You Can't Trust Anyone Over $30

Bad news.. the guy who bought my car last week for $8,500 wrote me a bad check. Yep, it bounced like a rubber ball.

So now, not only do I not get the money, but my car is gone. Well, it's not really gone, as it turns out. The police found it about 25 miles from here, damaged, with several engine parts missing. I had it towed to a local car repair place, and they said they can fix it for about $1,500. Great.

I guess I should have been more diligent, or at least maybe questioned why the guy wanted to buy my car for $8,500 when I was only asking $6,000 for it. But he was the only buyer who even asked about the car, and I needed the money, so I blindly took the deal.

Lesson learned: don't trust anyone who wants to write you a check for more than $30.. unless, of course, they're buying a typewriter from me!!