I think I found her, opinions please!

[hobietony]

I say buy it

 

[SaltStainedEyes]

Wish it was sitting in my driveway, booked my train ticket after he said he'd hold onto it for me till the weekend, then he sold it to someone who offered more than his asking price. Pretty bummed out.

 

[tgreening]

Wish it was sitting in my driveway, booked my train ticket after he said he'd hold onto it for me till the weekend, then he sold it to someone who offered more than his asking price. Pretty bummed out.

I hate that kind of person. I hope whatever he buys with that money blows up, burns down, or kicks the bucket (ok, maybe not that last. Unless it's a cat.). To me if the person accepts the deal the freakin item is SOLD, end of story. I've been on the short end of that stick more than once, and it never stops burning my ******** that some people's word isn't worth spit.

Console yourself with the thought that it was probably a skin deep beauty that was actually a hacked together piece of crap. To be honest, there's probably a 50/50 chance of that. Some people can talk a good game, and a well framed photo can made a string of turds look like a pearl necklace. This individual's lack of integrity fit's right in...

 

[Jb1rd]

This same type of experience is what led me on this roller coaster ride, Found what I thought was the perfect base rig to start with, spoke at length with the owner and agreed on a time for me to come pick it up, part of the process was that I had to sell my truck, which I did and called to confirm the time and the prick told me he sold the van an hour earlier because "he had not heard from me the night before". Chapped my ***** to say the least, and have subsequently flipped my way through 5 different vehicles to get to "Henry", not exactly what I had in mind but after being on this forum and scouring for untold hours I came across Keystones lifted and converted B190 and the one that Chris did at Ujoint and I became obsessed with finding one I could afford, I finally did, it took me a year to do it and a lot of hustling but I persevered. I guess I am saying it all happens for a reason and you will find the right van and the right seller. In my case I live in FL and the van was in NJ, the owner and I text back and forth then arranged to Skype and after we were both satisfied he pulled his add and told me it was mine. I drove up a week later and handed him the keys to my 06 JCW Mini Cooper and he gave me the keys to a 20 year old Ford, you would think I hit the lottery the way I felt. Most people thought I was nut (they are probably right ) He even let me stay at his place and took me to the DMV to get temp tags so I wouldn't get hassled coming home. Today I opened the mail and he had sent me a post card that was a picture they took of me standing with the van the day I left, it said, "Dr. Lightfoot, enjoy your new home and wishing you the best in your new endeavors". It restored a lot of faith I have lost in humanity, especially when dealing with Craigslist Flakes or CLF's for short, yes I have had that many encounters I abbreviated it:yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes:

 

[thedjjack]

If you look close it was full of bondo and listen careful you can hear the rod knock..... ok maybe not but there is a better one out there somewhere....

My last deal was an E-Transfer of the purchase price... papers sent in the mail 2 weeks later and 4 weeks more until I could get 14 hours up to it.... it threw a alternator belt and blew an oil cooler line but made the return trip home.... have faith some peoples word is still good.....

 

[The Swiss]

Aren't these people afraid of karma? That is just not right. When I bought my 16' Casita, I shook hands with the seller and agreed to pick her up 2 weeks later. Meanwhile I found a shorter 13' Casita - which is what I would have preferred - closer to home. But I would not even have had the idea not honoring our agreement. Picked the 16 footer up and in hindsight I'm convinced it was the better deal. As others said, things happen for a reason and karma will catch up with those crooks.

 

[Shocker]

Just to play devil's advocate, did you sent him a deposit? If not, you are just another looky loo. I can't tell you how many times people have promised to show up and never did. It is hard to tell over the phone who is serious and who isn't.

When I was selling my 1992 Corvette, everyone said they wanted it and they were coming with cash. Someone finally drove up from Portland after about 2 months and 40 guys who "for sure" "promised" they were coming.

Just saying...

Keep on lookin!

 

[T.Low]

I've been stood up more times than....and been on the other end too.

It looked good, lov the shorty, agree with earlier poster that 33's would be better than the 35's, but ...for that era, would rather have a GM shorty.