Adventures in buying a Super Stocker

[Bobby Zlatkin]

Alan,

I didn't imply nor did I think it would be intentional. Anyone can get stuck with bad money as a "holder in due course".

Obviously, the other guy was being ultra conservative (what we refer to as a scaredy cat).

If I was buying the car, and I saw that the seller's hot button was getting the money in the bank intact, and I really wanted the car, I would have gone along with it. I wouldn't have just got pissed and pulled out of the deal.

And I wouldn't have bad mouthed the seller publicly.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Bobby Zlatkin

Alan,

I didn't imply nor did I think it would be intentional. Anyone can get stuck with bad money as a "holder in due course".

Obviously, the other guy was being ultra conservative (what we refer to as a scaredy cat).

If I was buying the car, and I saw that the seller's hot button was getting the money in the bank intact, and I really wanted the car, I would have gone along with it. I wouldn't have just got pissed and pulled out of the deal.

And I wouldn't have bad mouthed the seller publicly.

Bobby,
It appears Bill put forth a really honest and earnest effort to buy the car. What else do you call going ahead despite weather, despite schedule changes, and going so far as to clear a driveway entirely at your own expense and effort, after already paying a good faith deposit? At some point, you have to cut your losses. Have you considered that maybe it was not possible for Bill to hang around another 48 hours? After all that, and getting the impression the guy didn't want to sell, what would you have done if something else came up?

Regarding the cash, if it had been bogus, again, Bill is pretty easy to find, and I can assure you that no matter what, the guy would have either been paid or had his car back. The Secret Service and the FBI get touchy about that sort of thing.

Also, unless Bill is lying, and I doubt he is, as he has no reason to, it isn't even close to slander. The truth is the ultimate defense for the charge of slander. I think maybe your use of that word is a little over the top, at best.

Bill and Brenda are friends of mine. Not real close, personal friends, but good friends for certain. We have a lot of mutual friends. I think you are very mistaken about Bill. I think Bill honestly feels a bit taken, and Bill is the kind of man who would make the effort to warn his fellow racers. Bill is an absolute stand up guy.

I can honestly say at that point I'd have asked for my deposit back, having made more than a good faith effort, and headed South, as Bill did.

In any event, I think I've said enough, and Bill is quite capable of defending himself without my help.

[Stick Racing]

If I were buying a car or maybe a piece of equipment for the business and the seller wanted cash only, I would expect something to be wrong or misrepresented. Once the cash changes hands, it's yours.
Its a possibility there may be something else he forgot to tell you and hoped you didn't find out until you got home with it.

Keep looking Bill, you'll find something! Hope to see you and Brenda at the races soon.

Andy Stone 1102 B/S 1112 SS/C

[John Leichtamer Jr]

DON'T DEAL WITH YANKEES .....

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