Strangest Seller I've EVER Encountered

[Sharp64]

[iceokie]

[Zundfolge1432]

Yes thanks isn't that a coincidence? I sold a truck to a guy here spelled his name like that but was pronounced " hey Zeus " he was a landscaping specialist.

[TDCTDI]

Either way it's pronounced, it ultimately sounds like they have a certain god complex.
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.


GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!


An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.


Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it.

[Zundfolge1432]

[TDCTDI]

Jesus, son of God, Zeus, ... Ah, nevermind.
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.


GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!


An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.


Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it.

[Zundfolge1432]

[pondoras box]

Any time someone wants to go through their attorney or says they are acting under the advice of their attorney, I ask for the attorneys contact info to eliminate the middle man. Either I get it and figure out a workable solution or they stop communicating and reveal themselves to be a flake and saved me the hassle of dealing with them.

Never had someone do it on a car sell before either buying or selling, I sold a bus to someone overseas with less hassle and less personal info shared.
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.

1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
Plus a lot of other rusty junk

[iowegian]

On the other hand, maybe the seller just wanted to make sure that the potential buyer was "worthy".
Case in point: in 2004 I was made aware of a 1966 Beetle that was owned and driven by an 85 year old lady. She had owned the car since it had had less than 5,000 miles and 10 months on it. It was her "baby". Arthritis made driving the standard transmission difficult, so --reluctantly---- she got a Jetta with A.T.
The Beetle was not advertised for sale----her trusted mechanic was tasked with finding the right buyer. I had to go through an interview process. Yup, I had to prove to "Bob" that I was nearly 60 (at the time), and I had no intention of modifying Eleanor's faithful companion of 40 years.

P.S. I have kept my word, and it's the best $3,000 I have ever spent.

[Vanhag]

[coonhunter]

I just sold my Ford focus. I put it on the corner with all the information someone might need (to avoid stupid questions). Got a call, met the guy, he gave me a stack of $100 bills, I sign the title and give it to him with the keys, we shake hands and go our own way. THAT is how these things should work, why on earth would you think that you need a lawyer involved?

I agree, run away.

[awreed]

$40,000 will buy you a flawless squareback- and you'll still have about $25,000 left over for a decent 13 window bus.

[copellos]

Sounds like he's been burned befor.

[Tram]

[iceokie]

Hmmmm. Is it in Oregon, by chance?

Nope. Florida.

He's sold it now I think, I sent him a "pound sand" email before I ever posted this. If you don't want to deal with strangers you don't know, Craigslist is not the place to sell your car.

[Tram]

[Air-Cooled Head]

That's funny. I think CL stands for Crazy/Loco. Case in point:
I found a pickup on CL & contacted the seller, who said to come to his house and check it out. I declined and suggested he drive the truck to a gas station, at a busy intersection, about 2 blocks from his location.
He declined, saying that I was either a scammer, or trying to rob him.
REALLY?!? I was the one who suggested a public place on neutral territory!
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[wythac]

A relative of mine walked away from a deal on a motorcycle literally on the sellers doorstep when the seller handed him the most complex and convoluted private purchase and sale agreement he'd ever seen. He was 200 miles from home and still told the guy to go have himself, and went home with an empty trailer.

What looks like OCD coupled with a guy thinking he will have the Lord's and apparently his lawyer's assistance on his end of the deal would have me walking away too...too many other cars out there owned by more reasonable individuals.

What more do you need than "I agree to sell car X to buyer Y for sum Z"? Maybe you add a "where is, as is"....but that's about it. I've gone from the buyers home to DMV and walked away a half hour later with a temp title. Language on the title, filled out by seller, releases all interest and liability.

[63 vwnotch]

OBAMA became President with less info than this guy requires

run forest run.. sounds like a make shift scam to me regardless... very shady, anyone that would be sceptical of a wire transfer just screams something shady as its a federal crime at that point holding massive liability....

plenty of nice squares out there, many of which are right here from reputable long time members of the site..

a better one will come up
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BUS WANTED: 13 window BUS any year considered..

[scottyrocks]