'Reminds me: In summer of '79, after my assignment as a civil engineer in
Greenland, I back to flying B--52's here at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, and
SWMBO had been trying for several months to sell the house (so small we
called it "The Cabin" in quaint village of Wrightwood in San Gabriel Mtns.
of Southern CA. It was getting near time for school to start for younger
son who was then a rising high school junior. I called SWMBO and told her
to list the house with an agent and "come on here."
She called me back about 2 hours later and reported that since a few minutes
after my call, three buyers had been "fighting" over which was going to buy
it - "What should I do?" My answer, "Sell it to the highest bidder to
present a written offer with a deposit." She did, for more than we had been
asking.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "clay via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; "Mercedes Discussion List"
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] We are ***!!
I decided not to share the pain of trying to get rid of SWMBA's korean car.
It has nothing to do with mercedes, other than she sold the E300 and got
this, and I want to put the R107 in the garage instead of the korean car.
Two months this thing has been taking up space. Constantly renewing CL
posting. Lowering asking price in an attempt to spark interest.
Rejecting offensively low offers and know it alls who try to tell me how
to sell it better. Getting very low trade in offers for the thing that
are below what was offered when she was purchasing a replacement. I knew
this was a turd on wheels when she got it.
SO, this weekend, I get a guy who makes a low ball email offer without
seeing the car. He is looking at same model two or more years older and
almost twice the miles, making same price bid as the older cars. Then
another guy, never considered a korean car shows interest and makes
appointment to see it yesterday, but flakes.
Lowball larry and Flaky fred reschedule to see the car today. Low ball is
here first, does test drive, reviews file with all paper since new. Makes
a higher low ball offer which I counter with SWMBA's lowest allowed price.
He walks. I go grocery shopping, having not heard from Fred after telling
him Larry did not purchase.
Flaky Fred calls me while I am mid grocery trip and says he is at my front
door. Dang! While I drive over, Larry texts that he will up the offer a
few hundred. I text that I am meeting another interested party, and take
Fred for a test drive. Fred is kicking tires and might call back after I
tell him Larry has made another offer. And, I return to shopping trip so
I can make dinner.
While driving home, Larry calls and says he is really interested and wants
to review the file in the morning so he can chat up the dealership about
extended warrantee SWMBA got that covers the car out to 2020 instead of
the short time standard off the lot. He also wants all manner of
paperwork, since SWMBA is no longer living in the state. I play along,
and juggle the cats so this deal will maybe go through. I had reposted
the car this morning, since the listing expired, and with felines in the
air, hissing and spitting, another guy responds to the listing.
Two months, nobody wants this car, now I have three guys in 48 hours with
a chub for the car.
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
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
On Oct 6, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Don't we have a list for that kind of behavior? Go play games over there.
-Curt
Who has refrained from talking about the metalwork he did yesterday on
the Jetta to keep things "on topic".
________________________________
From: Mountain Man via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 1:03 PM
Subject: [MBZ] We are ***!!
Dan wrote:
I totally agree with the "we are all adults here"
Thanks, mom - but ***-off.
If we are adults here, let us kill each other.
I agree with Gerry - ban me also, if you will.
ma
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