Michael;
You're right about one thing..."good" people are few and far between. So
treasure those who are.
Your mistake is thinking those in our hobby (or any other arena) are somehow
different than the masses. All we have in common is our masochistic
affection for LBCs. Other than that, we fit the profile of marble
collectors, beanie baby collectors, etc.
ken shapiro
baltimore
1970 GT6+ KC81872L
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Cline <mcline@substrates.com>
To: Triumph list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 12:43 AM
Subject: Screwed on a purchase
>
> 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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