courtroom, right?
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So, let's take a look at clip one.
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[Nathaniel] One of the three tires
that's flat.
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Three days after he brought
this tractor here,
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air went out of all three of them.
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Dry rotted.
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Three days after he brought it here.
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[Judge Levy] So you're saying
that you did not see that dry rot
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when you went to inspect
the vehicle at his property?
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No, not at all because I was enthused
with the machine.
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[Judge Levy] I get that, but shame on him
is what you're saying
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- for not telling me about that?
- Yeah.
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[Judge Levy] All right.
Let's go to the next one.
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[Nathaniel] Here is another situation
with the backhoe,
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he brought it, it was in it
when he took the picture at his home
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when I seen it on Marketplace,
it was running free.
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When he brought it here,
he had this chain to hold it
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close to the body
so it wouldn't swing loose,
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that's because the hydraulic pump
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that is the cylinders
are shot in, in both of them.
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These cylinders,
these cylinders are expensive.
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[Judge Levy]
So there was never any mention
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made by him that there was a problem
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- with the rear cylinder?
- No.
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] The chain
that we just saw on that video
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{\an8}was placed on the machine by him
when he delivered it into your home...
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[Nathaniel] When he went--yes, sir.
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[Judge Levy]
... but it was not on when he had it on...
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- [Nathaniel] On the exhibit.
- ... Marketplace?
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On the exhibit, it wasn't on there.
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[Judge Levy] Because you would agree,
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if in fact he told you
about all that stuff,
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your lawsuit should probably be dismissed.
You would agree with that?
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- [Christopher] Yes. If you...
- [Judge Levy] Right? Judge Acker.
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[Judge Acker] You said something,
Mr. Jones,
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{\an8}that I think reflects your entire approach
to this transaction
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{\an8}and it may be why you ended up here today.
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You said, "I was enthused by the machine."
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And I think not only were you enthused
by the machine,
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you were excited about
this whole new lifestyle,
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- right?
- Yes.
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[Judge Acker]
New York to South Carolina...
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- [Nathaniel] Yes.
- ... you're creating a new lifestyle...
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- [Nathaniel] Yes.
- ... a legacy...
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- [Nathaniel] Yes.
- ... for your children
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- and your grandchildren.
- Yes, ma'am.
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[Judge Acker] You know,
my great grandfather
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was one of the few Black landowners
in Mississippi in the Delta.
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We still have that property in our family.
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- [Nathaniel] Yes, ma'am.
- And to have something like that
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is a really glorious thing
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- and you wanted to build that...
- Yes, it is.
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- [Judge Acker] ... for your own family.
- Yes. Yes, ma'am.
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But there are some problems
with your lawsuit.
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I yelled at him so many times,
calling this guy, asking him,
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"Please, man, come,
can you help me get this started?"
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He totally ignored my husband.
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{\an8}[announcer] Nathaniel Jones
is suing Christopher Gordon
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{\an8}for the return of $7,500 he paid
for a used backhoe
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that he says never worked.
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Christopher says
Nathaniel knew it needed work
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but was too eager to listen.
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{\an8}Tell me why you didn't have a mechanic
check it out with you in the beginning?
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{\an8}Well, I assumed
that I had a bit of knowledge
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{\an8}because I'm not really a diesel mechanic
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{\an8}but I got the simple basics
of being a mechanic,
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you know, I'm working
on my own cars and stuff like that.
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It's a four-cylinder, I mean,
it really wouldn't be all that hard.
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But to get back into where I can defend
where I'm coming from has been overlooked
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on why these material,
these particular items here
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was not placed on that machine
when I got it
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{\an8}until the day that I went to visit him,
and then he passed it off to me.
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{\an8}- He passed...
- [Judge Acker] Let me--let me point
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{\an8}a couple of things out to you,
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because you have to remember
that with respect to a used vehicle sale,
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the burden is on you
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- to do the due diligence.
- Yes.
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[Judge Acker]
Before you give him the money.
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- But let me ask you, Mr. Gordon.
- [Christopher] Yes.
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[Judge Acker] How did you come
into possession of this equipment?
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Um, I bought it off
from Facebook Marketplace.
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- [Judge Acker] Why?
- Um, I buy and sell stuff.
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Um, I have a five-star seller rating
on Marketplace.
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I sell stuff all the time.
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- [Judge Acker] So, did you ever use this?
- Other than you seeing it in the video
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driving it out of the backyard,
no, ma'am, I didn't.
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[Judge Acker] How much did you pay for it?
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{\an8}Hmm, um, $1,500.
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[Judge Acker] I actually believe
people are entitled to make a profit
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but you really bought it for a steal,
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you made $6,000 on it, and he's never
been able to use it for one day.
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[Christopher] Um,
I have a five-star review.
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I try to do right by the people
that I sell stuff to,
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so I told him,
"I'll help him get it going."
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I mean, it can't be that hard.
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So what happened when you went there
to try to help him get it going?
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[Christopher] I went there, um, his words,
I don't have it in text,
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his words was his crack-head mechanic
tore this machine apart
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and when I got there, if I had known
we were coming to court,
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I'd have took pictures of everything
but I didn't.
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{\an8}The injection pump was off the machine,
the water pump pulley was off,
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{\an8}he said he took it to get it straightened
at a machine shop
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because it had been--it needed a belt,
the shaft that hooks the hydraulic, uh...
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[Judge Acker]
It was disassembled and there were...
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- ... it was disassembled.
- [Judge Acker] ... a bunch of problems.
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Let me ask you this,
did it not occur to you
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that after having made
such a splendid profit on this...
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- Uh-hmm.
- [Judge Acker] ... equipment
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which wasn't working
that perhaps there could've been
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some compromise,
some negotiations, some--you know what,
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I should give you some of your money back
because you did not get what you paid for?
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Well, we never really got
to that point, Judge.
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When things went bad, it just went bad.
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He never asked for anything,
he never--and I always--like I said,
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I went to his house on multiple occasions
and work on this machine.
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- No, not true.
- [Debbie] That's a lie.
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[Judge Acker] Multiple occasions
meaning how many?
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- [Debbie] One.
- [Christopher] Um, at least three.
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One time.
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Judge DiMango?
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- [Judge DiMango] Mr. Jones.
- Yes, ma'am.
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{\an8}[Judge DiMango]
I have a feeling that Mrs. Jones
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{\an8}was not too happy
with this purchase, so Mrs. Jones...
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- [Nathaniel] No.
- ... why don't you step up.
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Should I keep you two at a distance?
You're gonna be mad at him?
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May--no.
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[Judge DiMango] So, how mad are you
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that he didn't bring somebody in
to look at it?
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- Extremely.
- [Judge DiMango] Yeah.
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{\an8}Um, because as he has said
on numerous occasions,
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{\an8}- "I'm from New York."
- [Judge DiMango] Oh.
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{\an8}We're from New York. We think fast.
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What I think about Mr. Gordon,
supposedly his five-star whatever,
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he doesn't stand up to his word.
He promised my husband--
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I yelled at him so many times
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because of being on the phone
calling this guy,
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texting this guy, asking him,
"Please, man, come.
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Can you help me get this started?
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I wanna get my business started."
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{\an8}He totally ignored my husband
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{\an8}and when he did answer,
it was always an excuse.
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[Judge DiMango] Okay. I could see
you're a little agitated over this
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and I completely understand
that's why I brought you up.
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What are you looking at your watch for?
You think she's talking too long?
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[Judge Acker]
Look, he's looking at his watch.
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[Judge DiMango]
Stop looking at your watch.
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- You wanna sit?
- Yeah.
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[Judge DiMango] Okay,
you'll be calmer down there.
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You're much calmer there.
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So, back to you. Did you by any chance
get a receipt at least for this?
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No, he did--he did not want
to give a receipt nor for the truck,
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nor for the backhoe.
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We--I have a recording...
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- We have a recording here.
- ... um, Judge DiMango.
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Him refusing my wife.
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[Judge DiMango] I'll hear it.
Do we have it?
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Yes.
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[Christopher] Hello?
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[Debbie] Hi, is this Christopher?
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[Christopher] This is Chris.
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[Debbie] Hey, how are you?
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[Christopher] Fine.
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[Debbie] Good,
this is Nate's wife, Debbie.
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I texted you but I didn't get a response.
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And I'm calling only to ask you
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for the receipt for the, um,
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the tractor and the truck.
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[Christopher] Um, we don't--well,
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I didn't do business with you
to start with
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but, um, I don't have any receipts
for the truck or the tractor.
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[Debbie]
Why wouldn't you have receipts for it?
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[Christopher] Because it's a private sale.
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[Debbie] That doesn't mean anything.
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[Christopher] Ma'am, but I didn't--
I didn't do business with you,
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so we really don't have
anything to talk about, okay?
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[Debbie] Okay. It doesn't matter
if you did business with me,
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you did business with my husband.
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[Christopher] Like I said, we don't have
anything to talk about, okay?
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[Debbie] Okay.
Well, I want the [bleep] receipts.
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Excuse me.
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- No apology necessary.
- I like it.
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You know what? Um, let me see
if I could paint a picture for you.
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First of all, is the law on your side?
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I kind of think it might be.
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But I think people feel
that you should almost have, like,
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{\an8}a moral obligation about rectifying
something in some way for someone.
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And goodwill in any business
that you're in is worth a fortune.
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Now, did you write anything
about him on Marketplace?
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- Did you go and...
- No, I haven't.
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- ... give him a review?
- Not yet.
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Did you?
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[Debbie] Can I say something?
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[Judge DiMango] Um, okay. Yeah.
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Okay. See, my husband, he's the nice guy.
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He's the calm and collected person.
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When we get down
to things like this, I'm the bulldog.
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- I'm the one that...
- [Judge DiMango] I get it.
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- My parents would...
- [Judge Levy] We heard the audio.
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[Judge DiMango] ...
my parents will like that too.
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My father was the easygoing,
my mother was the tough one.
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- [Christopher] That's what stopped it.
- [Judge DiMango] I get that.
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- When I got the phone call...
- You're full of...
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- ... from...
- Stop. Stop.
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When I got the phone call
from them and they cussed me out,
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what am I gonna help you for?
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- [Judge DiMango] Well, she was annoyed.
- I don't--and...
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[Judge DiMango] I mean,
she shouldn't have cussed you out.
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But I probably would've
done the same thing...
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- [Debbie] I didn't cuss him out.
- ... if it was me on the phone.
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[Amanda] How long
after you were--that you sold that...
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- [Debbie] I didn't curse him out.
- ... they asked for a receipt?
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- Yeah, it was four months.
- [Debbie] Excuse me.
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- Because you wouldn't show up.
- [Judge DiMango] Stop.
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So, I'm asking you
one more time before I end this.
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Is there anything you feel
in just good conscience
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{\an8}that you would be interested in doing here
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{\an8}to rectify this a little bit?
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{\an8}You don't have to. I'm just asking.
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I'd buy the machine back
for a thousand bucks.
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[Judge DiMango] All right, then.
That's what we are.
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Does anybody have anything else
they wanna say?
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{\an8}I do. Um, when I was 19
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{\an8}living in the Bronx in New York,
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I bought myself a used car.
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It cost me $3,000.
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All the money I had in the world.
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I believed everything that the car
salesman told me about the car,
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never been in accident, worked all good.
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I didn't have anybody come look at it.
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And he ended up being a bald-faced liar.
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It had been totaled.
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But as far as Mr. Gordon goes,
he's a business guy.
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It's very easy to throw stones at him
and to say, "Hey, you know,
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you bought the thing for $1,500,
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who the hell are you to sell it
for $7,500?"
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He didn't put a gun to your head.
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You made that decision yourself.
You're a grown man.
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If you look at the 48 reviews
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on his Facebook Marketplace,
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each and every one says the same thing:
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seller's strengths, item description.
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His ad could not have been any more clear.
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Here it is.
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So we have two tires.
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So you knew it was gonna need tires.
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{\an8}And here "I have two tires
to go with the front."
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{\an8}You told us that the rear tire
he never told you about it had rot on it.
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{\an8}Well, here it is.
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{\an8}"Rear passenger side
will need to be replaced."
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{\an8}That's the one
that you said had rot on it.
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{\an8}When you said that that bucket
wasn't working properly
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{\an8}because it had the busted cylinder
for $2,000,
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{\an8}once again, "Will need one cylinder
on rear packed
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{\an8}and the two that roll the bucket
in the front."
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Just like every one of his ratings said,
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the description was spot-on.
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I understand what you're saying,
but the whole concept of this
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{\an8}is that I bought something
that was running.
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{\an8}When he brought it to me
and it shut off, it never ran again.
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[Judge Levy] It was at that point
that you should've said to him...
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{\an8}- Give me my money.
- [Judge Levy] ... give me my money back.
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{\an8}- Ding, ding, ding.
- [Judge DiMango laughs]
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{\an8}- [Judge Levy] Judge Acker.
- [Judge Acker] Thank you, Judge.
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{\an8}What's fascinating to me is that somebody
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{\an8}who considers himself
an ethical business person...
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{\an8}- [Judge Levy] Uh-hmm.
- ... would in 2024
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tell a woman that she has no right
to an accounting of transactions
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that were made with community property,
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because some jurisdictions
actually require you to provide a receipt
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to prove for instance that you paid
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the appropriate taxes
on the $6,000 profit.
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So I am incredibly curious
as to why it is you would tell this woman
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that you didn't do business with her
when in fact you did.
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But the minute she's cusses you out...
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[Judge Acker]
I'm not talking to you, ma'am.
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The minute she cusses you out
you stop talking to her.
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[Judge Acker]
I'm not talking to you, ma'am.
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Keep talking
and I will have Byrd escort you out.
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- It's fine.
- Byrd, escort her out, please.
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[Byrd] Ma'am, this way please.
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[announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice.
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[Judge Acker] The patronizing
"I'm not talking to you, lady" tone--
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that's why you got the F bomb.
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- Either way, I...
- [Judge Acker] No, not either way.
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[dramatic musical sting]
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{\an8}[theme music plays]
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{\an8}[announcer] Nathaniel Jones
wants Christopher Gordon
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{\an8}to return money
he paid for a used backhoe.
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Nathaniel says the backhoe
is a complete lemon, but Christopher says,
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Nathaniel was blinded by his eagerness
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to get the backhoe,
so he owes him nothing.
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{\an8}So knowing who she was,
knowing that you sold this property
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{\an8}to her husband,
why wouldn't you provide a receipt?
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Because I'm actually looking
for a reason to unwind this transaction.
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{\an8}You knew he wanted
to do this as a business.
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{\an8}The receipt that you refused
to provide them
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makes it harder for them to claim this
as a tax loss.
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- I can't...
- [Judge Acker] So explain to me
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- why you wouldn't do it?
- I can't provide.
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First of all, when we sold machine in June
or whatever date,
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when we sold the machine,
they never asked for a receipt.
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[Judge Acker] Is that true?
You never asked for anything at the time?
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00:18:06,033 --> 00:18:07,300
- Yeah, I asked for a receipt.
- You did not.
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- I did too.
- And then here's the--
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here's the thing though. I never dealt...
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[Judge Acker] I'm not inclined
to believe you, so go on.
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[Nathaniel] I never dealt
with his wife anyway.
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The first time I ever talked
to his wife is when...
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[Judge Acker] Did you hear anything
I just said?
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It's her money. It's 50% her money.
433
00:18:17,867 --> 00:18:19,367
- [Nathaniel] Okay.
- [Christopher] And I told him that too.
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So the patronizing
"I'm not talking to you, lady" tone--
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that's why you got the F bomb.
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00:18:24,166 --> 00:18:25,900
- Either way, I...
- [Judge Acker] No, not either way.
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Did you ask him for a receipt at the time?
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00:18:27,266 --> 00:18:28,266
- Yes, Judge.
- [Judge Acker] Thank you.
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I don't have anything further.
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[Judge DiMango] We're gonna retire
to deliberate at this time.
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00:18:31,867 --> 00:18:32,967
- Thank you.
- Thank you, Judge.
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This case is now in recess.
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Parties will be recalled.
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[dramatic musical sting]
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[Judge Levy]
This was a 54-year-old vehicle.
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The defendant posted an ad
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00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,333
and there was nothing
that was inaccurate about his ad.
448
00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,467
If he would have said something
that was a material misrepresentation,
449
00:18:52,533 --> 00:18:55,500
I was right there
looking to unwind this deal,
450
00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:58,500
before I even knew
what the profit margin was.
451
00:18:58,567 --> 00:18:59,900
Ooh.
452
00:18:59,967 --> 00:19:01,266
Things don't work out for me here,
453
00:19:01,333 --> 00:19:04,367
I'm gonna start buying and selling
used farm equipment on Marketplace.
454
00:19:04,433 --> 00:19:06,433
[Judge DiMango] Well, I'm not buying any.
455
00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:08,900
[Judge Levy] So the plaintiff
tells us what he thinks
456
00:19:08,967 --> 00:19:10,867
he has to in order to unwind this deal.
457
00:19:10,934 --> 00:19:13,834
And, you know, it wasn't honest.
458
00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:19,633
Now, if I was standing where he was,
three feet from my wife like he was,
459
00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:24,133
knowing how upset she was
that he knew that, I would've lied too.
460
00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,333
But he's stuck.
461
00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:26,834
[Judge Acker]
I don't know that I'd say he lied,
462
00:19:26,900 --> 00:19:29,000
I think he really saw
what he wanted to see.
463
00:19:29,066 --> 00:19:30,667
I think he wanted this transaction.
464
00:19:30,734 --> 00:19:33,367
And in fact, I wasn't bluffing out there.
465
00:19:33,433 --> 00:19:35,600
There are indeed some jurisdictions
466
00:19:35,667 --> 00:19:38,333
that require merchants
to provide receipts.
467
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:44,367
I don't know that this transaction,
given that, was completely consummated,
468
00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:48,433
so I might dissent
from the verdict in favor of Mr. Good Guy.
469
00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:49,734
[laughter]
470
00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,433
[Judge DiMango]
Well, it's very hard to say
471
00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:54,233
that he didn't have buyer's remorse.
472
00:19:54,300 --> 00:19:57,700
And he wanted to buy this so badly,
he didn't see any of the things
473
00:19:57,767 --> 00:20:01,066
that indicated
that he told him and he was aware of it.
474
00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:03,000
And then he waited months.
475
00:20:03,066 --> 00:20:06,300
I think he was determined
that he was gonna try to fix it himself
476
00:20:06,367 --> 00:20:09,700
or do something to it,
and then he just couldn't do it.
477
00:20:09,767 --> 00:20:11,700
And the truth is,
yeah, he made a bad deal.
478
00:20:11,767 --> 00:20:14,934
[Judge Acker] But would you both agree
that if you execute a transaction
479
00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,367
in such a way
that allows you to avoid payment of taxes
480
00:20:18,433 --> 00:20:20,433
that that's an invalid transaction?
481
00:20:20,500 --> 00:20:21,867
Well, we don't know that
they've done that, we don't know...
482
00:20:21,934 --> 00:20:23,500
Well, we know
he didn't give them a receipt.
483
00:20:23,567 --> 00:20:26,166
And there are certain inferences
that can be drawn from that.
484
00:20:26,233 --> 00:20:29,333
That's why some jurisdictions
require the provision of a receipt.
485
00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,166
True. But he could also go
and say he paid $10,000 for it,
486
00:20:32,233 --> 00:20:33,667
you know, or make a, you know--
I mean, I...
487
00:20:33,734 --> 00:20:35,900
Not troubled
by the refusal to provide one?
488
00:20:35,967 --> 00:20:37,166
- No.
- [Judge Levy] How troubled,
489
00:20:37,233 --> 00:20:40,233
to the extent that he's looking,
probably--
490
00:20:40,300 --> 00:20:42,800
the inference is he's looking
to avoid paying taxes--
491
00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:44,667
but that in my opinion legally
492
00:20:44,734 --> 00:20:47,066
doesn't serve as a basis
to unwind the deal.
493
00:20:47,133 --> 00:20:49,233
That may serve as a basis for someone
in his jurisdiction
494
00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:51,333
to come knocking on his door saying,
495
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:56,166
"You owe taxes
on $6,000 in profit that you earned."
496
00:20:56,233 --> 00:20:57,266
That's a different story.
497
00:20:57,333 --> 00:21:00,266
[Judge Acker] It's not fraud
against the plaintiff, unfortunately.
498
00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:02,433
I very begrudgingly
am going along with this verdict.
499
00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:03,834
- I know you don't want to.
- I'm so unhappy with this verdict.
500
00:21:03,900 --> 00:21:04,934
[Judge DiMango] I know you don't want to.
501
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,734
I mean, nobody in here
felt good about what happened to him.
502
00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,600
None of us want to ever see anybody
taken advantage of.
503
00:21:10,667 --> 00:21:12,166
It'll be the last time he ever does this.
504
00:21:12,233 --> 00:21:13,767
[Judge DiMango] Or without
her coming with him, that's for sure.
505
00:21:13,834 --> 00:21:15,400
Right.
506
00:21:15,467 --> 00:21:17,266
All right.
I think we're reluctantly unanimous.
507
00:21:17,333 --> 00:21:18,533
You got it.
508
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,400
[dramatic musical sting]
509
00:21:21,467 --> 00:21:22,800
[Cassandra] Court is back in session.
510
00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,000
All parties are reminded
that they're still under oath.
511
00:21:25,066 --> 00:21:26,467
[Judge Levy] Well, Mr. Jones,
512
00:21:26,533 --> 00:21:31,367
you got buyer's remorse, unfortunately,
but the law is clear.
513
00:21:31,433 --> 00:21:34,700
Absent there being
some material misrepresentations,
514
00:21:34,767 --> 00:21:39,867
some hidden defect that you could not have
known about based upon your inspection,
515
00:21:39,934 --> 00:21:42,667
a used piece of machinery is sold as is.
516
00:21:42,734 --> 00:21:47,200
Judge Acker was looking
every which way to try to unwind the deal
517
00:21:47,266 --> 00:21:51,200
and quite frankly, so did I,
so did Judge DiMango.
518
00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:55,333
But there's no legal basis
with which to unwind that deal.
519
00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:56,967
So, chalk it up as something
520
00:21:57,033 --> 00:21:59,967
that you're never
gonna let happen to you again.
521
00:22:00,100 --> 00:22:01,333
- Uh-hmm.
- [Judge Levy] And something tells me
522
00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,767
your wife is gonna make sure
that you remember that.
523
00:22:03,834 --> 00:22:05,600
- Yeah.
- [Judge Levy] But at the end of the day,
524
00:22:05,667 --> 00:22:07,200
we are unanimous,
525
00:22:07,266 --> 00:22:08,834
and that is that your suit
526
00:22:08,900 --> 00:22:12,000
against the defendant for $7,500
is gonna be dismissed.
527
00:22:12,066 --> 00:22:13,333
{\an8}- Thank you.
- Thank you, Judge.
528
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,300
{\an8}- [Debbie] Thank you.
- [Cassandra] This case has concluded.
529
00:22:15,367 --> 00:22:17,200
{\an8}All parties are dismissed.
530
00:22:17,266 --> 00:22:19,633
{\an8}[theme music plays]
531
00:22:19,700 --> 00:22:22,767
{\an8}[Debbie] I don't see
anywhere on his website
532
00:22:22,834 --> 00:22:27,767
{\an8}that he's a five-star anything
except a crook.
533
00:22:27,834 --> 00:22:29,834
{\an8}I honestly believe
it was his wife's money.
534
00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:33,033
{\an8}Sucker wouldn't answer my husband.
535
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:34,734
{\an8}- That's just business.
- That's business.
536
00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:35,800
{\an8}Nothing else to talk about.
537
00:22:35,867 --> 00:22:39,734
{\an8}Never do business
with Christopher Gordon ever.
538
00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:40,967
{\an8}Nothing else to talk about.
539
00:22:41,033 --> 00:22:42,633
{\an8}You're a crook.
540
00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:44,533
{\an8}[announcer] Have you been scammed?
541
00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:48,834
{\an8}Let the majority
rule in your favor on Tribunal Justice.
542
00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:51,133
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543
00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,467
{\an8}["Ride of the Valkyries" plays]