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wingski · 02-04-2018, 10:09 AM

Dok, if you go to see the ’28 and are really impressed, let the owner know that. Once he’s convinved that you are going to cherish the car and fix everything that needs fixing, he will know that it is going to a good home. Don’t verbally knock the car in front of the owner. Keep all minor things to yourself. Major things are a different matter and should be discussed but not in a critical way. More of a concerned way.

Nothing is more frustrating than to have someone knock and pick apart a car you are selling. I’ve actually told potential buyers to just leave because of their nit-picking to try to drive the price down. They criticized their way right out of owning a neat car. If they would have discussed stuff with me and asked honest questions, I would have sold the car for a price that we both would have been happy with.

Good luck. A ’28 roadster pick-up is one of my wife’s favorite looking cars.

Mike

02-04-2018, 10:09 AM	#5
wingski Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cave Junction, Oregon Posts: 432	Re: (Not really) a barn find. Dok, if you go to see the ’28 and are really impressed, let the owner know that. Once he’s convinved that you are going to cherish the car and fix everything that needs fixing, he will know that it is going to a good home. Don’t verbally knock the car in front of the owner. Keep all minor things to yourself. Major things are a different matter and should be discussed but not in a critical way. More of a concerned way. Nothing is more frustrating than to have someone knock and pick apart a car you are selling. I’ve actually told potential buyers to just leave because of their nit-picking to try to drive the price down. They criticized their way right out of owning a neat car. If they would have discussed stuff with me and asked honest questions, I would have sold the car for a price that we both would have been happy with. Good luck. A ’28 roadster pick-up is one of my wife’s favorite looking cars. Mike