hello mr, scorpion wish you were in better health and hope you get well soon. I have read other posts on this site as well as your diary and have nothing but respect from what I have read so far, so please do not take anything said here against you or anyone else.
The reason I was absent for months was because I was doing some investigation of my own to ensure I was on solid legal ground. As you mentioned this is a very interesting social dynamic and the tide has turned a few times in the past 2 months. What you read is subjective and everyone forms their own opinion from the information available.
Now to answer some of your questions. The motor was advertised incorrectly and if you go back and read I did write on here that I was mistaken and it was my fault, I spoke up, I did not remain silent.
When I purchased the car Firebird asked if I wanted a receipt, I said no its a drag car, but he insisted and wrote out 2 receipts identical except I did not sign my copy. When you asked to post receipts I folded mine because I did not believe at the time it was anyones business how much I paid for the car, but when everyone was skeptical about it being folded I posted the full receipt. Again, what you see in each receipt is subjective, everyone sees what they want to, someone asked me if that was my signature or if it was forged. I told them it is my signature...again did not hide, but when his receipt was signed it was identical to the one I posted. so let me ask anyone who reads this, first would you let your race car leave your house if the buyer was thousand dollars short? lets say you said yes when you make out the reciepts would you make absolutly sure that both reciepts showed money owed? and one more thing, why would you change hand writing in the middle of reciept from print to cursive. just observations. if you go back to page 5 and read my messages 08-08-08 firebird wrote and this is 2 days after i bought the car the way i see it you owe me a thousand dollars he should have told me to turn around and go home since i couldnt wait to see if he was buying the other car. there is absolutley no metion of the title or the money he says I owe. Why? because that is not how it happened. I paid in full at the time of purchase. Look at the receipts.
Yes, I have sent personal pms to more than just scooter. Asking them if they were in the position of someone selling a title would you pay money?? Some said they would because of resale value and some said they wouldnt give him a dime. I have also sent pms about posts they sent that i thought were funny. Never did I post a harsh word about anyone on this sight even though some posts were pretty harsh against me.
I go silent again. I have already posted my information and presented my case, I did not see any reason to get into a pissing match with firebird over a computer screen. If you look in recent history even though the tide had turned and some were posting against firebird for his harsh words I did not join in, I did pm others about their posts, how they were funny, but not in public forum...whats the point.
Firbirds witness to the verbal agreement. Firebird states he has a witness. This witness is a cop and can verify his statements. This witness was in the car with him while he and I were on the phone, I too had someone in tha car with me, she is not a cop, but does that make her any less credible?? Subjective.
I have been here following this thread from the very beginning. I have not gone anywhere and I am not hiding. Every person I have sold anything to since this happened has been aware of this deal, not because they have read the forum, but because I have told them about it, I am not hiding I am putting it out there and I write recipts on carbon paper for every deal. Buyer gets the original, seller gets the copy.
As for the advertising of the car with no title, when and if someone calls I disclose the information to them on the phone.
As I said, subjective, some made their minds up from the beginning, some saw his story come un-done, just didnt hold water.
Now for a social question?? If I were the one who posted a scam thread warning you of the seller??? Would I be the one who was believed??
So, everyone will believe what they got out of the story. As Abe Lincoln said " it is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool that to open your mouth and remove all doubt".
Thanks to all for your time. You will make your own minds up
Scorp, if you beleive anything please believe that my wishes for you to be healthy are sincere.
Wayne