Lied and defrauded on 1971 c10 short bed

[Gokart Mozart]

...walks out to truck, kneels down to look, no welds, whew!

[elf w/capital T]

Originally Posted by Lee H

Plate it and drive it. Chalk it up to a lesson learned, never buy any car or truck without looking it over real good.

True true, we are human, we have to learn the hard way sometimes, but still...thats effed up on the sellers behalf

[SCHRUMGMC]

This world is just crazy

[the ideaman]

Did you take it to cherry auction today? I thought I saw one very similar rolling in as we were leaving.
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[SCHRUMGMC]

I'd whoop some butt

[Spartan]

Bad juju for the seller. I'm not reccomending any sort of retribution outside of the law but it's people that lie and cheat that makes a person want to fill a visine bottle with super glue and wrap it in free sample packaging and stuff it in their mailbox. Probably more appropriate to turn the other cheek tho...
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[tahoekid]

Originally Posted by the ideaman

Did you take it to cherry auction today? I thought I saw one very similar rolling in as we were leaving.
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Yes I did... first time there and got there late..
Got a lot of attention. Got stupid offers.
I do have one serious buyer but he's offering $10k.
I think I should have taken it to Pomona..
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[leddzepp]

Regardless of what you paid for it, 10K is a very good offer for a truck that has had both the frame and bed shortened. Was the guy who made that offer aware that this truck was cut down from a long bed?
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[eightbanger]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

regardless of what you paid for it, 10k is a very good offer for a truck that has had both the frame and bed shortened. Was the guy who made that offer aware that this truck was cut down from a long bed?
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[tahoekid]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Regardless of what you paid for it, 10K is a very good offer for a truck that has had both the frame and bed shortened. Was the guy who made that offer aware that this truck was cut down from a long bed?
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Yes sir..
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[Shyguy]

Not getting what you thought you were can sting I admit. If a person builds a truck like that it will cost well over the price you paid.

We built a '67 swb stepper late last year. It started out a C-20 lwb stepper, but we did use a swb frame and bed from another truck. It is not as nice as the one you bought and it would have have cost at least what you paid, except we did all the work including the painting.

[Stevo427]

Originally Posted by luvbowties

chevy209's cost to shorten his '72 longbed, all work hired out: cut/shortened bed and frame for total cost of $1300. [Wish I could get that kind of work done here!] Good writeup on approx. 3-17.
sam

I recommended him to that guy as he shortened my truck 2 years prior. Great dude

[SCHRUMGMC]

Can they not get in trouble ?

[heathbirkendahl]

This happened to me as well. I just found out last week after owning the truck since July. I'm having a new motor out in so we pulled all the exhaust. That is when i noticed the big plate on the inside. Thank go they did a good job. I bought mine "as is" so there would have been zero I could do.

They plated it up and finished up the outside rail real nice. I will admit I lost a little sleep but im over it now. This truck is a childhood dream come true. (Im now 40) Again shes plated up and looks really good. And...oh yeah...shes got a new ZZ4 motor. Time to drive her and enjoy it.

This post helped me feel good about my purchase. Thank you!
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[SCHRUMGMC]

Yours looks really nice man

[heathbirkendahl]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

Yours looks really nice man

Thank you!
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[SCHRUMGMC]

No problem man..Looks brand new

[tahoekid]

Clean truck heathbirkendahl!
I learned what really matters is how much you enjoy your truck.
I have learned a lot and keep learning from this site & people I meet.
When I drove into that auto swap meet (late.. lol) and all eyes were on my truck...
Those are priceless moments..
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[NewType72]

The priceless moments absolutely are the best shoot I get any range of personality and age complimenting mine whenever I stop for a sip of gas in the truck even had one this morning and older gentleman remarking that he was always a big fan of old bowties. Makes you feel really good for what you own and drive. It's a lot of pride to own a classic and its worth every bit of heartache. mine wont ever be a true cheyenne super but it'll be my own twist on what I perceive as the ultimate truck for myself and I've grown to accept that. I hope you can find the true heart in your own frankenstein because she is honestly a beauty whether it's legit or not

[special-K]

Like I said before,if your truck is as nice as it looks it is well worth what you paid. If it was a factory short bed it would be worth more.

[19673ontree]

I read this whole post , first let me say NICE TRUCK ! I hate to see stuff like this happen but I am a old HORSE TRADER that's what mot people now know as a PICKER but anyway I DO NOT think sellers should misrepresent anything like that and Im sorry but in the world of buying and selling between individuals (DOES NOT APPLY TO NEW ITEMS FROM A STORE) we have an unwritten rule or two ,,,
#1 when you sell something you no longer own it .
#2 when you buy something it is yours .
LOL I know but really in the real world that's the way it is ,,,,,
Id plate it and drive it !

[caseymp2001]

Let me know if you would like to sell it cause it looks better then mine!!!!

[AusTx68]

Originally Posted by tahoekid

I still have the truck and more than likely will sell it..
It turns a lot of heads and gets a lot of thumbs up..
Can't put a price on attention so I will take it as a return on investment.. :-)
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Then why would you sell it? Was your original intention to flip the truck? If not, just keep it and be happy.

[qdevuldog]

I would ask him for some money back and keep the truck. The truck looks pretty good... I would not really mind tht it has been cut..but its really only matters what you mind. I believe you can sue him at small claims court. Going to your local court house and getting info from small claims section is the best option if your looking to sue.
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[DGulliver]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

In my state vehicles out of warranty are sold "as is". So buyer beware. You failed to do the legwork and research. I would move on and enjoy the truck or sell it.
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We have a winner..