would you do this ?

You heard the crusher guy ask him right at the beginning, "you buy it to flip?", Yep.

Too bad he has no clue about what he's buying or trying to sell. The only one he punished is himself. Who cares is he got low balled, still better to get something back instead of just flushing his money, and a rare car down the toilet.
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He'll be kicking himself tomorrow. Just like I do since I sold my 71 Roadrunner.