A few weeks ago, I found a CL listing for a LHT frameset and front/rear Nice racks for $600 total. I asked if the seller would part with everything for $500. I'd pay cash too. He replies and says okay. I call and leave a voicemail to arrange a time for me to pick it up. Later that day after not hearing from him, I send a follow-up e-mail requesting a time to drive over and pick it up.
He replies to that e-mail in the signature style of a mobile phone message: short, uncapitalized sentences.
u want the bike and the racks for $500?
I reply, "Yes."
i can do $550 thats the lowest i can go cause its all brand new never used
Maybe he mistook my persistence for desperation and thought he could needle me for a few extra bucks. Either way, this totally hacked me off. Just a lousy way to make a sale. So, I replied, "No thanks," and that was that.
So, I decided to buy one new from the LBS, and I brought it home yesterday. It's such a great bike stock. Went out for a ride today with my wife, and we had a great time. All's well that ends well.