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I purchased a treadmill from Mr. Thompson on Mother's Day, May 11th, with the monetary gifts that I received. I am disabled and live on a very small fixed income following the motorcycle accident that took my husband's life (no life ins and hit by uninsured teen). One year later I was involved in a motor vehicle accident (also hit my uninsured teen). I gained 80 pounds (emotional eating/injuries) and need and greatly need a treadmill. Walking in neighborhood is not an option any longer being that I cannot rely on my back/legs (fell recently and paramedics called). Mr. Thompson told me by phone that the treadmill worked great and that he was selling because he was moving. He also mentioned that he is a local realtor so I felt comfortable trusting him. He loaded it onto my truck and the maintenance man where I stay unloaded it the next morning. Upon plugging it in we discovered that it did not work. Mr. Thompson demonstrated that it worked by quickly turning it on and off which did not concern me because I believed him to be trustworthy (local realtor). I immediately phoned him and informed him that I wanted to return it as soon as it was convenient for him and get my money back. He refused saying that I must have broken it. He acknowledged that it had broken before and text me instructions on fixing it. He also emailed me instructions on fixing it. I explained that I could not fix it because I do not even own a screwdriver. He replied with a short-tempered sounding text saying that he was trying to help
me. Because he was so adamant about not returning my money I suggested that we go to court to try to resolve this matter. He responded very arrogantly that he was not going to return my money. He said that if I fixed it, it would probably work. I responded telling him if he gave me my money back he could fix it and resell it being that I could not. It is obvious to me that he was aware from the beginning that it was faulty. He also told me that it would be stupid for me to take him to court for $120.00 because that was nothing. That is a lot for me! I am not a realtor. His advertisement asking price was $150.00 but when I phoned him he offered to drop the price down to $120.00 if I drove to Gladden Farms in Marana, AZ from Tucson, AZ to pick it up making it sound as though he really was giving me a great deal… he was not. I have all the texts and emails related to this horrible matter that I can supply anyone to view. It is an appalling situation emerging from a so-called trustworthy realtor that I have been forced to suffer a huge
financial loss as well as a huge loss to the potential health qualities that I would have received from a working treadmill.