But a piano is a piano. After receiving an order of perfect pianos, Trump made no claim that the pianos were less than perfect, Trump proceeded to cheat the seller after delivery. Here is how the thief did it:
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“Seven years ago, I left Atlantic City before it totally cratered,” Trump said in the first GOP debate in August. “And I made a lot of money in Atlantic City. And I’m very proud of it.”
J. Michael Diehl, owner of Freehold Music Center, sold the Taj Mahal eight pianos for $100,000 in 1989. Trump, he said, “wanted everything perfect." But Diehl said he was stiffed on the deal. He waited for months for his check and eventually took out a loan to pay his manufacturer.
A few months later, the Taj Mahal offered him three options for payment: take 70 cents on the dollar, wait until the casino was profitable or force it into bankruptcy and get pennies on the dollar. “I had no other choice but to swallow the bitter pill,” said Diehl, 88, who lives in Millstone Township, New Jersey. He took the $70,000 payment, losing 30 percent on the deal.
“At that time, $30,000 was a lot more than it is today. I tightened my belt and had little money to spend on my kids and my food and my clothes,” said Diehl. “I’m very concerned now, if (Trump) does that kind of business with a small business and he takes advantage of people … he cares less about the average worker.”