I am so &^%$#$% mad

Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » February 23, 2009, 11:32 am

Don't know where else to vent fellas, sorry to rant.

Those who I talked to last night on chat seen how excited I was. I had found a running 1970 429 TJ and C6 out of a 60000 mile T-bird and was on my way to pick it up this morning. I spoke to the owner on the phone yesterday and he seemed like a stand up guy. He was asking 500 bucks and I said I would be there in the morning no questions asked. He lives 180 miles away from me. Just was heading out the door to leave and he phones saying a buddy of his just found out he was selling it and is going to sell it to him. WTF

I am so hot right now I can feel myself vibrating.

BTW, this ad was posted in paper for 2 weeks already. Once again, if it seems to good to be true.... GRRRRRRRR

36truck · Post by **36truck** » February 23, 2009, 11:41 am

Sorry to hear that Mark. Sounds like he was testing the warters to find a price to sell to his buddy.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » February 23, 2009, 11:53 am

Ive felt that sting as well. What's a guy's word worth these days?

Wait for my 68 Fairlane painter rant.
Its brewing now and its reaching critical mass.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » February 23, 2009, 12:07 pm

That bites. I've been there too, on more than one occasion...one of 'em I had even given the guy a $100 cash deposit to hold it overnight. The next day, he tells me that someone else offered more & had cash in hand. As he handed me back my $100, he said with a half smirk "cash talks, BS walks".
I'm not sure which part of my deal was BS, but I tell ya, I contemplated going back & cutting the valve stem off every rim in his driveway that night.

36truck · Post by **36truck** » February 23, 2009, 1:06 pm

Had that happen with some car ramps on evilbay. Bought them for $100 the guy email's me says that I need to give $400 for them or will sell them to a friend. What a disaster that was.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » February 23, 2009, 1:13 pm

the story of my 77 bus revisited

about 1 year before we moved here we were looking to buy a school bus.
found an international full length bus for sale, took a few weeks to get up the cash, then we went to pay for it and the owner decided not to sell.

one of the local school bus drivers then had a ford bus for sale, which we bought. ws happy to have a ford, even though it was a bit smaller.about a week later one of my friends calls me up and says i have to go see what he just bought-
turns out it was the international bus, he bought it for $300 less than the guy was asking to begin with. i was very angry, not with my friend but with the p.o. of the int.

in the end i got the better deal, he spent a lot geting the international on the road,while i only needed minor stuff like a tune-up and a couple extra tires and the ford made it here with no issues.

STOFFER · Post by **STOFFER** » February 23, 2009, 2:47 pm

i know where there's a hole in texas we can toss him in and make him put lotion on

PFM-64f100 · Post by **PFM-64f100** » February 23, 2009, 4:43 pm

That stinks but at least you did get there to find out it had been sold... Imagine driving 180 miles just to go home without it....

dwbr · Post by **dwbr** » February 23, 2009, 4:50 pm

allot of it as well is people that say they are coming to look at something you have forsale, and never show up, i recently listed some stuff on craigslist, i had numerous calls, everyone one wanted it, would be by there in an hour, to get it, etc,, i would tell people that called, well, joe said he was coming to get it but that was 2 days ago, etc,, so some might react to being lead along for so long
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Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » February 23, 2009, 5:06 pm

Thanks for the support guys.

Had I driven 180 miles to find out I was getting stiffed, at least I would have had some closure

.....or a court date

Hurk · Post by **Hurk** » February 23, 2009, 5:57 pm

I had a 302 with tranny i bought and the guy was going to deliver it to my house. He said it would be there at 4:00. So i was waiting outside and working on my truck with the engine hoist ready to pick it out. I waited till about 6:30 and then i called him. He said he blew his engine and he has to use the engine I wanted to replace his and he was still on the highway. No call or nothing from him that said what happened. Really mad at that crap.
Sorry to hear about that t-bird i would have been mad too

deviant1 · Post by **deviant1** » February 23, 2009, 6:45 pm

Sounds like B.S. that his "buddy just found out". My friends are the first ones to know when I am getting rid of something car/truck related.

Post by **Greg D** » February 23, 2009, 7:11 pm

I'd say someone offered him more $ and he didn't have the guts to at least offer you a chance to up the anty. He obviously lacks character - and guts.

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » February 23, 2009, 9:29 pm

well sometimes a man's word is good...
and sometimes it is not...
sounds like you found one of the latter.

PS: if he calls you in a couple of days saying it is still for sale tell him to bring it to you , so you can look it over.....

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » February 24, 2009, 1:18 am

Mark, sorry to hear that!, I didn't know about the deal when we spoke last night, but I did sense you were fairly happy about something, I just thought you were on a promise!

FORDBOYpete · Post by **FORDBOYpete** » February 24, 2009, 1:41 am

I feel your pain Mark, and it's right in my Butt too. . . .

I don't hate people but I sure have no use for welching deadbeats like that. Hey, come to think about it,
If a guy treats people like that maybe he doesn't really have any friends because they know not to trust him.

Thus the 2nd guy may not have known the jerk was trying to sell it.

Either way Man, it's too bad he gotcha like that that makes him

.

CIAO
FBp

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » February 24, 2009, 2:02 am

Mark if had had a dollar for every lowlife that has pulled something like that on me I'd almost have as much money as you.

that sux, big time.

jeepbut · Post by **jeepbut** » February 24, 2009, 9:20 pm

Some people are just no good. I learned that at about your age in about the same way. It has carried me well. Thanks, Lyman.

61 Merc · Post by **61 Merc** » February 24, 2009, 11:52 pm

Sorry to hear about your loss Mark, it would have been good to have something to drop in. I still have the 460 here is you want it.

Dean

65 66 Ford · Post by **65 66 Ford** » February 25, 2009, 1:03 am

Sometimes things weren't meant to be and this just happened to be one of them. Usually though something better will come along. Just be patient.