See this is why i either would trade complete turnkey or complete rolling, no inbetween BS with side deals and this and that is included or not included..Make is simple, either get a fully running car, or a shell. And never trade something without driving it and fully inspecting it. The 65 Comet I traded my rat rod for needed alot of work on it that the guy failed to mention, but i accepted that fact cause I was getting more car than I was giving..And Im sure for some people my Rat truck would have needed alot of work..This is why I dont hide anything in a trade cause the smallest thing will come back to bite you in the azz on here.
By looking at the add the 55 "looks" really nice. I think this whole ordeal could have been avoided if the OP simply went to look at the car himself instead of sending his friends to pick up the car for him. Granted Mr. Wolf seems to be a real piece of work, but how can you place blame 100% on him for scamming the guy with the 55 when the guy with the 55 basically opened himself up to be scammed by not looking at the car himself? Ever hear that expression "If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself"? Well that holds true time and time again. Had any of these people that have dealt with MR. Wolf simply took every safeguard to protect themselves in a deal, we would not hear about Mr. Wolf's great success in being able to come out on the winning end of shady trades time and time again.
Im not and I repeat NOT taking Mr. Wolf's side in any way, shape or form, but if your stupid enough to fall for a con mans game, and dont take every precaution to protect yourself in a trade or sale then all your doing is making it easy for the con man. The Con man wants you to play on his terms, so you need to level the field and treat every deal you do as if your about to be conned, and play the game on YOUR terms.. Would I be mad if I was the OP, hell yeah..Would I blame Mr.WOlf for it? Hell NO..I would blame myself for allowing Mr. Wolf to get over on me..I would simply say "nicely played Mr. Wolf"...And accept the fact that I screwed up and got screwed and chock it up as a learning experience and move on...Think of it as playing poker, you cant be mad at a guy for bluffing you and getting all your chips, that what he is supposed to do...