Ferrari Mailing List: Re: selling jewelry

[Larry T (l02turner]

Todd said <<or heaven's sake be careful.>>   

That's one thing that has prevented me selling any of our old cars - last time I sold something like that was 15 year ago when I sold a '65 MGB.  3 guys arrived in a RV - they were here buying any and all old sports cars to ship back to Norway where they were from.  They restored and sold them.   Anyway, I was apprehensive when they drove up in a RV and spoke with them with a hand on a 38 Snub Nose Detective Special.   Plus, at the time my wife was reading a lot of books about serial killers.  When they drove up she started telling me what that those guys were probably killers  in a RV driving up and down the east coast collecting victims!  (Hmm... good idea for a book?!)  I tried to ignore her but it's kind of like surf casting and thinking about Jaws -- highly unlikely anything would happen but I always keep a sharp eye out for big dark shapes.  Or worse, big shiney teeth!  Yikes!  
    I would have had trouble with 3 of them but i planned to put up a  fight - fortunately they were nice guys who were not looking for any trouble...   after that I decided to dispose of stuff differently.

LarryT
66 MGB

On 10/16/2013 2:50 PM, George P. wrote:

> From: Todd Walke racertod [at] racertodd.com
>
> If you do, for heaven's sake be careful.
> We had a local case here in 2009 where the respondents to a ring
> for sale on Craigslist used the ad to initiate an armed robbery. They
> showed up to look at the ring, then forced their way into the house and
> held the couple and two children at gunpoint. When one of the thugs
> pistol-whipped his son, the father attempted to protect him and got shot
> dead as a result. Fortunately, all 4 were caught and sent away to the gray
> bar hotel - gunman got 109 years.
> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004553-504083.html

Why on earth would anyone invite a stranger to their home for something like that when it would be so easy to meet potential buyer in a very public place?  I don't get that.....
 
gp

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