I bought a project car last summer and started working on it last fall. It's coming along slowly, but I'm having fun with it. I've spent over $1000 on materials and parts. Recently, the guy I bought it from got in contact with me and wants to buy it back. It's not for sale, I told him, but he has kept bugging me. Anyone else been in this situation? Blue
Nope but I have sold cars that I wish I would have kept... I have been watching my high school car waiting to buy it when it comes up forsale
We all have cars we regret not keeping but you can't go back in time. Just tell him it is not for sale, but if you ever change your mind he will be the first to have dibs. Or, throw him some outrageous price, like 2 X what it is really worth, and that will make him go away. There is a very effective word most people are afraid to use, it is "NO." If it gets too bad just tell him straight out he is starting to bug you. Don
yep^^ i bought a bronco & had the same issue,he would drive by all the freaken time.i ended up telling him if i decided to sell he would be first in line.
Nope, I haven't ever been in that position, but here's what I'd tell him if I were...." Look, sir, it's not for sale, but if I do decide to sell it, I'll call you, IF, you stop pestering me. If you call me one more time about this, I'll never sell it to you at any price." But, that's just me, I don't care for pushy or rude people.
man sometimes sick to my stomach about letting go of my 32 ! someday hope to get that same feeling back when i hammered that baby in to turn 3 at latimore, but for now bust my *** to get a couple of lifes little hic-ups out of the way !
be polite, if you decide to come off it , he has first crack at buying it back. I know I have a few cars I've sold that I wish to have back(my 62 Monterey now in Europe) and a OT car.
sold my high school 56 nomad looked for it 20 years. found it on e bay lost it he closed the bid and traded it it was re painted darker blue later never liked it as seen on e bay 2 years ago the new owner wants to restore eit to my light blue
I have sold a few cars in the past 3-4 yours and bought 2 of them back. Glad I did . I get attached probably not a good thing Have a 72 SS I bought new in 72 Never for sale for any price
Said it before, the best advice I ever got was after I let one get away myself. Let somebody else drive your car out of your driveway as if you had just sold it. Most of the time it will look so much better to you pulling away. If you have a gut feeling that you don't want to get shed of it, keep it and enjoy..
I sold the 48 in the mid 70's because I thought I had gone as far as I wanted to with it and really wanted a 56 big window to go with my T bucket. I ended up trading the 57 Panel with honking 327 in it for the 48 about a year later.
What kind of car are you talking about and has he given you any legit reason for wanting it back. Its yours now to do whatever you want. If its not for sale dang being polite,flatout tell him no and to quit bugging you.
I have a deal going now with my father in law, he is wanting to purchase our 30 Tudor. It's getting appraised on Tuesday so I decided to get it cleaned up for him. Damn it looks better now then ever. We are selling it to finance the completion of our home shop.
Me too. I got a cell phone. Strictly for emergencies. It sits out in the truck turned off. Whenever I use it I see there are text messages on it. I don't even know how to get at them let alone reply.
I bought my 34 5w in 1980,sold it to friend in 1992 who sold it to another friend's son in 98,I bought it back in 2002...
I bought a Model A pickup about seven years ago and the sell finally stop trying to buy it back a couple of years ago. When I picked it up, he wanted to take it for another drive, while he was gone his wife told me he was having a bad time selling it. After he got back, I asked him if he changed his mind, I would understand. Then he started calling me all of the time. I told him if I ever decided to sell it, he would have first chance.
You can block his text or just do what I did ... I turned off the text function on my phone ( Verizon store did it for me ) My cell phone now only recieves phone calls.
Sold my last hotrod for twice my reserve,,,was tickled pink when buyer drove away with a car I had for 22 years....Now in your case I would give the remorseful seller a firm price,,no wiggle room..make a significant profit and put yourself further ahead into another project..
I have also sold cars and regret got the best of me and I have attempted to buy them back. I sold my old 50 Ford to UNCKLECHET and have been bugging him ever since to sell it back to me. Thats pry 10 years worth of bugging. I agree just tell him he is first on the list if you would decide to sell it. Or if there is something you would prefer to have tell him you would trade it. Then he will be busy looking for a trade for you.
I sold a 1 owner '60 Ply. Savoy when I got in a bind on $$$. It had less than 20k original miles. 1 1/2 years later I saw the guy I sold it to and he ask if I wanted it back. Hell yes!!! I gave him what I sold it to him for. He never drove it.
My problem is I seem to sell so cheap that there's no way I could afford to buy them back at fair market price. I just sold a stalled project that was rusting away, I'm tickled pink to see it being built
It's okay to say no. His apparent poor choice to sell, shouldn't cause you guilt, or uncomfortableness, to not sell it back to him. Don't let his problem, turn into your problem
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