So you called him,
and this was immediately.
This is in January.
>> Yes, yes.
>> Judge Judy:
And five pieces were missing.
So he said,
"Don't get anything."
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy:
So what did you do then, sir?
>> I called American Express,
and they opened up
the case again
until February the 7th.
>> Judge Judy: And?
Just a second.
And what happened?
>> And what happened is they...
>> Judge Judy:
They sided with her.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So what I'm telling you
is you should have taken
the nine pieces
of furniture back and then...
>> But I was told by
the American Express
not to do anything
because it was
under investigation.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
You accepted their word.
I'm telling you that what you
should have done is taken,
in January,
if that's when you went there,
or the end of December,
the nine pieces of furniture
so that you knew you had
the nine pieces of furniture
in your house,
and then said
to American Express,
"Listen, I went there the day
that I was notified,
or two days later..."
Put the papers down.
"And she sold five pieces
of furniture."
Now let me ask you
this question.
Ms. Thomas,
you have your paperwork
there of all these pages
because you run a business.
I want you to tell me
when you sold the brown hutch
and the Pulaski bedroom set.
Look in your paperwork.
I want to see it.
When did you sell
Pulaski bedroom set?
>> It was sold in March.
>> Judge Judy:
I'd like to see it.
>> I've presented that.
>> Judge Judy: I want to see
the receipts of the person
that you sold it to.
I don't want something
that you've prepared.
You can sit down.
>> Thank you.
>> Judge Judy: All the receipts.
Good.
Thank you.
>> Byrd: Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Thank you.
I have a $500 sectional,
is that right,
that was sold March 8th.
>> No, not March 8th.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what is it?
What is this?
>> The receipt that you have
should be for the bedroom set.
>> Judge Judy:
What's a silver set giraffe?
What is that?
>> It's accessories that he had
also wanted to purchase
when he came to the store.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I only see
two items here then.
Where is the rest of his stuff?
>> Not everything was sold
on that receipt.
>> Judge Judy:
Well, I want to see the receipts
of when it was sold.
>> Okay.
And the other thing is,
when the receipts print out,
they don't always have
the dollar amount on it.
>> Judge Judy:
Listen, don't tell me
what they don't have.
It's your problem.
You're the businesswoman here.
>> Yep, here you go.
>> Judge Judy: You're the one
who enforced the contract
that said no refunds
two days later
when you were out nothing.
You're the one who enforced
the contract,
so I have to enforce
the same contract against you.
If you waited until March,
and he never came to pick up
his stuff, that's one thing.
But if you sold...I want
to see what they're sold for.
What is this?
This is a picture frame.
This is for $25.
Is that what you're giving me?
Come on.
>> I did give you that,
Your Honor,
as one of the accessories.
>> Judge Judy:
Come on, this is what's here.
This tells me nothing.
>> Okay.
Like I said, Your Honor,
a lot of the receipts
that are printed off
in the store...
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
>> ...based on the software,
they don't show the amount
for the store,
only for the customer's receipt.
>> Judge Judy: Well, then,
you're not running a very good
business for somebody
who wants to keep him
to the terms of his contract.
Do you understand?
>> I could also give you
this one, as well.
>> Judge Judy: Not as well.
This is nothing.
Doesn't tell me what it's for,
and it doesn't tell me
an amount.
It could be for anything.
>> The amount is
on those receipts.
>> Judge Judy:
Then I'll take a look at it.
>> Thank you.
>> Judge Judy: And for what
they're for and for when it is.
>> That's the original receipt.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
This is $8,215.
This is his receipt.
>> Right.
The receipts...
>> Judge Judy:
This is all his receipt!
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy:
Well, what are you showing me
his receipt for?
I want to see the stuff
that was sold and when!
So far, you've shown me nothing
except his receipt.
>> These receipts that I have,
Your Honor,
are all the sales made in March,
which five of his items
were in here.
The computer system generates
the item, not the amount
for the store's copy.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
His was perfectly,
perfectly legible.
>> That is his copy.
And that is his copy.
>> Judge Judy:
This is perfectly legible!
So you should have this exact
same copy because this is
what you gave me, Ms. Thomas.
>> All right.
>> Judge Judy:
He didn't give me this.
You gave me this that
I could read very carefully.
>> That is...
>> Judge Judy: His was smudged,
so show me everybody else's.
You mean his is
the only one that you kept?
>> I kept his, and I also had
my store manager...
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no.
No store manager.
This...
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy:
...from everything else
that was sold!
>> I don't...
>> Judge Judy: This!
>> I don't have that present,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Judgment for
the plaintiff
in the amount of $5,000.
We're done.
>> Thank you, Your Honor.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> Yeah, I wasn't happy
at the fact
that he made the purchase
and then he decided to make
an advancement towards me.
>> Whatever she said
before is all false.
I never made any advances
to her.
>> When I declined
the advancement,
immediately the furniture
just didn't work out for him.
>> I don't even like her.
>> He had said, "You know,
I'd like to dance with you.
You're a pretty girl."
>> Never did.
Never did.
>> And I don't think it was
about the furniture.
I think he was looking to...
>> Oh, be careful
who you deal with.
>> ...maybe date.
And if it didn't go his way,
he got his way today.