Cleaned up nice.
-Curt
From: clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: clay <redgh...@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sold the SL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291747507440?forcerRptr=true&item=291747507440&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:EOISSA:MOTORS:1123
On May 1, 2016, at 7:29 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
> Mercedes-Benz: SL-Class 450SL
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> This was an interesting sale. The winning bidder made a cheater deal with
> the owner of the 1974 SL I was selling on CL. He had contacted me in March
> to take a look at the above car, but flaked. Last week he shows up at my
> Indy claiming to not know me and that he had been keeping an eye on the cars
> in the parking lot and wanted to see the above car. Probably full of shite,
> as he lives and works 30 miles away and has little reason to drive past my
> indy. Screwed me out of a commission. The shop called me to make sure I did
> not know the guy, and I did not recall the name, but checked email and found
> the old mail. Sale price was too close to bottom line to get any cash in my
> pocket. I was told he would be coming by to pay for the car May 2nd. I did
> a late night re-list of the car at $1k less than the latest asking price to
> see if I could snipe the sale and get some pocket change. Dude showed up the
> NEXT day and paid for the 1974.
>
> So, the 1977 was put on Fleabay last Sunday because it was getting no
> interest. Original posting on CL was as a project/parts car at $1700 because
> it had not run in five years and parked out in the elements all that time.
> The guy who bought the 74 contacted me in early March, when the '77 was
> listed as parts. Indy asked what the '77 would fetch if it ran. I said
> twice what a parts car would. I was in the middle of cleaning the moss off
> and giving it a waxing. When I left the car ran and drove well enough, so I
> posted it for $4k on CL in late March.
>
> The winning bidder just signed up on Fleabay this week and now has the chance
> to buy the 1977 SL for more than I was asking. What an IDIOT! He has to
> make a $800 deposit or I am going to offer it to the back up bidder who took
> it past $4k on his bids.
>
>
> clay
>
> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
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