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(1)I& #39;ve had an agreement with a well known domainer that I held in high regard in which I was to find him premium domains for a commission of 10% of the total sales price should he purchase the domain. This is an agreement that we both fully volunteered in partaking.
(2)The agreement held strong with no issues for a few transactions. Until the most recent transaction in which the well known domainer says that he has enacted a payment plan with the seller and would like to pay me my commission monthly over 12 months.
(3) Given the previous level of trust between us, I agree in principle. Fast forward 3 payments, he says that he will need to halt payments briefly for covid-19 related reasons but will keep me updated.
(4) I will never be the type to chase anyone for money, especially those more senior than me out of respect so I wait but after 7 months of no information or updates I reconnect with the them to try and find a swift resolution.
(5)The total owed is $xxxx ,not a large amount but enough for me to wonder why they& #39;ve neglected to follow up with me. We touched base a few times recently and I tried to bring it up, respectfully, but every time it& #39;s either deflected or it becomes a point of resistance.
(6) New information comes to light and it appears that they& #39;ve apparently (no proof provided) renegotiated with the seller and come up with a new long term payment plan, which they have been paying without my knowledge.
(7)The domainer now wants to pay me a low $xxx amount and stated that it is 10% of what they& #39;ve since paid to the seller, completely ignoring the missed payments.
(8) I refuse stating out of principle I should be paid for the 7 (soon to be 8) months of non-payment in full given that his payment plan with the seller is irrespective of our own individual agreement.
(9)During our entire exchange I prefaced every communication with the premise that this is a matter of integrity and moral principle. They don& #39;t seem to understand this and have since stopped responding to my emails.
(10) They could be completely fabricating the entire payment plan with the seller for all I know since the domain in question is now being developed.
(11) Out of respect to that person, I have yet to go public with their name. However, I& #39;d like to use twitter as a platform to voice my opinion on the matter.
Am I being played or what?
