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psteav
psteav GRM+ Memberand New Reader
8/5/08 6:04 p.m.

Clem-

I'll give you $250 for that junky-ass white Miata tub. I'll even throw in a free moped.

Mazdax605
Mazdax605 New Reader
8/5/08 10:08 p.m.

Does said Miata buyer have a brother who buys campers in NH? I ask because the A--hole I just sold our camper to a week or so ago was this same sort of shiny happy person you describe.

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
8/6/08 3:16 p.m.

[edit: this was supposed to be quoting Jake's post about selling to an uncle-in-law or such]

Oh, trust me...I'd much rather deal with the general public than sell my car to a family member again. Ain't gonna happen without a sit-down talk about how junky my stuff really is.

Clem

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
8/6/08 3:17 p.m.
psteav wrote: Clem- I'll give you $250 for that junky-ass white Miata tub. I'll even throw in a free moped.

Yeah...The guy that sold me that white tub was a sheister, I think. I know this law student guy...and I'm thinking about talking to him about suing the guy who sold it to me ;D

Clem

914Driver
914Driver HalfDork
8/7/08 5:57 a.m.

People are [shiney-happy-people], but you knew that.

Best you didn't sell it to him; imagine the beating you'd take over the years for every little noise, nick and fringle he found wrong with the car!

Oy!

GregTivo
GregTivo New Reader
8/7/08 11:37 a.m.

every time I sell something where someone tries to pull this crap, I just think of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" line "No, it doesn't include the amp".

There's too little time in this world to deal with idiots.

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
8/7/08 11:48 a.m.

Some of my best stories are derived from dealing with idiots, though.

;)

Clem

Jake
Jake HalfDork
8/7/08 12:06 p.m.
ClemSparks wrote: [edit: this was supposed to be quoting Jake's post about selling to an uncle-in-law or such] Oh, trust me...I'd much rather deal with the general public than sell my car to a family member again. Ain't gonna happen without a sit-down talk about how junky my stuff really is. Clem

Ha- yeah, we had a talk. He wanted something that was similar in format to the RX3 he had WAY back in the day, is a disabled (gulf-war syndrome) vet who has WAY more time than me, and completely understood the condition and as-is-where-is nature of the thing. In the end, he'll probably tinker with it, get it running, get bored, and sell it to somebody else or trade it for other projects he takes in. He's kind of a serial-project guy.

internetautomart
internetautomart SuperDork
8/10/08 12:48 p.m.

I guess I am just crazy in that I love selling cars.
Of course when dealing with the general public it's best just to play dumb. Anything you say will be twisted. Keep your outh shut and say "I don't know" alot and then they have no misconceptions about the condition of the car.

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