am I wrong here?

[wacked]

I talked to this guy BIGDOGB here is his add 899758-i talked to him on monday and he said he would bring his blazer down friday and be at my house saturday-keep in mind we have not seen each others cars in person this guy has no profile which i do.i took down my add and someone contacted me tuesday evening and offered me a fully tubbed 10 sec all motor fresh s10 blazer and wanted to bring it that night he was asking 11,500 for the s10 blazer.the guy brought it down and to my surprise traded me(i had a nice 96 z28 with some motor work done-clean car) and after i did the deal i emailed big dog that night which was tuesday and explained i just couldnt pass the deal up,he was not going to drive down until friday evening,i think i gave him plenty of notice and was honest about what i did-and he even told me earlier his truck was not worth 6,500 that he was asking-no look at his add he is bad mouthing me,do i deserve that? :?:

[chevguy65]

From what you have said you had every right to first come first served.
If dog had given you a deposit then I would say you had a responsibility to hold it.

One thing I might have done differently was to email dog before you met this other guy and given him the opportunity to bring his car down the same day and allow you to choose between the two, but that is just me.

I am sure opinions on this will vary widely.

Still he should not be bad mouthing you if he is.

[lively]

WACKED---YOUR ONE STATEMENT HANGS YOU OUT TO DRY--["I TOOK DOWN MY ADD"]---SO OTHERWISE YOU WERE PLANNING ON THIS DEAL WITH BIGDOG---I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE SAY FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BUT YOUR WORD AND ACTION YOU TOOK SAID THAT YOU WOULD WAIT TILL HE GOT THERE[--YOU DIDN'T]---YOU SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED HIM AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE OFFER AND WENT FROM THERE/ HE MIGHT HAVE AGREED BUT HE MIGHT NOT OF EITHER/---GOOD LUCK BUT PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SHOES BECAUSE ONE DAY IT MIGHT BE YOU ON THE OTHER END!!!---LIVELY---

[wacked]

I would have let him bring his truck but he lives in Ashville NC. which is six hours away-there was no guarantee he was going to show up,there was no guarantee i would have done the trade with him.The guy with the s10 showed up 1.5 hours after i got off the phone with him.I feel like anyone would have done the same-i got one hell of a truck out of the deal

[wacked]

whatever lively-what do you mean i should have called him,it was my car i could have done the deal and told him i wrecked the car or blew the motor to smooth things out. i was honest and gave him plenty of time to change his plans.what if he wouldnt have showed up what if,what if.i could understand if i waited until the day of the trade and did this.BOTTOM LINE WHEN I SEE SOMETHING I WANT I GO GET IT RIGHT THEN RIGHT THERE,THAT WAY I KNOW I GOT IT.BIRD IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN 2 IN THE BUSH[/img]

[lively]

I AM GLAD YOU GOT A NICE TRUCK IN THE DEAL--JUST TRY TO LEARN MORE FROM THIS EXPERIENCE--WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND HAVE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS---I AM GLAD YOU HAVE A PROFILE -IT HELPS OTHERS OUT WHO DEAL ON HERE/DON'T FORGET YOU HONOR PAYMENT ON YOUR TRADE THAT HELPS EVERYONE TO BE ON HERE---THANKS LIVELY

[wacked]

YES I LEARNED TO MAKE THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE-AND THANKS BUT I DONT NEED YOU TO REMIND ME TO MAKE AN HONOR PAYMENT,I DO JUST FINE ON MY OWN.

[wacked]

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[lotsof454sss]

Had you not come looking for opinions you would have not gotten any and I and everyone else would never known your id is mentioned in the mans ad 2 times.....And lively, you keep on reminding people about the honor payment, as I have seen you do it for over a year now whether they been on here 1 day or 4 years...Honor Payments are like paying a man for his labor, some just think they don't owe you for some reason....

[wacked]

wtf are you talkin about?i have been watching for awhile and you and a few others act like you are admins,who are you to correct other people...this is a free site if i choose to make an honor payment so be it,it is my choice not for you to demand that they be done.i do make honor payments so go jump off a cliff- i also try to be a honest person and do good business,that is why i mentioned my profile-i have feedback from people that have done business with me........

[gimmemud]

:roll:

[chevguy65]

Wacked

You are getting a little out of line here.
We are a tight knit group and we do support RJ.

Now as far as the honor payment goes, many of us will remind everyone that comes in here asking advice and making a sale to make an honor payment.
No need to come back and bash someone for giving you a reminder.

RJ does not operate for free and we have seen many many people not make honor payments. Those help keep this site running and free.
As you said it is your chioce to make a pymnt or not and it is our choice to remind you or not.

If you do not like it I suggest not seeking advice in here.


As far as the remark about all being admins is again out of line.

Chill out and think about it for a bit and I think you will see we are right on this one.

Thank you!

[wacked]

whatever-if you looked in my profile i make honor payments,but i do it by choice-not because of a couple of guys who do nothing but sit on this site and act like they run it.yes i did ask for opinions because i felt like the guy was a little off with his comments on his add.i replied to the guy who said i should have called and ask the guy if it was alright if i traded my car -bottom line it is my car and i traded to who i wanted to trade to,it was my choice.i am not trying to be rude-but comments like'hung myself out to dry' whatever i am not trying to start a a bunch of crap.i made my first honor payment before i evn sold or traded a car on this sight,so go preach to someone else

[jbsjunk]

Rant on.

Honor payments, something I would've liked to do, but the last couple years have been very trying and had to sell everything I had to cover past due bills, house payments and such. And guess what? I still lost my house. Most of my deals here have been trades, but whatever cash I did get went from my hand to the bill collectors, none to spare. Now you say "Why couldn't you make a $10 honor payment?" Because I needed literally every penny to live, you know: eat and gas to get to work.

And this place is free, if it cost money, there wouldn't be half the people here. Sure, it would keep some of the riff-raff out but geesh. When the time comes that my finances stabilise, I'll make good here.

/Rant off.

[lively]

jbsjunk---your coooool-- you didn't ask for an opinion [wacked did]--you would make a payment without being offended if you could--i have been there like you before---JUST KEEP ON TRYING---lively

[wacked]

lively can you not read i make honor payments i am a gold seller on this site.and yyou guys are tellin me i am out of line,what ever you think.and by the way-the wheels are supposed to be mounted on the car

[lively]

golly wacked- i am a gold seller, too!!!!---the wheels will be under the ranchero when the rear gets finished/along with the straight front axle/and everything else that is changing on the ranchero---and what really tops the cake is it will be FORD powered---isn't building your own cars fun---DON'T ASK FOR OPINIONS WHEN ALL YOU REALLY WANT IS A PAT ON THE BACK---SORRY BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT WORKS ON THIS AND ALOT OF OTHER SITES--ALOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE WHAT I BIULD BUT I CAN HANDLE DIFFERENT OPINIONS FROM MY FELLOW RACERS ON HERE--SORRY YOU GOT OFFENDED ABOUT MY OPINION BUT YOU CAN LEAVE MY RANCHERO OUT OF IT[ IT GETS IT FEELINGS HURT VERY EASY]---LIVELY

[3dracing]

You asked for opinoins and you got them. You are right it was your car and you can make the best deal for you, but when you took down your ad it was kind of like making a deal with the other guy. Like they said if you would have called the other guy he may have made the trip.

Steve

[wacked]

yes i did ask for opinions-i just didnt like the way lively told me i hung nyself out to dry-thought that was a little strong
no i was not looking for a pat on the back-i just felt like i had given the guy plenty of time to make other arrangements i mean i talked to him on monday i traded on tuesday and contacted him tues. night he was not planning on leaving until friday night
yes i could have let him make the six hour trip to take a look at his truck-and then picked between the 2-but he would have made the trip for nothing,i would have taken the s10 anyway
i could have been dishonest with him and said the trans went or the motor started knocking-but i was honest
i try to be fair with everyone and i am honest,and maybe i took some of the opinions the wrong way and if i pissed anyone off MY APPOLOGIES
i just felt he was a little wrong in posting that on his add :roll:

[lively]

WACKED----NO HARD FEELINGS--WE ALL HAVE OUR DAYS/ SOMETIMES EVEN WEEKS---WELCOME TO THE FORUM ANYWAY 8) :lol: LIVELY

[lotsof454sss]

wacked, you DID NOT piss any of these guys off as it would take alot more... We are mellow, laid back, men, that enjoy this site and yes we are kinda like a family so hope you will join us often....There is a lot to be learned here and hope you share with us all and also we do kinda misbehave from time to time, so hang around.....You got a really nice looking S-10 in that trade, so you must have really come out good or your car must have been really super....

[woodsman]

wacked thanks for that last post and I hope you have a good time with your new hotrod at the track. Keep it safe and welcome to the RJ Team. Wesley

[GBoven72]

Boy I could be wrong but I see you did nothing wrong. If you didn't have a set deal then all is good. But if I tell someone I will hold something for them I will do it.< If that was the case you are in the wrong. But to me it sounded like you two were going to look at each others cars and maybe make a deal. It sounds like the deal was lop sided and may not have happened any way. Coming from the other guys stand point: If the deal was so good for him, he should have drove down right away.

As far as the honor payment reminder. You are taking that way to hard. Im sure the site could use the money and some one bringing it up is hurting no one.

[zipper06]

Boy I could be wrong but I see you did nothing wrong. If you didn't have a set deal then all is good. But if I tell someone I will hold something for them I will do it.< If that was the case you are in the wrong. But to me it sounded like you two were going to look at each others cars and maybe make a deal. It sounds like the deal was lop sided and may not have happened any way. Coming from the other guys stand point: If the deal was so good for him, he should have drove down right away.

As far as the honor payment reminder. You are taking that way to hard. Im sure the site could use the money and some one bringing it up is hurting no one.

A'MAN,

Said just right.

Zip.

[wacked]

thanks fellas,i really love this site it is so addicting.the trade would have been kinda lopped-later he told me the blazer had no interior,no carpet,a hole in the floor where the transfer case shifter used to be,bumpers had one bolt keeping them on,and the rear seal on the tranny was leaking.i got really lucky with this s10,i took it to super chevy this past weekend and it ran 11.04 in 90 degree heat-so i am extremly happy.

[spib]

I would like to see a whole bunch of pics of blazer, motor sides inside etc, I like blazers , a lil bit :lol:

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here are the specs:
All motor, no NOS. Narrowed ford 9" with spool and 4.88 gears. Strange nodular center section, Mark Williams axles with 5/8 studs. Ladder bars with QA1 coilovers and anti-roll bar. Billet pinion support. Professionally backhalfed with stock front frame. ATI turbo 350 trans with 4500 convertor. Motor is freshly built 412ci small block, only has 15 passes on it. GM "509" casting block, 2 bolt mains(ARP fasteners). Clearanced for crank. Block filled to bottom of water pump but runs nice and cool. Eagle 4340 forged 3.75 stroke crank and 6" 4340 eagle H-beam rods. Keith black forged flat top pistons(NEW). Internally balanced. Custom ground solid roller cam. 630 630 lift and 272 277 duration @ .050 106 lobe separation. Canfield aluminum heads, 215cc intake runners, 2.08 intake valves,66cc chambers, been shaved .007. Canfield stud girdles. ECPI racing billit rockers, 1.5 ratio. Bowtie single plane intake. Holley 850DP with jet extentions. MSD distributor, 6AL box. Line lock, 4 wheel disc brakes. Single racing bucket seat with 5 point harness. B&M pro stick. Nice 10 point cage. Fiberglass 4" bolt on cowl hood. Lexan all around except back window. Aluminum radiator with electric fan. Moroso electric water pump. 5 gal fuel cell. Holley blue pump. 1/2 aluminum line to regulator, rest is braided. Set up for dual batteries. Has battery cut off and external posts for recharging. I'm sure I'm forgetting some things but you get the idea. Truck runs 10.90's in the 1/4 and 6.90's in the 1/8 with cool air. 7.00's and 11.00's in the heat. It still has more in it, I really haven't tuned it yet.

[Gdaddy]

Personally, i feel if you gave a man 3 days notice for whatever reason thats plenty of notice...day of the deal or day before is a lil much but 3 days is ok by me..ive been welched on more than i care to think and as long as i have that kind of notice its ok.. just because you are trying to trade doesnt mean you are married to the deal..a dhange of mind isnt illegal and no one was out money with that kind of notice..Just my Opinion of course

[spib]

Personally, i feel if you gave a man 3 days notice for whatever reason thats plenty of notice...day of the deal or day before is a lil much but 3 days is ok by me..ive been welched on more than i care to think and as long as i have that kind of notice its ok.. just because you are trying to trade doesnt mean you are married to the deal..a dhange of mind isnt illegal and no one was out money with that kind of notice..Just my Opinion of course I agree myself and when I would of seen that blazer , its like walking into hooters , nice eye candy and hell YA!!!!!!

[wacked]

thanks guys-i really felt like i was making the best choice.

[cepx111]

Nice looking blazer you got there wacked, I'm sure your thinking you got the good deal here.
If the other guy traded with you, then he probably thinks he got the good deal, and well everyone knows what the defintion of a good deal is:
"When both guys think the other guy got SCREWED!

I got a good deal on here too, in fact I'm still working on it, it's a roller I traded for my 68 chevelle driver, cant wait to get it running, it ought to be a hauss with that big iron in it.
Charles