[2002-08-28 12:31 -0500] Jon Joyce (okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM) wrote:
> >  I usually tell people ahead of
> >time that unless you are someone I know, nothing is written in stone until
> >I
> >get the cash in my hand.  Don't get me wrong my word is my bond, however, I
> >won't give my word on a deal like this over the phone for this very reason.
>
> I fully understand that buyers often don't come through, and the owner
> reserves the right to sell to the first guy with the cash. Just don't tell
> me the vehicle's mine, it's there waiting for me, I won't sell it to someone
> else, and then do exactly that. I'll know better next time, but I was hoping
> to continue that string of pleasant VW-buying experiences I've had so far.
>
> JJ

Yeah, it's just ugly when someone says they'll sell it to you, so you go
home and relax, and then they sell it to somebody else without even
giving you the option of ante-ing up the cash.

From the sound of it, you were pretty excited about the beast too.
Sucks.

        Gary