split2nd wrote:I was hoping to play a bit of a trick on you. I did buy the S.A. Pale blue splittie, ... Well technically it was mine. The guy’s wife called me, and said she’d be calling everyone on the call back list, and I was the first. The other buyer didn’t have the money straight away. I offered the 14k, but she said is that your best offer. I said yes, I don’t want to offer any less, I’ll give you what you want as that was a fair price and I could deposit 3 or 5k to their account immediately. She then clarified and said a guy in Sydney had offered 15k. So I was a bit put off by that. I stood my ground more on principal. There was some apprehension by her and her partner to sending it out side of S.A. as they had hoped it would stay in the state. She said she’d talk with her husband.
She did call me back and said that a local guy had taken it for 15k and had already driven it away. She was always quite nice and polite right through it all, but the changing of price and beginning to work one buyer over the other didn’t sit too well with me. Especially as they stated 14k ono. I know that bus was worth even more than the 15k, but its fate was sealed regardless I think.
Anyway while I was waiting for her to call back, I imagined taking a photo of the pale blue girl in my drive and sending it to you with a big smile. That day may still arrive.
Isnt that funny, now Im even angrier or maybe happy Im not sure. So you were first in line............................funny that because apparently I was first in line and was given there word that I would be called after the local guy looked at it. He wasnt able to confirm his finance until 4.00pm Monday, thus my oportunity came up.
Anyway I was also called and offerd the 14k, why would I offer more that what is asked. If they thought they under did themselves then be up front and ask for more. At 7.30pm I was told I would be called back in 10 min but then at 10.30pm I was called and told sold, amazingly by a person just walking down the street and he payed $17,000
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Isnt it funny that when I spoke with the guy he said that he was offered more by someone in QLD but money was not the issue and there were people in line first, and my wife said isnt it nice to see someone with integrity...............................ha ha ha ha.
I tell you my gut feeling on this and many of us have been in the situation. He puts it on for 14k thinking well priced to sell. They get heaps of calls and wife then screams and says "told you it could have been sold for more". He then throws his hands up with the sh#ts and says OK you bloody deal with it then and thus the Dutch Auction which occurred.
Sorry to Resto64 if this is people you know but we were all sucked in. I told the wife that story about integrity and she said yes we do have integrity.................I laughed and hung up the phone.
South Africa here we come, only place I think I can afford to get a relatively rust free Splitty.
