How many times has anyone ever cruized US ebay to find the car or the part that they have been searching decades for...ONLY to finally read at the bottom..
"WILL ONLY SHIP TO THE LOWER 48 STATES...NO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS"
Well...Ive seen it but never really read into it or why, just thought they were a bit of a Gong beater.
But the truth of it..as Im seeing alot of lately, but there are a large amount of classic car owners out there (im talking a staggering amount) that when Im here in the USA with my Ozzie accent about to buy a car for one of my fellow Ozzies, just tryin to hook some brothers up. The moment I say
"Im sending the car to Oz"
END OF CONVERSATION...NO MORE EMAIL REPLIES...NO MORE CALLS...WONT ANSWER THERE PHONE...NUFFIN:_
I have been looking for a 71-73 convertible V8 for a member on this forum and I knew where there was a nice clean one. I was talking to the guy via email...then a few phone calls....and then I dropped the whole
"Im sending this car to a mate back in Oz, thats why Im asking all the questions" etc
It was like I had instantly turned into a durka durka arab
WHAT A SPADGE ;}
Would rather not sell the car and get less for it in maybe 2 more months of waiting than sell it to an Ozzie right now.
Not to worry, I ended up finding this ABSOLUTE MINTER for him that he is.... at this moment.... asleep.... thinking upon and I hope very much that he comes to the conclusion that Vermillion red is way better than baby blue anyway.
But here is the twist.
Whilst I was looking at this red one (up in California), and having been treated like a durka twice now in the last month the moment I say its being exported...I went to look at this car with a different game plan.
I told him, that it was for wife sheri and it was going to be her car. Now this worked out fine and this is what he beleives is the deal. HOWEVER, whilst talking to him, he stated that 1 month ago 2 guys from Europe (who I happen to sorta know) came and looked at the car and even offered him more than what he was asking for the car and he turned them down as he DID NOT want to see the car go overseas.
He said, "Its not about the money"... Go figure!!!
Now, I dint feel comfortable telling this little story to the guy but I thought to myself, its none of there business who owns the car. So Im very lucky that I went with this strategy.
So, as an Ozzie, I have the car sitting $1000US less than what he asking and we are in the "Mexican stand off" waiting to see who contacts who first. Im waiting till late today to contact him as I dont want to show Im too interested as I dont want him to up the price to what he has advertised for because then young James in Adelaide will paying the Extra $1000US (and with the Ozzie $ where it is)
But either way, even the money he is asking, I can see why he got offered more from Toomas the Norwegian. But the whole time we were there looking at the car, Sheri said to me when we were leaving..
"I felt so uncomfortable the whole time I was there....Both the son and the dad, where staring at my T!t$ the whole time":w
But ....the whole time I was there, after the conversation about not seeing the car go overseas... I was looking at it as an interview...To see if we were eligible...to buy the car.
Interview went well, he really wants Sheri to have the car. He will sleep better at night knowing that he sold the car to hot little blonde down in Tampa.
So, Sheri is coming to every inspection now for every single customer we have.:w
SAME STORY, SAME PERKY SHIRT:+
And while the old owner is asleep knowing that his car is still in America, owned by an american blondy, Young James THE OZZIE... is going to be ripping up the streets of Adelaide in one of the SMICKEST low mile mustangs that I HAVE EVER DRIVEN
Long and short of it...
Has anyone had anything like this happen to them?
Have you ever been treated like a durka?
Im sure there are a few stories out there
