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This is a recurring theme. My father sold a '40 Ford pickup he had lovingly=
restored to original--having hot-rodded it out in his youth--to a guy who =
all but swore he would cherish it for himself. The guy turned around and so=
ld the truck almost immediately for a tidy profit. Another time, Dad sold a=
'46 Ford coupe (sedan?) to a guy who said he was going to restore it. A co=
uple years later the guy had the audacity to bring the car by to show it of=
f; he had hot-rodded it and painted it yellow (not Primrose ;). Made Dad al=
most sick. These happened years ago; with the popularity of shows like 'Fas=
t and Loud,' 'Car Chasers,' etc. it seems more and more people will be into=
the 'flipping' business. It's a legitimate business (though you have to wo=
nder with all the 'cash' changing hands if taxes are being paid). But, it k=
ind of rankles me because even though most of them are car-savvy all they c=
an see is a pile of money on four wheels.=20
OTOH, Dad sold a cherry '34 Ford coupe he had restored to a guy who put the=
finishing touches on the resto and made it a show-winner. But, I won't be =
surprised if, sooner or later, the car ends up with a Chip Foose wannabe wh=
o rods it out.=20
Moral of the story: If you have a car to sell, sell it to the highest bidde=
r. The guy who claims to want an Austin-Healey because his dad/grandfather/=
uncle had one might be lying (there's some awfully good liars out there).=
=20
Bob=20
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Didn't we hear on the list several weeks ago of this same thing happening? =
The prospective buyer represented himself as an individual who was interest=
ed in buying a Healey for his own use, but actually was working for a deale=
r and trying to beat the bushes for cars to buy for resale.=20
I had a phone conversation recently with a BJ8 owner who had decided to sel=
l his car, but only to someone who would appreciate and enjoy the car as he=
had done. Shortly after selling to an individual who he thought met his re=
quirements, he learned that the buyer was only a flipper and the car was on=
eBay within a few days of the sale.=20
Steve Byers=20
HBJ8L/36666=20
BJ8 Registry=20
AHCA Delegate at Large=20
Havelock, NC USA=20
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00"><div>This is a recurring theme. My father sold a '40 Ford pickup =
he had lovingly restored to original--having hot-rodded it out in his youth=
--to a guy who all but swore he would cherish it for himself. The guy=
turned around and sold the truck almost immediately for a tidy profit.&nbs=
p; Another time, Dad sold a '46 Ford coupe (sedan?) to a guy who said he wa=
s going to restore it. A couple years later the guy had the audacity =
to bring the car by to show it off; he had hot-rodded it and painted it yel=
low (not Primrose ;). Made Dad almost sick. These happened year=
s ago; with the popularity of shows like 'Fast and Loud,' 'Car Chasers,' et=
c. it seems more and more people will be into the 'flipping' business. =
; It's a legitimate business (though you have to wonder with all the 'cash'=
changing hands if taxes are being paid). But, it kind of rankles me =
because even though most of them are car-savvy all they can see is a pile o=
f money on four wheels.<br></div><div><br></div><div>OTOH, Dad sold a cherr=
y '34 Ford coupe he had restored to a guy who put the finishing touches on =
the resto and made it a show-winner. But, I won't be surprised if, so=
oner or later, the car ends up with a Chip Foose wannabe who rods it out.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Moral of the story: If you have a car to sell, sell=
it to the highest bidder. The guy who claims to want an Austin-Heale=
y because his dad/grandfather/uncle had one might be lying (there's some aw=
fully good liars out there).</div><div><br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br=
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;color:#1F497D">Didn't we hear on the list several weeks ago of this same t=
hing happening? The prospective buyer represented himself as an indiv=
idual who was interested in buying a Healey for his own use, but actually w=
as working for a dealer and trying to beat the bushes for cars to buy for r=
esale.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fon=
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:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I had a phone co=
nversation recently with a BJ8 owner who had decided to sell his car, =
but only to someone who would appreciate and enjoy the car as he had done.=
Shortly after selling to an individual who he thought met his requir=
ements, he learned that the buyer was only a flipper and the car was on eBa=
y within a few days of the sale.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty=
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