Re: Some guys have all the luck


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Posted by Tim Way on December 03, 1999 at 01:49:53:

In Reply to: Some guys have all the luck posted by Brian in IN on December 02, 1999 at 20:42:31:

Sorry to hear that. I wasn't looking seriously when I found this truck. I told my wife I wouldn't buy one until I finished our backyard. This one was in the Sunday paper and I just HAD to go LOOK.

He originally wanted $1700. Since I told momma that I was just LOOKING I didn't have any money on me. When I saw this truck I had to have it.

The gentleman said he would hold it for 5 days for $300 cash. I brought him the $300 the next day and he told me that someone had offered him $2000 cash. I about cried. He then proceeded to tell me that the guy that made the offer was kind of flakey, and that if the deal fell through he would call.

Two days and no phone calls later, my wife was tired of hearing me moan about the perfect truck I lost, so she called the owner. He said that the deal HAD fallen through, but he wasn't sure that he was asking enough for the truck. When my wife asked "How much is enough?" He replied "$1800". My darling, beautiful, ever loving bride said "You'll have $1800 cash on Friday." (2 days later)

Thursday rolled around and I was VERY happy. Until he called back... This time he didn't want to sell the truck at all. He said that he felt bad for jerking me around, and if he changed his mind, I was first on the list.


One month and 71 bushes (planted in the backyard), the PW owner calls. This time it was DEFINITELY for sale, and the price was $1900. I rushed to the bank the next day, hauled it home the following Sunday, and the rest is history.

Given the condition of the truck, and the price/circumstances surrounding the purchase, yes I consider myself VERY lucky!

I still haven't finished landscaping, probably won't be finished until next summer. But the truck will be in the garage, and I back it out and drive around my cul-de-sac occassionally, waiting for the day.

Now if I could just win the Powerball....

Tim Way
Albuquerque, NM


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