That's fine, I am not backing out of the deal, but now he is asking 1000 more than the agreed amount. and 500 more than the listed amount, that is the problem.May as well be, but you do realise that he would have said no to other buyers, waiting for you to complete the deal, pay him the amount and pick the item up, although one can be compassionate about your friends predicament, however the onus of getting the item picked up was on you. You should've made good on your word and got it handled asap rather than delaying the deal for three weeks, or told him upfront to refund the amount and go ahead with another buyer. You can't leave a seller in limbo, you could've sent him the whole amount as well during this time, as a gesture of good faith. Or you should've updated him periodically during this time and given him a tentative date when you could get it picked up. Communication should've been better. Still I would say, this doesn't mean that you can forget about the token, I would still say to send the pending amount and pick the item up.
sounds goodI've already written that in my original post that 8k deal should stand. There is no justifiable reason to increase the price beyond mentioned.