Here is the update. The seller would not return my calls until I started this post yesterday. He then called and yelled at me (with profanity) for posting and said he would call me back before 6 pm with some ideas on how we could work things out. I finished the post that I told him I was working on (I appreciate everyone reaching out) and he called me back and yelled at me again (more profanity) and said he would call back before 6 pm.
I waited ten minutes after 6 and then left for my appointment. He called at 6:15 so I pulled over. He said a couple of words and then the call dropped or he hung up. I called him right back and he didn't pick up. I called again and he answered and said he was in the middle of something and would call me back.
He never called back so I texted him at 8:54 (7:54 his time) and he responded with the attached picture. We can see that he said he would communicate with me in the morning via text and he did not communicate anything this morning. However, he is watching this thread (his profile page says he was on at 2:21 and 3:18 pm) so it appears that he would have time to tell me he needs until the end of the day or something but again, no contact. It is clear he is more interested in the thread than responding to me.
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/member.php?u=12474
I texted him at 2:34 and he responded 20 minutes later and texted he was in the middle of something else and would contact me in 30-45 minutes.
He has not contacted me per usual although he is still on the site.
I understand that people have had positive experiences with him and that is why I bought from him after several conversations and exchanges of photos. I asked specific questions and for specific photos and they were strategic in that they ommitted the problems. He skipped all of the bad parts and showed only the good parts. I will provide examples and everyone can judge for themselves. Also, of note, I have been contacted privately by 6 members that have had similar issues with disclosure. I notice there are a lot of people here supportive of sharing the story and some others seem frustrated by the idea of a member not disclosing problems with a vehicle. Several people have privately asked if it was this particular seller even though I had not named them because they said they had the same problem with him. I think that
This is not the island queen bronco as some guessed. Again, I did speak to that seller and thought he was a good guy and he didn't think the vehicle was a good fit for me based upon what I was planning on doing. This is the link to the ad for the vehicle:
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=284773
The seller is BajaFresh75: Chris.
The seller had the vehicle listed for 9500 and I bought it for 9000. I will post a copy of the contract less personal details.
Oh, and he told me that if I shared information on the forum he was going to light me up because I asked him not to put the purchase price on the bill of sale. I had actually asked him not to put any buyer info on the bill of sale and title. I am in CT where only a bill of sale is required. The other states around here require a title and it is real trouble to get one so having one is valuable. So, he can "light me up" over that all he wants, I am stil sharing what happened.
I am going to reiterate that I don't want to be spending time on this and just want to be treated fairly and respectfully.