I was high bidder on ebay for a 66 F100 that did not meet the reserve, the truck is 90 miles from me. The auction ended last night.

I contacted the seller and we agreed on a price.

He could not meet me today so we are meeting tomorrow morning. I told him that I have cash in hand.

He just texted me and told me he has sold the truck tonight.

What an ***.

Back to square one.

 

Watch and see if he will relist it.
If he does just keep lowballing him just to **** him off. Raise your bids by a dollar each time.

 

Ahh another one of those sellers that go behind your back after an agreement was made. I can see where both of you's are right yea you's made an agreement but how many times has deals been broken from seller or buyer backing out after things were already planned. Most of the time I'll sell to whoever has cash in hand in front of me. But I do make acceptions. You got hosed hope you find something else

 

I put my 72 XLT on ebay last January. It did not meet reserve so I gave first refusal to the high bidder. I verbally agreed to sell it to him for his high bid. A few minutes later another person offered me several hundred more if I would sell to him instead. I passed on the higher offer because I considered my earlier verbal agreement the same as a written contract. Sorry for the loss but it will work out. Jason

 

I fully understand your frustration!!! I had the exact same situation only it was a truck on Craigslist vs eBay. The seller and I agreed to his Craigslist advertised price and set a meeting date that fit his schedule. I went to the bank and got cash for the purchase only to have him text me the next day and state he sold the truck the previous day -- the day we set the meeting day and time. Really p*&^ed me off but in the end I got a better truck and saved $1500 over the cost of the one I missed.

 

Just like ridealong34 I consider a verbal agreement a done deal. I've been selling truck parts and occasionally a truck or two for 10 years. If I strike up a deal with someone, that's the deal. I've passed up more money because of a deal previously made. I will hold onto the second offer in case the deal didn't go through, either way I let all parties know when the deal is final.
I've made deals, (passing up more money) only to have the deal go south because the buyer wants to low ball me. At this point all bets are off.
I still believe in a "Mans word is as good as it gets." and a handshake seals the deal. Unfortunately in today's world a contract is needed.

 

LOL! I was expecting pictures of tail gates.

 

More of the same from a different guy:

Today I drove 110 miles and sat in a parking lot over an hour waiting to look at a 64 Ranchero with a new 4k paint job and a ton of new parts. Asking price was $7500, I offered $5500, but we settled on $6000.

The car pulls up and my jaw drops. Backyard paintjob with a ton of runs, chips, scratches, very poor prep and masking job. The tons of new parts were piled in the bed and had been in the bed for over a year. Both floor boards rusted all the way through. The CL pics of the engine were not pics of the engine in the car. When questioned he said that he found some eng pics that were close to his so he used those.

The guy went on and on about all the money he invested and how close it was to being a show car.

I just got back in the car with the misses and drove the 110 miles home.

Im through with out of town car buying, local only for me from now on. It limits the market, but that's a trade off Im willing to make.

 

I know what you mean. I try to buy local stuff as well.

But I also have a brother who lives in Dallas and a brother in law who lives in Austin and I often have them go scout stuff for me in those two locations (and San Antonio).

Even with the 66 that I have now, it was a pain. It was on the Oklahoma City craigslist and the man who was selling it for the original owner's family swore up and down that it was ready for me to drive back to Houston.

Yeah right. I wouldn't have made it twenty miles. The truck was low mileage and original as advertised but it was riddled with issues from having sat for so long. The tires were shot, the carb was gummed up, the fuel tank was full of black grit, the water pump was on its' last leg, the fan belt was cracked and so on.

Granted, one-owner, low miles, original paint, twin I-beam shorties are getting to be like the proverbial white buffalo these days (damn near non-existent), so I bought it anyway, but thankfully I brought a trailer.

The moral of the story....I always assume the worst. If I'm surprised and it's as advertised, that's great. But I always go expecting to come home empty handed with another story to tell.

 

i hate that stuff, too. i sold a car to someone then was offered more money an hour later (before the first guy paid me). i honored the sale to the first guy. a friend of mine said i was crazy, but it seems to me if you shake hands on something, that's a contract.

 

ya nobody believes in a hand shake seals the deal along with "yes i will take it see you tommrow." its all about the money and only the money. i sold a planter about 5 months ago i got stuck witth at a auction. after it was "sold" two or three people called and offered more money had to say it was sold.

 

The problem with stuff like that it's contagious. (Duh) Typically many people who are untrustworthy assume everyone else must be, (or should be) as well. I guess.

The default position in the public sphere today is to always cater to this lowest common denominator of behavior, nobody can be trusted, one person ****s their pants, we all gotta wear diapers,etc. See how a simple concept like (not) being true to your word can cause trouble? Many can't!

It's not even always about money, this is what makes it confusing at first. Some people have... Issues. If they have no basic common courtesy or concept of honor, for some reason it's a safe bet they will always tend to lash out and try to punish those that do. Stay far away, if you can...(good luck!)

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