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Re: Buyer beware



Andrew Buc wrote:
> [...]
> The author went to a swap meet for old car buffs and agreed to buy something
> that someone else was selling. I forget what it was, but it was heavy and
> bulky enough that the buyer had to walk across the field and drive his car
> back to collect it. He went to get his car right away, w/no dilly-dallying,
> and when he got back, the seller had gotten a better price from someone else
> and sold it out from under him. It also didn't escape the buyer's notice that
> the seller had set a terrible example for his grade-school-age son, who was
> there.
> 
> So, a few weeks later, the author got a brain wave. again. Have a nice day."

And was this supposed to set a good example for his grade-school-age
son?

-- 
Elliott

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