Geez, what a dick. Personally, I'd have enjoyed the Java and shut up.

wtf. didn't he see you when you talked about the scratches ?

I'm guessing he was single and hoping that something more might come of this coffee date. The good news is since the cost was low it hopefully hasn't set you back much.

I wouldn't pay him a thing until he actually gets an estimate from a repair shop so that he doesn't try and rip you off

Legally he can't do a damn thing. He has to report it when it happens. Tell him he's a dumbass and should've just had you repair it to begin with.

Joke's on him, no wonder the only way he can get a coffee date is by writing off someone's debt if he behaves like that.

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He couldn't really say, "Have sex with me to make up for the damage," but that is what "having coffee" is code for.

Make him get an estimate and report what happened. He could always lie about how much the cost of repairs will be. Also, you could pay him the cash and he could always come back later through a more legal route and demand money. Since you don't have anything documented, you'll be legally obligated to pay him even though you had already given him money. Or he could harass you to keep giving him money, and if you eventually have to go to the police, they wouldn't be able to do crap other than maybe having you issue a restraining order or something since you don't have anything documented. I know this is a lot of 'worse case scenario' shenanigans, but this guy is a stranger and you don't know how he will act. Wading through papers and documentation can be inconvenient, but it can protect you from a lot.