All of us have been there - list something for sale - get lots of immediate responses - sell it for full asking price - then regret we sold it cheap.
It happens I guess.
I ALMOST bought a boat like that - guy listed a Lund SSV 16ft with a 20 transom, flat floor, 2 batteries, 2 tanks, decent fish finder, small electric trolling motor on front, paddles, really good trailer, and a 20HP Honda (all maybe 5 years old) and he said was only used a few times. It was listed at $5800 OBO. A new replacement would be $14,000 all day long - so this was an amazing deal.
I went right away over to see it - and, no kidding, he was right, it looks like it was only used a few times, it was brand new and even the rubber on the trailer tires still has the "hairs" on it, the motor had the "film" over the cover still, the carpet and hatches on the inside were immaculate ....
I told him, on the spot, I would take it cash. He wanted paper cash and and not a e-transfer because of scams - So, I said fine, Told him I will go grab the cash and come back to him (bank was literally 5 minutes away). See you in 15 min.
This was early Saturday morning, within 40 minutes of him posting it.
I came back to him, with the cash, and I could see his wife at the garage door to the house eyeballing me, and he had a look on his face that told me right away something went sideways (as I was backing my truck up) he waved me off.
I got out and he said, sorry already sold it. Says a guy said he's on his way with $8000 cash sight unseen. I offered him $6500 RIGHT NOW and he declined.
I was pretty peaved but what could I do at this point.
He had the edacity to phone me hours later when the other guy didn;t show up and asked me if I would pay $7000.
I said I will pay $6000 ($500 less than my last offer, but $200 more than he shook my hand on) and he got upset and hung up on me.
Crazy stuff.
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