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Now, would you like to buy an old Chev?

Well isn't this heart warming? A showering of support for sir drinks a lot.

I said I was done with the campfire and I should just stick to that plan. But this BS step 9 stuff, I guess I just can't leave it alone.

What kind of a step 9 is this? Selective step 9? Step 9 for hurt internet feelings?

What about actual damage, actual losses suffered by others?

Am I speaking too soon? Is the "check in the mail"?

I'll explain what I'm talking about, since I didn't see my name on the apology list.

Last fall Travis told me about a sweet old ford pickup truck he knew about in Havre. He sent me pictures. I fell in love with the old truck (As he figured I would) and he suggested that he could inquire about it for me. I thought that would be great. He kept me from dealing with the "owner" by explaining that it was an elderly man that had no phone and really didn't like talking to people very much. Travis was going to take care of the deal for me. I told Travis I would come out in the spring of 16 with a trailer and cash. But half way through Dec he said we better get it purchased because the owner had another guy wanting to buy it from him and it wasn't going to last til spring.

So, right before Christmas when I needed to be buying Christmas gifts etc, I send Travis $1500 Which I did gladly because it was a smoking hot deal for a 65 Ranger model with the factory bucket seats, original condition, just a dream come true for a restoration guy like myself.

Here's the truck.









Nice huh? Yeah I loved it, instantly.

Here's the problem, it's total BS.

Time is passing, soon it's new years and I'm anxious for my new truck, there's new excuse after new excuse. He's busy at work, can't get to the DMV to get the "title straightened out". He said the truck was in the old man's brother's name and they had to bring in death certificate to transfer title. They were going to get it in Travis's name for the sake of speed, then I could just show like I bought it from Travis. Pretty soon it's Feb, then mid Feb, then Travis tells me the old man died.

Now this could take a while to fix the title issues. At this point what am I going to do? I feel bad the old man died, I'm just going to be respectful and how ever long it takes it takes.

I'm still excited about the truck and in the beginning of March I was emailing a friend, I had Travis's photos in an email on my work computer. I went to right click and copy over the image file but I'm clumsy with laptop finger pad. I accidentally hit "search google for" and a google window popped up with search results for the image file name.

Here's what my accidental google search turned up.

Click and scroll down.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1298881-65-66-f250-rangers-3.html

That is a link that leads to page 3 of a thread on another forum. The thread is about 65-66 ford ranger model trucks. The photos that Travis sent me were swiped off the internet from this thread. He played like he took these photos himself, he even gave me some chit line about "Better not pop the hood on a strangers truck, I could get shot! Lol!" They were not his photos, he never saw this truck, there was no old man and title mix up and no death. It was all BS.


He's got my $1500 and I've got nothing. No written agreement, no receipt, no nothing. Just an empty hole in my account where $1500 used to be.

I txt him as soon as I figured it out, no reply. I have tried calling, no answer, PM's? No reply.

Yeah, I've been pretty cranky about it. I was having fun here back when I was still on the hook with Dflave, back when I thought he was helping me get this sweet and totally fake truck.

I was Long Duck Dong for a bit there, laughing my butt off and having fun. Well, about the same time Rick killed long duck, this truck deal went all to hell and I've got to explain to my wife that my fake internet friend sold me a fake internet truck. I said F-it, done with internet friends, done with the campfire, it just a pile of political fights anyways, who needs that crap?

It's been a $hitty month.

You all go on ahead with your prayers and support for your hero that says he's so sorry and so sober.

Good luck with your sober savior. I'd laugh at the thought of it if I wasn't so pissed.

Travis casts the bait, Dave sets the hook, and the fight is on.

Cage match..........

Sad indeed to see the drunks and dopers ruin another good thread.

Travis casts the bait, Dave sets the hook, and the fight is on.

Seriously, this is ... oh [bleep], why do I even try? I'm done here.