Having been declared as disabled by my neurosurgeon, a while back I decided to sell my Coupe project. Advertised it in several places and received numerous calls inquiring about it. Unfortunately, most of the callers and ones who came to inspect the project were expecting to see a flyable coupe for $12,000 or else they had to speak to their wives about the purchase. Then there were the calls promising to come to the plane on a certain day and time and never showing.
I joined the local EAA chapter and discovered a most competent AP/AI, a rairty in this area. Not getting anyone really interested in a project, I decided to turn it over to him to do the work. Just before I delivered it, about a month ago, I received a call from a fellow in Ft Smith,AR who pleaded with me to not do anything till he could come see the project. He expressed great interest and didn't say he would have to get permission from his wife. Said he would come within 2 weeks. Just before two weeks passed he sent an email stating he had struck a deer with his car and would need to get it fixed. Another week and a half expired and no call. So I called him and got the word that he would get the car last Friday and come down probably last Sunday. Sunday came and went, no call no email. Called the prospect on Monday and sent an email of inquiry as to the car repair and possible date of his coming. Today I received a call from him saying he had gone to look at a project close to Okla City, but decided against it. The man said he would leave early tomorrow (Thursday July 1) and probably be here Sunday. Great. Later on tonight, received another call saying he had decided against buying the project. Well, of course that is a buyers perogative, however I didn't take the plane to get it reassembed based on the fellows word and have loggy gagged around for a month waiting for him to do as he promised. Now the AP has a project and won't be able to work on mine. The moral to this is what you all probably already know. Don't beleive any promises no matter how they plead and promise, cause they don't come through. Next time something like this happen, I will ask for a cashiers check for $500 as security, which they will get back if they don't like the plane. Otherwise they can go pound sand in a rat hole. Thanks for listening to a fustrated old fart. Lee Browning ____________________________________________________________ LCD 42" TV for $26.42? Macbook Pro for $91.73? Are these prices real? You WON'T Believe What We Found! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4c2beb9de7b3ce94d9st05duc
