family members can suck

[ggdad1951]

My fiance's dad had a 1971 Dodge D300 flat bed truck for his business.  I never got to meet the gentelman as he passed away years ago, but he ran a pretty nice wood working/cabinetry business.  He ordered it from the factory and owned for many years.  At some point he sold to a friend who used it for years as a yard truck.  At some point the guy quit using it.  He then restored it and sold it to her brother for $500 (what he paid for it, he's loaded and was being nice).  The brother mentioned it to her a bit back he'd like her to maybe have it as it had sat for about 8 years and wasn't doing anything.  She was SO excited to potentially have this keepsake of her father and that I'd be able to use it for MY woodworking deliveries.  She was then told the price would be $5000.  This crushed her, he brother being greedy about this and having NO budge room.  I thought about getting it anyway, but she didn't want to be reminded of how petty her brother was being so we passed on it.  He sold it and a friend messaged me with the link below asking it it was "the truck", and it is.  Needless to say she was very upset over the whole deal again last night.  And as a kicker the story given isn't even true in the listing.  

 

Long and short of it:  familiy members can be jerks and don't trust any story you hear about a vehicle you are about to buy.  

 

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/cto/5581252780.html

[wayfarer]

...what a dick.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Have seen this situation more than once.

That's a nice truck. Hate to say it you should have bought it.

And keep the split rims.

[Reg Evans]

What a petty bastard !

[Charlie Stephenson]

The Truck is a material thing.  A Brother is Family.  The human body is full of poison;   keep the poison in check;   the future may guide the truck back to her.

Mopar Brother

Best Regards,

Charles Stephenson

Des Moines, IA. 50310-2660

 

 

[plymouthcranbrook]

Greed is a terrible thing when it takes hold.

[Brent B3B]

What a punk! Yeah, karma.... I know it doesn't seem satisfying right now but, He will get screwed himself some day...... Hope this moment comes to him when he does

[Bobacuda]

My grandfather's brother and sister conspired and cheated him out of his 1/3 of a substantial inheritance.  He was not living in the same town, so he did not even know his father had died until a friend telegrammed him.  He arrived by train too late for the funeral.  Later, the brother and sister told him he had been cut out of the will.  So he left town, having been too late to his father's funeral and full of grief.  The reality was he had to file for his share of the will within several months of his father's passing.  Since he thought he was cut out, he did not file...so he was cut out and his brother and sister split everything.

 

He told me that story late in his life, and I told him I would have inflicted physical pain on my siblings and never spoken to them again.  His reply was, "They may not be much, but they are the only brother and sister I have."  Totally forgave them.  My mom said he cried like a baby at his brother's funeral years later..

 

Hope your wife's pain passes swiftly and that you brother-in-law gets shingles all over the groin area.

[Todd B]

My dad had MANY saying in life and one of his favorite was "What goes around comes around".  I am a firm believer he will meet his maker and will pay in the end.  If I was the friend who sold it for $500 I would cut his nuts off for selling it in the first place.

 

GREED,  I never understood it but lost a very good friend because his wife is as greedy as they come. I think of her as a SNAKE. 

[Plymouthy Adams]

lets see if this is right, original owner sells it to a friend, that man uses it, that man restores it..then that man sell it for the price he wanted...not necessary stated value....and now is for sale again and the recent owner is not allowed to profit.....things like this is best done as you did..let it go out of the family if there is any chance of hard feelings...but regardless of personal feeling it is his property to do as he feels fit....just repeat as necessary...Serenity Now

[ggdad1951]

Her brother is dying of cancer. He probably doesn't have too long left, but her siblings greed is pretty high. Her sisters stole her inheritance when her mom passed. It's just a sucky situation. We are going after her dad's John Deere L that was sold out from under her.

[Jeff Balazs]

We probably all have stories like this one. You certainly hear them all the time. When pursued the outcome is generally not worth the grief and pain it causes you or those you actually care about. IMO the best solution is just to close that book once and for all and move on.

 

Jeff

[Captain Neon]

My sister and I have a similar situation brewing regarding a '66 Mustang convertible.  Sister and I have already decided to let my brother have the Mustang just so long as we each get the car of our choice from Dad's collection.  Brother has already stated that its not about the money...  With him, it is ALWAYS about the money.

[Bobacuda]

To offset all of our "jerk" family member stories, let me throw in a good one (a friend, not my family).

 

Dad & Mom had an extensive antique collection that consisted of a large number of family heirlooms.  To keep fighting to a minimum when it came time to split the estate, every item was listed in a spiral that was kept with their will.  Every Christmas, the kids would each draw a number.  That number corresponded to an heirloom they would inherit and was listed in the spiral.   They were not allowed to take possession, trade or sell their inheritance until their parents were gone.  The parents allowed for two exceptions on the possession.  When they stopped driving, whoever got Dad's old pick up (very good condition) or Dad's 1967 Shelby (parked in the barn) could take possession of their vehicle.

 

The first sibling had learned to drive in the Shelby, related to it the most and drew the truck.  The sibling that really wanted the truck drew some antique furniture, and the sibling that did not care drew the Shelby.  The one that wanted the Shelby was crushed, and when the time came, told the sibling that wanted the truck to take it - no strings attached.  Unknown to the first sibling at the time, the sibling that drew the Shelby had already contacted the first sibling's spouse, gave them the car and the spouse was having it restored for delivery as a birthday present.  The sibling that inherited the furniture then gave it to the one that originally drew the Shelby.

 

Bottom line, the vehicles went where they probably should have gone all along, and the third got to see his folks and siblings smile over how it all came out. 

[Dan Hiebert]

My family has some feel-good stories as well, but alas, we also have some that epitomize greed and indifference.  The wife and I do our best to keep away from it, but despite living further away from everyone than anyone else on either side, and living within our own means, we still occasionally bear the brunt of some silly accusations.  Just as I have perfected my "surprised face" from being in the employ of Uncle Sam, I have a well practiced "befuddled look", and "glazed expression" from dealing with family (polished a tad from aforementioned employment, too, I guess).  My mother-in-law turns 90 this year, she is doing surprisingly well, but we all die - she has an extensive clown figurine collection and everyone in the family is creeped-out by it.  I see either the opportunity to get even, or being the victim.   

[Plymouthy Adams]

you may be surprised at their combined worth...and the others are expressing their 'not interested' face to feign interest similar to your very approach...lol   careful what you ask for..you may have to either look at it or trip over for the rest of your life..do you really have the room and place to display.....95% of the stuff that fell in that category I let my brother and sister divide with my blessings...

[ggdad1951]

With my mother's passing last Jan 3rd, us sibs have had some talks.  The farm is going to my brother (as it should, he's worked there his whole life), but the house contents and funds get split between my sister and I, per the will.  Brother will get some things from the house that he might want, but all said and done, collections from parents aren't always what they are cracked up to be.  My mother had several large collections of "things" that after checking on epay really aren't worth that much or as much as we always thought.  Today's generation just doesn't collect things like the older ones do.  So I hope my father lasts a LONG time yet so we can enjoy him and not worry about the final split up of things.

[Captain Neon]

Both my wife and I are not relishing the idea of cleaning our parents' homes when they become empty.  My FIL is a packrat, and my parents have accumulated a lot of things.  Maybe we can con our kids into doing the work. LOL

[Plymouthy Adams]

Both my wife and I are not relishing the idea of cleaning our parents' homes when they become empty.  My FIL is a packrat, and my parents have accumulated a lot of things.  Maybe we can con our kids into doing the work. LOL

lots of luck on that....even if the sibs are not self-starters or in poor health themselves,  you may have more than you bargain for....I was just thankful I am in the physical condition I am and allowed me to do what I did to settle the estate and I must say, there were no arguments anywhere along the way.  We all had the presence of mind not to dishonor our parents by such petty crap.

[greg g]

My parents grew up during the depession. Neither could throw anything away until it had given its final measure of service, and then some things were kept because you just never know when it might be needed again. As such, the house garage and barn were full cellar to garret with stuff. We decided to call in an auction company to sort classify and sell the items that my brother and I decided not to keep. When that was done the property was then auctioned. My brother and I split the proceeds at the end of the day. No muss,no fuss, no foul.

[ggdad1951]

I stopped at the auction building on Friday and told the guy the real story.  He said he appreciated it.  He also said that the brother was trying to most likely pull some heart strings.  In the end the truck sold for around $6500 or so I guess.

[wayfarer]

At $6500 someone got a helluva deal.

[48Dodger]

My Dad was a tough bastard, and a teacher...when he spoke, it was usually to make us laugh, or to pound an idea into our heads.

 

"You don't make money off family" .......none of us kids has ever done that. We tend to go the other way, and help out. I wish your story

 

had turned out different Mark, it would have been cool to see your stuff being delivered in that old rig. Hope you get another shot at it someday.

 

48D