Just a little message for 'summaz'.
I offered Sima a bet that he said he'd take and promised he'd pay up if he lost.
I didn't believe him, as he would regularly vanish for months, and I wanted the money put into an escrow account along with my own £500. As he was a sad Mag it would mean nothing, to him, if he wasn't able to post ... he now doesn't post.
He claimed he didn't know what an escrow was and wouldn't place his money.
I asked if he'd place a £500 bet and post the slip as would I, he refused and I said I'd find another way.
Eventually, on the Friday evening before the match in question, Prehab, who I didn't know and still don't, offered to allow his bank account to be used as he was impartial and trusted at the time. I immediately agreed. This was around 8pm. I gave Sima until midnight to accept. This was because I had internet banking on my computer but not on my phone, this was many years ago. I was due to leave home for the train to our Norwich match at the crack of dawn so would be drinking from early on.
Sima didn't respond until the following day and claimed he'd fallen asleep, on his sofa, in the evening and hadn't seen Prehab's offer. By this time I was already on my way to Norwich which he obviously knew and that I couldn't now arrange a bank transfer.
As it happened I had a lucky escape because I would've lost the bet
Look back on RTG using 'escrow' as a search and it's all there ... take it easy and keep posting all your fascinating views, great info and sharp wit.
I offered Sima a bet that he said he'd take and promised he'd pay up if he lost.
I didn't believe him, as he would regularly vanish for months, and I wanted the money put into an escrow account along with my own £500. As he was a sad Mag it would mean nothing, to him, if he wasn't able to post ... he now doesn't post.
He claimed he didn't know what an escrow was and wouldn't place his money.
I asked if he'd place a £500 bet and post the slip as would I, he refused and I said I'd find another way.
Eventually, on the Friday evening before the match in question, Prehab, who I didn't know and still don't, offered to allow his bank account to be used as he was impartial and trusted at the time. I immediately agreed. This was around 8pm. I gave Sima until midnight to accept. This was because I had internet banking on my computer but not on my phone, this was many years ago. I was due to leave home for the train to our Norwich match at the crack of dawn so would be drinking from early on.
Sima didn't respond until the following day and claimed he'd fallen asleep, on his sofa, in the evening and hadn't seen Prehab's offer. By this time I was already on my way to Norwich which he obviously knew and that I couldn't now arrange a bank transfer.
As it happened I had a lucky escape because I would've lost the bet

Look back on RTG using 'escrow' as a search and it's all there ... take it easy and keep posting all your fascinating views, great info and sharp wit.
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