The weekend's failed boat "deal."

Don't feel too bad about the mix up.
I had an exchange with a Pontiac guy, older than me (I'm 58) and at first he wouldn't communicate any way other than the Pontiac private message board.
Long story short, he was asking $1,500 for an intake that he messaged ME about because it was for a 440 Mopar and I mention my Roadrunner from time to time. I messaged him that I had looked at buying the same thing before and mentioned the price range discussed, and he offered a generous discount buying price. Then I said that maybe we could discuss the mechanical, accelerator pump equipped 3x2 bbl carbs he had listed, and HE WENT OFF about how I expected to get the intake AND carbs at the intake price! I was crystal clear in my words.
Anyway, we finally spoke and I wound up sending the 1st of 2 of the same model intakes back, because it had been hacked up in being modified, a really bad job, and it was different than the one pictured.
I got the other one, same model, and it turned out to be very nice.