One fine day, I was strolling around one of the finest computer peripherals market place in the Aizawl city. Its was a mild and charming day, the day was not hot or cold, it was completely moderate and the best part is that it was a holiday :) ..
I was planning to buy myself a new tablet (Apple iPad vs Google iPad) and whenever I want to buy myself something nice I never do it in a hurry and the day was perfect in every way. But little do I know that I could get in a very confusing situation that could ruin my whole day.
Relaxed and happy with myself and content with all the cool gadgets waiting for me on the display spread I pointed towards one tablet netbook for a test spin just to know its worth, and I was enjoying it. As I was chattering with the sales-man at the counter a fluffy man came up to me (I want to say 'FAT' but that would be rude.. :p ..lol).
"Would you want to buy my laptop?"
"Pardon!?"... ( o_O)
"I want to sell my laptop coz i'm buying a new one"..
"Oh! Thats great"
"Do you want to test it?" (taking out his Dell Inspiron laptop and spreading it before me)
"No thank you, i'm seeking tablet versions, I got two laptops already, i'm sorry"
And so, my eyes gaze again on the cute gadgets on my hand.. the fluffy guy then starts to blabber again and it would be impolite to simply ignore the poor guy...
"How much will you pay, we will negotiate at a very good price", that what I heard next...
Looking at him almost get me on my nerves (the cruel basher..arrrrrhhh!!) which an over preserved guys like me dont often socialize with. But I can somewhat feel that he is in a desperate need of help. So in my mind I decided to help this poor persistent fellow.
"What is the price?",.. come straight out of my mouth.. unknowingly of course..
"I'll give you for Rs.*5000, I ain't got much time for my departure and I'm running out on cash please help me" .. the old grinch heart somewhat melts and I asked him the configuration.
"Its a 15inch display, Dell Inspiron, webcam, fingerprints recognition....etc..blah blah blah"
"How much is the RAM memory?"
"1Gb Sir"
"And the hard disk" (oops.. I used HDD on the title, abbreviated for Hard Disk... aight!)
"1Gb Sir"
"No, I mean to ask the hard disk and not the RAM"
"It is 1Gb Sir"
"Excuse me!! Are you sure its only 1Gb"
"It is Sir, I have used this laptop for 3 years, and repaired it for 5 times already, I know this laptop very well.. though im not a tech-savvy but this one is really good, you won't be disappointed Sir"
"WHAT!!!" (you should have seen the look on my face... gawk!!)
I asked him thrice if he mistook it and the same replies came... OMG...
Poor me!! It was funny at the moment and a thought come up to my mind that I should tell this fellow the naked truth that I am not interested at all in buying his laptop. But his persitance won't allow me to leave him. Finally after all the "NO's" he is convinced that im not buying it.
"Sir would you at least help me sell it?" came faintly..
My sympathy ... Swap our numbers and away I go... Not buying anything but disturbia in this topsy turvy land...
So here I am selling for the fluffy guy, a laptop used for 3years, went to 5 major repairs, 1Gb RAM and 1Gb Hard Disk too... I wished he sell it out...
Later that day I got a call from the shop manager explaining that he has been bugging people like that for many days and that the laptop is a rejected hardware failure and there is no motherboard inside it... (it was very light... no wonder).. my sympathy almost made me fall into a trap.. little do I know that day would made me wiser..
Later that day I got a call from the shop manager explaining that he has been bugging people like that for many days and that the laptop is a rejected hardware failure and there is no motherboard inside it... (it was very light... no wonder).. my sympathy almost made me fall into a trap.. little do I know that day would made me wiser..
