Michael,
Not much in the way of comfort, but I find this sort of thing goes on
all the time with car sales.
It all boils down to, "Cash speaks volumes". The person who ended up
with the tranny probably waved a wad of bills in front of the guy and he
flinched.
But there will be another one come around!
Joe
Michael Cline wrote:
>
> Over the past few days I have been negotiating with a gentleman who was
> selling his 1971 TR6 parts car that I found from his ad on the VTR web page.
> Initially, I offered to buy the transmission, overdrive and some other misc.
> parts. He said he wanted to sell it all at once. I called around and found a
> friend that wanted the balance of the parts. We agreed on a price Sunday
> (10-31) for everything I could carry away and set Saturday (11-6) as the
> pick up. I made U-Haul reservations for a trailer and the road trip was on!
> Was I excited! Overdrive for the trip to Portland next year!
>
> Monday, he sends me an e-mail saying, "I don't have the tranny anymore." He
> sold the transmission and overdrive to someone else. Then, he offered the
> balance of the car if I wanted it. It appears he quickly changed his mind
> about selling it complete. I thought, " We had a deal." Response, "my
> apologies."
>
> I am so disappointed.
>
> So, to the new owner of a transmission and overdrive from Geoff in Salt Lake
> City, enjoy "my" overdrive. And to Geoff, you are obviously NOT a man of
> your word.
>
> My trust in my fellow man drops another notch. It is even harder to take
> from those within our hobby. All I can say is be cautious when you make an
> deal, you may be very disappointed.
>
> Mike Cline
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