Opinions please

I can see that a little, too. I also told him that going into it and that if it ended up he didn't want it, maybe we could work somethin out, so it's not like it was a clandestine effort. lol He is just mad because 1) he paid 500 bucks for the rust ball and 2) I might end up with something good out of it. No way would he have gone to all the effort to get it apart and obviously he's not going to pay someone to do it. LOL

I think we all occasionally spend money on things that don't always work out, and normal people eat it, learn from it and move on.
He's just trying to make you eat some of his **** sandwich for him.

I frequently get calls from people that tell me they already spent what they can afford with someone else, and want me to straighten out someone elses mess for less.
I just smile and tell them no thank you.
One that really made me laugh was someone calling me and asking if there was anyone cheaper.:D
How do people have the balls for that I'll never understand.
To some people a little money is worth anything, including being an asshole or trashing their own integrity I guess.