You going to have your guys go through it and then sell it?
Not yet. The guy told me that he'd be back with $15k within 2 weeks. I told him that I'd sell it back to him if he did so.
At 2 weeks and a day, I'll have the mechanics go through it and probably sell it to a dealer for a few bucks less than what we could get, just for the quick and easy sale. I'll sell it to a dealer for what they'd pay as a trade-in, so 28k or so. Figure everything the mechanics will do is worth less than a grand, more likely a couple hundred dollars TOPS, and I'll have made a pretty healthy profit.
But, they can come back and pay me 15k so long as it's within the time limit.
I wasn't the one who set the fees. That's what they offered.
The truck is in great shape. There's some scratched paint inside the bed, but it's a truck so of course there is. It does have 80,000 miles on it, but that's fine. It's got the plow package and towing package (no plow came with it).
50% profit in two weeks is pretty damned good
Yup. Hell, I might even have my mechanics look at it just to see if anything needs doing. It's still gonna be a solid bit of profit.
I'm pretty sure the money was being used to 're-up', as though they didn't have enough money to do so. They figure they'll have said money within a couple of weeks, so that could easily be it.
I've never bought drugs from this person, but I've been told by others that he sells. The only stuff I buy these days is marching powder and I've already got a guy for that. This dude is likely just some small-weight dealer, which does kinda explain the number of miles on the truck. He also had the title, free and clear. So, that was paid off at some point.
Anyhow, I made it a point to not ask why he needed the money. I was only interested in the truck. I should probably also give another buddy a finder's fee. I don't really know the dude all that well and it was someone else that turned me on to it. So, I'll throw a few bucks his way after I determine how much I sell it for. That's just the right thing to do and I absolutely want him to think of me in the future.
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